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Gimmelwald

A tiny farming hamlet on the cliffs below Mürren, with old wooden barns and a view to match.

Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5
Open
Always
Price
Free; paid for the cable car
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Gimmelwald, 3826 LauterbrunnenDirections
Getting There
On the Schilthorn cable car between Stechelberg and Mürren, or on foot from Mürren.

Why Go

Barely a hundred people live in Gimmelwald, which has kept its farms and its quiet. Walk down from Mürren in about 45 minutes, past meadows of wildflowers, and take the cable car back.

Nearby in Lauterbrunnen

Mürren23 min walk · Must-SeeTrümmelbach Falls1.9 miles · Must-See

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