Ride a three-wheel go-cart down the mountain with spectacular views.

You start by riding a gondola up the mountain from the Grindelwald village. Then ride a 3 km route from Schreckfeld to Bort, where you can catch the gondola the rest of the way down the mountain.

Requirements: minimum height 135cm (4'5'')

Open: The Mountain Carts are open daily from 10.00 - 15.30, usually through the end of October. It may close due to poor weather or snow on the trail.

We typically combine this short activity with other fun things on this same mountain, including the First Cliff Walk, hike to Bachalpsee lake, and more of the adventure amusements like the First Flyer zip line.

How to get there

From the Grindelwald village, you ride a gondola up the First mountain.

Location: Grindelwald First Gondola - Dorfstrasse 187, 3818 Grindelwald, 10 mins walk from Grindelwald train station (not Grindelwald Terminal).

If you are only doing the mountain cart, you get off at the Schrekfeld station, one before the top. But typically people first ride to the top for the First Cliff Walk, then later ride down to the Schrekfeld station to do the mountain cart.

Tickets

You pay a fee to ride the gondola and an extra fee to do the mountain cart. You should buy your Mountain Cart tickets online at least one day in advance. They do sell out. No refunds.

You cannot reserve a particular time slot. It's first come, first served.

For the gondola, you can also buy those tickets online, as well as onsite at machines and ticket office. The gondola is free with the Jungfrau Travel Pass and Bernese Oberland Pass. Discounted with Swiss Travel Pass, Swiss Half Card and GA.

They also offer an Adventure Package, which includes the gondola ticket and 1 or 2 of the amusements (First Flyer, First Glider, Go-Carts, or Trotti scooters). If you want to do more than 2 amusements, you can purchase them separately.

Warning: with the long wait times, you may not have time to do more than 1 amusement. During high season, we suggest planning to do only one amusement.