Lauterbrunnen Valley

The Lauterbrunnen valley to the south of Interlaken extends from Zweilütschinen to the foot of the Breithorn, in the Jungfrau massif. The Trogtal, a typical high Alpine valley through which the Weisse Lütschine flows down to join the Schwarze Lütschine at Zweilütschinen, is enclosed between sheer rock walls over which plunge a number of magnificent waterfalls. From Zweilütschinen the road climbs up the valley with a moderate gradient between limestone walls from 300 to 500 m/984 to 1,641ft high. On the right are the Sausbach Falls, and just beyond this, on the left, the Hunnenfluh (1,334 m/4,377ft), rearing up like a semicircular tower.