Cattle parade dates posted for Lauterbrunnen valley
Sept 8, 12, 16, 17
Details here:
https://lauterbrunnen.swiss/en/discover/events/calendar-of-events.html
Search: Alpabzug. Click on each date for details regarding route and time (remember all times are approximate, depending on how quickly these cows want to walk down the mountain :-)
For my own selfish benefit and those on my RS Alpine tour, I hope those cows are a bit stubborn and want to stay up there a few days longer :)
They’ve been slowly moving down over the last few days. Yesterday while I was biking they were being moved below Winteregg so they’re already on their way down, but that’s not every cow in the area. There will still be cows around for a bit longer :)
Oh, no. Not good for me. We actually arrive, with our luggage in Lauterbrunnen at 12:30 9/17. The website says:
Between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., coming from the Hotel Silberhorn in Lauterbrunnen, along the Dorfstrasse to the church parking lot.
I can possibly try and take an earlier train (if there are still reservations available from Luzern to Interlaken). That would get me to Lauterbrunnen at 11:30, but what would we do with our luggage while we wait for the cows? Is there a place to store it? Like the other poster said, does this mean I won't be seeing any cows on our hikes while we're there? I was so looking forward to that.
Thanks,
Laurie
Oh, what the heck. What's one more set of unused seat reservations gone to waste. I'm just going to take an earlier train and store our bags. I really don't want to miss this by just a matter of minutes. Thanks for posting it!
Laurie
Brava, Laurie! I love this!
not a cow parade, but something Mr Steves appears to appreciate at the Lauterbrunnen Valley.
https://bsky.app/profile/ricksteves.bsky.social/post/3muiinn6ou22p
Oh no, sorry to hear that Laurie! Planning this one train journey has certainly been troublesome. I do like your idea of going early enough to catch the parade though, it is quite special to watch.
what would we do with our luggage while we wait for the cows? Is there
a place to store it?
Yes. There is luggage storage at the Lauterbrunnen train station. Also, the cows make quite a mess of the streets as they walk along - you will be happy not to be arriving right after the parade. Wait for the clean-up crew to do their work first before you drag your luggage through the streets. ;-)
does this mean I won't be seeing any cows on our hikes while we're
there?
The cows will be at their home farm, so in the Lauterbrunnen valley and also in Wengen, so you will still see them in the fields, but not at the higher elevations (Männlichen and such). In Wengen if you do the the Mönchblick viewpoint walk you should pass by cows in the fields...other areas as well, but I just know that one of the alpine descents goes right to a farm there.
Reservations made for an earlier train! Thanks so much, Swiss Nomad. Can you imagine my disappointment if we arrived just moments before the parade ended?
All the best,
Laurie
