Faulhornweg - Horizon Guides

Distance: 9.5 miles (15 km)
Duration: One day
Start/end point: Schynige Platte to First
Difficulty: Moderate

Europe’s (the world’s?) finest one-day hike starts special, with a cogwheel railway from Wildeswil to the Botanic Garden at Schynige Platte, and continues along a ridge affording views north across Lake Brienz and south to the Eiger and Schreckhorn.

At a glance

Destinations

Switzerland

Activity

Adventure, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Walking, Nature & Wildlife

Physical Level

Moderate

Duration

1 day

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Paul Bloomfield

Paul is an award-winning travel journalist writing on walking and hiking in Europe and beyond for the likes of the Telegraph, The Times, Wanderlust, Lonely Planet, BBC Wildlife and National Geographic Traveller.

paul-bloomfield.com/

@paulbtravel

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