Grosse Scheidegg

Day 1 | Day 2

This article describes a bicycle tour starting in Zug and finally leads over the Grosse Scheidegg in the Bernese Oberland. It is a two-day-trip with an overnight stay in Meiringen.

The tour in short

Start location	Zug	425 m.a.s.
Destination	Interlaken East	570 m.a.s.
Highest spot	Grosse Scheidegg	1961 m.a.s.
Day 1	Zug - Meiringen	80 km
Day 2	Meiringen - Interlaken	40 km
Total distance	120 km
Stamina	medium
Difficulty	low
Main locations	Zug - Luzern - Brünig - Meiringen - Grosse Scheidegg - Grindelwald - Interlaken
Additional information	Small gears required Food and drinks can easliy be bought along the way

Day 1

The view on the road along the Lake Lucerne

As already mentioned, the start of the tour is in Zug. The first major destination is Lucerne. All parts of the way can be made on specially signalled cycle-ways. But in Lucerne itself it is hard to keep track on it. Look for Horw / Hergiswil, that is where you need to go. The ideal place for lunch is Sarnen, where there is a possibility to shop in the village and take the meal next to the lake.

View from the Lungernsee to the south

The Lungernsee seen from the Brünig

From Sarnen you drive along the Sarnersee to Giswil, where the first ascension to the Lungernsee. You may choose whether to take the east or the west side of the Lake. East is more direct but leads along the main road while the western side is quite silent, but takes a little longer. Also in Giswil you may choose to take the main road to Kaiserstuhl or take the cycle way. Be aware that the bike way is quite steep. However, it is only 200 metres in height to take until you reach the Lungernsee. Just where the cycle way gets to the Lungernsee to the right there is a very nice place for a swim, ideal for a break before riding over the Brünig.

The view down to Meiringen

From Kaiserstul you may again take the western or eastern border of the lake, again the more calm way is the cycle way to the west. Anyway, finally you will reach Lungern where the road leads up to the Brünig. It is neither very steep nor a very long climb, just some more than 300 metres on the vertical scale. About half way up there is a spot which provides a great view to the Lungernsee, where this picture has been taken.

The Mountains south of Meiringen

Up on the Brünig, it is best to take the turn left direction Hasliberg. After a few kilometres, there is another cycle way down to Meiringen, where the goal for the first day is. In Meiringen there are two camp sites for a stay overnight. Of course there are many hotels as well. Also Meiringen is good for buying food (which you'll definitely need for the next day) and also for having dinner in one of the many restaurants.

Day 2

Sights along the way up to the Grosse Scheidegg

The main goal of the second day of that tour is the peak of the Grosse Scheidegg. From Meiringen, there are approximately 1300 metres to go up, and it is more steep than a normal pass. Make sure you have enough food and water with you. From Meiringen take the main road direction Innertkirchen until you see the red cycle way signs pointing right to Rosenlaui and the Grosse Scheidegg.

The Wetterhorn just south of the Grosse Scheidegg

From there you can't go wrong. Just follow the road up the valley past Rosenlaui until you reach the Restaurant on the top. The scenery on the way is exrtaordinary. You pass below the Engelshörner, the Wetterhorn and other mountains. Later, when passing the top one sees the Eiger with its massive northern flank.

The top of the tour, the Grosse Scheidegg

The Eiger covered in clouds

On the other side direction Grindelwald is a ever twisting road down to the village. After that there is only the main road wich leads direction Interlaken.

In our case Interlaken was the end ouf our tour. You may take the train from there direction Lucerne. Or you go on some more kilometers to Spiez. Of course the tour must not end here at all. There is much more nice terrain to be discovered around there :)

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