Grindelwald in September

We were there in September once for about 5 days. We had all kinds of weather. Sunny and hiking in flip flops one day then snow on another when we were high up. Otherwise it was raining. You'll just never know what you're going to get that time of year or in that area. Either way its beautiful.

You can reach Muerren by taking the train to Zweiluetchinen and changing to Lauterbrunnen, then lift to Gruetchalp and another train to Muerren. Similar to Wengen, but the alternative is "over the top" to Kleine Scheidegg, then to Wengen, although you may want to hike down to Wengen from Kleine Scheidegg or hike to Maennlichen and take the cable car down. Lots of options.

We spent a wonderful week in Grindelwald in September by with friends. We rented a charming chalet with spectacular views.
We had a car and easily visited Murren, Wengen and Lauterbrunnen but there is excellent public transportation too. We enjoyed both Murren and Wengen but not Lauterbrunnen so much. We had a delicious lunch in Wengen.

We have stayed in Wengen many times in mid- to late-September. There are a myriad of trails, lifts, and trains throughout the area.

You can take the Wengernalpbahn (WAB) from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg (about 30 mins) then from there to Lauterbrunnen via Wengen (40 mins). You could hike back to Grindelwald from Kleinescheidegg (4 miles) or Wengen (via the Männlichen, which you can reach by cable car lift - 4.7 miles). If you want to go on to Mürren/Gimmelwald from Lauterbrunnen, you can take the Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp cable car (5 mins).

From Grütschalp, you can hike (1 hr) or take the narrow-gauge train to Mürren (15 mins). Gimmelwald is another 45 minutes or so walk beyond Mürren.

The longest cable car in Europe (6.2 km, 20 mins) is from Grindelwald to the Männlichen station, where you can hike back to Grindelwald or take another cable car down the other side of the Männlichen to Wengen.

There are great restaurants and markets in Grindelwald, Wengen, and Mürren and at the Männlichen and Kleinescheidegg stations. Along the trail from the Männlichen toward Gridelwald there is a wonderful little restaurant called Alpstübli Restaurant (Holzhäusern) --- they have a GREAT apple cake.

And, finally, of course from Kleinescheidegg you can take the Jungfraubahn to the Jungfrau-Aletsch station ("Top of Europe") where, if the weather allows it and you're up for it, you can then hike the 2 km to the Möchsjochhütte. Remember that you're at 11,300 feet at the Jungfrau station and at 12,001 (or so they say...) at the hütte, so everything takes a lot more effort. The hütte offers good views, average hot chocolate, and awesome bragging rights.

I hope that's what you were asking for and helpful!

Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for and you are amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this out for us!

With much appreciation.
Patti

We're going to be there (Wengen) the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd week this year. Fingers crossed for great weather, eh?

We will also be in Wengen the second week of September and are hoping the weather cooperates.

I wouldn't worry too much about September weather specifically in the Jungfrau Region. It's really no less crazy in September than it is the rest of the year. We've had a snow storm in August & 85 degrees in September. We've had 85 degrees one day and 35 and snowing the next really at any time of the summer/early fall. You could have your trip in the middle of July and end up with worse weather than in September. Or vice versa. Every year and every day is different. This last summer (2024) in particular we had epically nice weather for basically all of July & August, then cold/snowy/rainy/foggy weather for 2 weeks straight in early September and then it was beautiful again. You literally just never know, which is why I always encourage people to slow down their itinerary and stay in the area for atleast 5 days, because those who only come for a couple days could easily luck out and see no mountains at all.