Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen – Stechelberg – Trachsellauenen

Self Guided E-Bike Tour: Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen, Stechelberg, and Trachsellauenen

Enjoy an E-bike tour through the valley of 72 waterfalls!

Did you know? Lauterbrunnen Valley is believed to have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s vision of Rivendell in the movie The Lord of the Rings.

Google maps GPS link Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GoCh8QBfYqLDpGpH8

Please note that the GPS map from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen does not take you all the way to Lauterbrunnen. It takes you most of the way, but you must continue on the path on the left hand side of the river down the valley until you reach the Lauterbrunnen train station.

Google maps GPS link Lauterbrunnen to Trachsellauenen:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jdBWE6mbpPQVzwgh9

Route: Alpine Ride → Wilderswil → Gsteigwiler → Zweilütschinen→ Lauterbrunnen → Stechelberg → Trachsellauenen → Alpine Ride

Distance: about 50 km total round trip – If you turn around at Lauterbrunnen, it is only about 30km

Riding Time: about 4 hours round trip with no stops for snacks and photos. If you turn around at Lauterbrunnen it is about 2.5h

Difficulty: Intermediate

Incline: About 700m gradual incline the entire way

Surface: Paved and gravel paths

Suitable for: E-Bikes

Start your E-Bike rental from Alpine Ride. Follow the GPS route through the back roads of Interlaken, past the retired military airport until you reach Wilderswil.

^{Next to the retired airport on the way to Wilderswil}

Once you reach Wilderswil, you will cross a wooden bridge to reach the church «Kirche Gsteig». This is where the incline up to Gsteigwiler begins. Once you have passed the wooden bridge, you will notice the river will always be on your right hand side until shortly before you reach Lauterbrunnen.

Once you reach Gsteigwiler the incline will flatten out to become more gradual and you will have great views in the valley.

^{In between Gsteigwiler and Zweilütschinen}

Follow the bike path until the Zweilütchinen train station. You can follow the GPS route around the train station, or you can go under the train station if you would like to take a short cut. Just follow the bike signs. As you will see, the valley splits in half at the Zweilütchinen train station, when you are facing south (the direction of travel) you want to go to the valley to the right (Lauterbrunnen) and not the valley to the left (Grindelwald). Look at the signs, and follow the ones to Lauterbrunnen.

^{In between Zweilütschinen & Lauterbrunnen}

You will notice that the GPS ends before you reach Lauterbrunnen. Do not worry! Continue straight on the bike path deeper into the valley and you will arrive at the train station in about 15 minutes.

^{Bridge to cross the river shortly before reaching Lauterbrunnen}

^{Some sheep right before the Lauterbrunnen train station}

Once you arrive at the train station, you can start part 2 of the GPS google map from Lauterbrunnen to Trachsellauenen. This will bring you first to the base of the famous Staubbachfall waterfall.

^{Town of Lauterbrunnen}

^{Base of Staubbachfall waterfall}

Continue on the paved path to the back of the valley. You will see many waterfalls, and on a clear sunny day you may see some BASE jumpers in wing suits jumping off of the cliffside.

You will go past the Stechelberg cable car station next to the impressive Mürrenbachfall waterfall.

^{View from the cable car going up to Mürren from the Stechelberg station. Looking in the direction of Trachsellauenen}

^{Mürrenbachfall on a cloudy/rainy day}

^{In Stechelberg, on the path going towards the back of the valley towards Trachsellauenen}

Continue biking all the way back into the valley until you reach the remote area of Trachsellauenen. There is one restaurant that is seasonally open if you would like to have a snack and enjoy the views.

To return to Alpine Ride, you can follow the bike path you came from, all the way back to Interlaken. It will be a nice and easy decline most of the way back. Do not forget to use first the back brake, and then add in the front brake to slow yourself down.