Questions from Non-hiker seniors that can walk about 4 miles a day

Four miles a day allows plenty of easy walk with little effort. The Greater Lauterbrunnen/Jungfrau Region is terrific. You could stay in any of the three villages of Mürren, Wengen, or Lauterbrunnen, be in the mountains and find easy walks and access to terrific trains and cable ways.

Kandersteg is in a valley and features several obstacle-free walks from Schweiz Mobility. Here is a link to all of the obstacle-free paths in the country https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/obstacle-free-routes.

Lucerne is flat with a great lakefront to walk, boats to take, and good mountain transportation to scenic locations.

Also coming to mind are Vevey and Montreux on Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) and possibly Locarno on Lake Maggiore. I have not been to Locarno yet but the city is overall flat, right on the lake with a couple of nice cable ways. (We’ll be there in October so I can better advise after that.)

Two weeks would allow you to stay in 3 or 4 places and enjoy some great train rides.

Dear Bigwoof, if you can stay for two then yes stay for two weeks! Switzerland is the land of hikes/walks for seniors, gondola up walk down, some trails steep some not, all with beer huts/places to have lunch along the way. Do you like green alps below the tree line, or do you like high alps above the tree line? If both then split your time between both of RS picks, Appenzell which is green lower alps and the Berner Oberland which is high alps above the tree line (mostly). You will meet many seniors from the UK that spend summer strolling/hiking in Switzerland. J

Appenzell is a great idea from joanne1108.

Google Grandfathers Walk
and Grandmothers Walk for hikes in the Berner Oberland with fantastic views, and not much effort beyond the ability to walk.
Each is 1.5-2 hours.

If you go to the Berner Oberland, consider getting the book by Laurel Barton (who posted above): Walking in Switzerland's Berner Oberland. She is not allowed to publicize her book on the forum, but I can! I used the book in 2022, when I was 76, and had a wonderful week's stay in Lauterbrunnen. I agree with those who advise staying two weeks if you can, and I'll be putting Appenzell on my list of potential places to visit.

Janet, thank you for recommending Laurel's book! I just bought it for my Kindle, and am happy to be able to take it with me on our trip!

Laurel, thank you for putting your expertise into a book! Can't wait to read about your favorite hikes as we plan our days in Switzerland!

Laurie