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For
mountain lovers Grindelwald is irrestible. Even the most skilled stage
designer could hardly have come up with a more beautiful backdrop.
There is just about every conceivable acticity avilable, and should
you want, there is always a professional nearby to help you get more
safety, expertise and enjoyment out of your choice of pursuits.Here
are a few choices.
Places of interest
The Blue Ice Cave lies
within a 20 minute walk from the
Hotel Wetterhorn. Enter the cave right inside the
Upper Grindelwald glacier.
The Glacier
gorge at the Lower Grindelwald glacier:
A gallery leads past potholes and glacier
groundsections 1 km into the wild and romantic gorge.
Local history museum: customs, alpine cheese making,
mountaineering and the history of winter sports in Grindelwald.
Bergsteigerzentrum"
(Mountaineering center)
Grindelwald has a long
mountaineering tradition.The mountaineering center offers a large
variety of courses and tours for beginners and advanced climbers
and hikers.Guided hikes and glacier walking tours of 1-7 days
duration
Training courses on
rock and ice Summit tours of 1 or 2 days, touring weeks Free- climbing courses
Mountain adventure for the whole familiy: Canyoning, Bungy-Jumping, Flying Fox,
Riverrafting, Paragliding, Spider-Highway
phone
+41 33 853 5200
Fishing,
Golf, Minigolf.
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Fishing
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Excellent fishing in the river
Luetschine, in the lakes of Thun and Brienz as well as in the lake
of Bachalp on First.The appropriate licence for one day or a week
can be purchased at the Tourist Center.
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Golf |
Driving
Range, Pitching- & Putting Green.
5-hole course in Grindelwald-Aspi
9-hole course
in the planning status
phone
+41 33 854 1212
Golf-Academie Grindelwald
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phone
079 427 4063
- 18-holes-golf
range in Interlaken (20 km).
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Minigolf
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The minigolf is situated in the
center of the village opposite the Hirschen Hotel.
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Paragliding,
Mountain-biking
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Paragliding
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- Basic
instruction - short course - refresher courses
phone
+41 33 853 3661
phone 079 211 8139
Taxi-flights:
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phone
+41 33 853 5553
- Flying
Holidays:
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phone
+41 33 853 4788
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Mountain-biking
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- The
Grindelwald valley is an excellent area for mountainbikers.
Excursions to the Grosse Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg,
Maennlichen, First or Bussalp are tough but excellent exercise
in a unique alpine setting.
80 km of paths are specially marked for bikers. Mountainbike
rental in the sports shops. Guided tours on request
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phone
+41 33 853 5200 / +41 33 853 5969
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Hiking
Walk, Jogging, Horseback riding
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Hiking
Walking
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- Over
300 km of walking and hiking paths can be found in the
Grindelwald valley at the foot of the mighty Eiger, Mönch,
Jungfrau and Wetterhorn. Many routes combine easily with the
stations of the transport systems.
The paths are well marked. The cosy and
pleasant mountain restaurants entice one to have a rest and
take a refreshment.
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Jogging |
VITA-Parcour (physical fitness trail) next to the Hotel
Wetterhorn / Upper glacier Alpine orienteering course at Grosse
Scheidegg and Upper glacier„Lauftraeff": marked jogging
tracks starting at Mettenberg tennis courts.
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Horseback
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Horse
stables are available at Interlaken (20 km) (horse renting and
lessons)
The Haesler stables, Boenigen
phone +41 33 822 5270
The Voegeli stables, Unterseen
phone +41 33 822 7416
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