Detail
Chrine Trail 1: Wispile - Chrinepass - Lauenen
- Linear route
- Scenic
- Refreshment stops available
- Cableway ascent/descent
Wonderful signposted snowshoe trail from the Wispile mountain station via Chrinepass to Lauenen
If you've had enough of powder snow here, switch back to the winter hiking trail and follow it via Chrinetritt and further down to the Chrine alpine huts. This is where the winter hiking trail to Gsteig and the signposted snowshoe trail to Lauenen separate. This is followed by a short ascent to the Chrine, the well-known transition between Gsteig and Lauenen. This is followed by a wonderful descent through a snow-covered fir forest. In this area, the trail mostly follows the course of the summer hiking trail. In the Brüchli area you leave the forest and enjoy a beautiful panorama of the opposite Lauenehore and Wasserngrat. Further down, at the ski lift mountain station, you leave the quiet winter landscape. At the edge of the ski slope (attention skiers) the trail leads down towards Lauenen. The Hotel Alpenland with its beautiful terrace and the magnificent panorama welcomes you to a well-deserved stop at your destination.
The route can also be walked in the opposite direction.
Please take note of the operating dates for lifts and cable cars.
Not obligatory but recommended: Avalanche transceiver (LVS)
Take into account the timetable for the bus line Lauenen Rohrbrücke - Gstaad.
Plan every snowshoe tour carefully and adapt to participants’ fitness level as well as the weather and season.
Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
Return journey: by bus from Lauenen Rohrbrücke / Hotel Alpenland to Gstaad train station.
More information on gstaad.ch: Travel & Public Transport.