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Grindelwald with kids
Two playgrounds in the Jungfrau region are worth building a day around, and both of them sit at the top of a cable car with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau as the backdrop. Here is how to reach each one, what it costs, the walk down that's worth doing afterwards — and, if you only have one day, which of the two we'd choose.
01 · Allmendhubel Alpen Playground
Lauterbrunnen Valley · near Mürren
What it's like. The number one playground of our whole trip: a huge, sprawling play area built right into the mountainside, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau as the backdrop. An adjacent restaurant terrace means you can sit with a coffee while the kids run wild.
Where it is. Allmendhubel sits above Mürren in the Lauterbrunnen Valley — the same valley as the famous waterfalls. It is one of the easiest big-payoff day trips if you're based in Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald.
How to get there — two cable car routes.
- Via Grütschalp: cable car from Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp → train to Mürren → funicular to Allmendhubel.
- Via Stechelberg: bus or drive to Stechelberg → Schilthornbahn cable car via Gimmelwald to Mürren → funicular to Allmendhubel. Trades the train for a longer cable car ride with wide valley views.
Bonus walk. The Blumental Panorama Trail down — about 30 to 40 minutes for a 10-year-old, through alpine meadows and past grazing cows, dropping you right at the Mürren cable car.
Pure fairytale — waterfalls, cliffs, meadows, cows, and jaw-dropping peaks the entire way down. This was our favourite day of the trip.
- 💵 Total price: ~$45
- 🚡 Getting up: ~35 min
- 👶 Best for: all ages
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