Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau soar almost 2000m above you at Kleine Scheidegg (2061m), where restaurants huddle around the train station. Most people only stay for a few minutes while changing trains for Jungfraujoch, but it’s worth lingering to appreciate the dazzling views, including those to the fang-shaped peak of Silberhorn.
Kleine Scheidegg is a terrific base for hiking. There are short, undemanding trails, one hour apiece, to Eigergletscher, down to Wengernalp, and up the Lauberhorn behind the village. These areas become intermediate ski runs from December to April. Alternatively, you can walk the spectacular 6km Eiger Trail from Eigergletscher to Alpiglen (two hours) for close-ups of the mountain’s fearsome north face.
