Gorges of the Jungfrau Region

The gorge of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, once covered by glacial ice, is accessible through rock galleries and tunnels. For a special thrill, there is a net stretched about halfway across the gorge. You can prove your courage on this net and walk across the roaring Lütschine. Or jump into the depths from a platform attached to a rope and swing through the gorge like an oversized pendulum. Pure adrenalin. The Grindelwald Glacier Gorge is open until 10 pm on Fridays.

You should be free from giddiness and have a certain amount of surefootedness if you venture into the Alpbach Gorge between Meiringen and Hasliberg. This via ferrata-like path in the rock faces above the rushing stream is not for the faint-hearted. The starting point is the bottom station of the Meiringen-Hasliberg cable car. The gorge can only be accessed from the bottom to the top. A normal hiking trail takes you back to Meiringen.

The narrow gorge below the Rosenlaui Glacier is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site. A secured path 573 metres long with several tunnels and a height difference of 155 metres was blasted into the rock here. It takes you past mighty waterfalls, romantic grottos and bizarre rock formations. This gorge is also only accessible upwards. You hike back to the starting point through a pristine mountain forest.

In the Haslital, between the villages of Meiringen and Innertkirchen, the Aare has carved its course through the limestone cliffs over tens of thousands of years. The result is a 1.4 kilometre long and up to 200 metre deep gorge, which is only 1 to 2 metres wide in places. The Aare Gorge is accessible from both Meiringen and Innertkirchen. Tip: In July and August, it is open with lighting until 10 pm.