The First Mountain Cart is a fun 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 2.5 km route from Schreckfeld to Bort gondola station. From there, you can catch the gondola up or down the mountain.

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

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.

Note: During summer season and weekends, there can be long waits of 1-2 hours for the mountain go-cart. Also, tickets can sell out, so best to buy them online at least the day before. Check current wait times.

How to get there

To reach the mountain cart, you ride a gondola from the Grindelwald village. The First gondola is located at Dorfstrasse 187, 3818 Grindelwald.

From the Grindelwald train station (not Grindelwald Terminal), its a 10 mins walk through the village. Or you can ride bus 123 to the Grindelwald, Firstbahn stop.

Ride the gondola up to the mountain, getting off at the "Schrekfeld" stop. The mountain cart line is just below the station.

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.

Opening times

The mountain go-cart is open during summer season, usually from late July through mid October. It may close due to poor weather or snow on the trail.

During this season, it's open daily from 9.00 - 17.30, first come first served. On busy days, we recommend arriving by 9:00 to minimize your waiting time.

Other activities here

Before doing the mountain cart, definitely visit the First Cliff Walk (no extra fee). You could also do a hike to the the Bachalpsee lake, which starts and ends at the First gondola station.

You could add-on the other amusements like the Glider, Flyer, or Trottibike Scooter. But because of the long wait times, it's usually not practical to do more than two.