Getting around safely in Murren during the winter

I always pack Yaktrax or similar when traveling to places where there might be snow/ice.
https://yaktrax.com/

Wengen is only about 1 km from one end to the other. You walk everywhere. And when there is snow you just walk on the snow. And that is not as big an issue as you think. Have good shoes. And maybe walking sticks for those with balance problems. My father is 80, and he visits us in winter, and walks everywhere as well, but with sticks.

In March the village will probably be snow free however.

Contact your Murren hotel about luggage transfers from the station. Everyone should have a pair of good, waterproof, insulated snow boots with a thick tread. Walking sticks (note that you can't carry walking poles onto planes. You might want to buy them after arriving in Switzerland) for anyone with mobility or balance issues. How old is the child?

I bring and use trekking poles for most trips, but snow and ice are about slippery surfaces more than balance. I did not find poles useful on a trip to Yellowstone in winter, but the yaktrak made it possible to walk normally.

Mürren is not a national park. It is a village. The problem with things like spikes is what do you do with them on the 75% of surfaces that will be snow free?

I use yaktrax in town, too. The are easy to take on and off as needed, and are fine on the usual outdoor surfaces if snow/ice isn't continuous. I remove them to go inside.

I was always nervous about slippery winter surfaces--I no longer am.

Thanks very much for these ideas and feedback, it's very helpful to us!

If you are concerned about walking to your Mürren hotel with luggage, you could staying one of the two hotels right across from the train station: Swiss Quality HotelmEiger, or the Eiger Guesthouse. The former is the top-rated hotel in Mürren on TripAdvisor and gets a 9.4 “wonderful”:rating on Bookimg.com. The Guesthouse is #3 on TripAdvisor and gets an 8.8 “excellent” rating on Bookimg.com. They both face the same direction and views and both offer balconies. The Guesthouse is about half the price of the Hotel Eiger.

We enjoyed the little Täcci Bar in Hotel Eiger on two evenings when we were there last month—- we were waiting to meet our son and his family to return from Grindelwald on the train, as we had only one key for our apartment. We liked it so much we returned with everyone the next evening, for a little celebration our last night in Mürren. The bartender made nice mocktails for the kids, while their parents had fancy cocktails, and we ( the grandparents) had our usual Prosecco.

The train station is very small and you need not worry about noise; the train does not run late at night, and when it does run it comes in very quietly—-no whistles or toots.

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback!

There is no shuttle service in Murren it is car free. There is a hotel right next to the gondola lift, the second gondola at the end of the valley, if you use the first gondola expect a 10 minute walk to get to Murren. Thant time of year expect snow and slush in Murren. It's flat once your in Murren so not an issue, just remember it is a ski resort that time of year. Early September is a better time to go if your are not planning on skiing. Bring snow boots and you should be just fine, the mountains will be beautiful . J