First (Grindelwald) & Pfingstegg

Another poster that lives part of each year in Switzerland (wanderweg), posted elsewhere that lines can be as long as 3-5 hours in summer there, though of all the activities available, trottibikes was the relative shortest.

It’s true - lines are typically 3-5 hours long for the flyer & mountain carts. Trotti will have the shortest line. Pfingstegg lines will be less.

I will make another comment that should be a consideration when taking your family on the adventure rides at First that I think a lot of people don’t realize because they’ve done a good job of keeping the PR away from it…. There are a lot of injuries. Broken legs, etc. and the Interlaken hospital receives pretty regular visits from those activities. I personally wouldn’t let a 10 year old do the mountain carts or Trotti there, as adults with actual driving experience and risk assessment understanding are getting hurt, let alone little kids. My husband & I have done mountain carts and Trotti bikes in multiple places in Switzerland. I’m a pretty easy going person who is up for letting kids have fun and with those, it would be a strong no. Even my husband who is super athletic fell off a mountain cart and cut his leg. Personally I’d stick to zip lines and mountain coasters where a kid is just in for the ride and then maybe rent bikes in the valley and do some thrill walks (First & Birg) to make them feel like they’re getting adventure. I’d even let them do paragliding before mountain carts.

I appreciate the info. I agree, Trottibikes are too dangerous him as we have experienced them. There are plenty of fun things for a 10 yr old. We are doing all the things you mentioned and will skip the mountain carts + lines.

By mountain coasters, are you talking bout the toboggan runs? We are considering that in Lucerne if we do Mt. Pilatus. We will also be in Wengen later this month. I'm concerned about lines as well.