Muerren Photo Tour Page (scroll down for pictures)

Muerren (5,450ft.), a car-less village with four-star accommodations, is perched like an eagle’s nest atop a 2,500 foot wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley facing the spectacular Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau mountains. Above Muerren are numerous peaceful alpine meadows, “alps,” that provide fantastic views of the north faces of the snow capped peaks of the Breithorn (12,409ft.), Tschingelhorn (11,736ft.), Gspalthorn (11,277ft.) and a host of other peaks that have drawn alpinists to the region since the late 1700s. The North Face Trail meanders through the green meadows above Muerren with plaques describing first assents of the north faces of these striking peaks. One marker describes an eastern European team’s 15 days spent on the face of the Schwartz Monch.

  At the head of the Lauterbrunnen valley you will hike through a mystical valley of such beauty it cannot be captured in pictures. Above this enchanting valley are hanging glaciers and pristine waterfalls, as well as a wonderful hut for a serene lunch with an alpine view. You will see green alps, snow capped peaks, hidden hamlets and abundant mountain flowers on the many trails around Muerren.