The Northface Trail in Mürren, Switzerland is a picturesque hiking trail that offers stunning mountain views and meadows bursting with wildflowers in summer.

Hike: moderate • 2h15 loop • 6.6km • 100m up, 370m down • see trail map

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How to get there

Get to Mürren and walk through the village to the Allmendhubel funicular train (see funicular station on map). Ride up the mountain, you'll find a restaurant and playground.

Follow trail signs with the green Northface trail label. The trail ends in the Mürren village.

Variations

Detour to waterfall: After about an hour of hiking, there is an optional detour to the Sprutz waterfall. It adds about 20 mins to the hike and a bit of difficulty on some steep switchbacks in the forest. But totally worth it to walk under the raging falls. See trail map with waterfall detour.

Hike uphill: You can hike the opposite direction, starting in Mürren and ending at Allmendhubel. This gives you more uphill climbing.

Skip funicular: You can skip the funicular and do a loop, starting and ending in Mürren. See trail map.

Longer hike: You can start at Grütschalp with the Mountain View Trail, which ends at Allmendhubel. Then continue hiking on the Northface trail to Mürren. About 4-5 hours total hiking time.

Where to eat

Here are the restaurants along the trail. Various opening times, no guarantee that they are open the day you visit.

• start - Allmendhubel

• after 10 mins - Restaurant Sonnenberg

• after 20 mins - Pension Suppenalp

• after 50 mins - Schiltalp

• end - many restaurants in Mürren