The best of the Swiss Alps are reachable from a town you’ve never heard of! Here’s everything you need to do in Mürren.
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If you want to see or experience some of the most iconic Alps in Switzerland, that means you’ll visit Mürren! So here are all the bits you’ll want to know before you go.
What to Do in Mürren, Switzerland
Wait, Where is Mürren?
Mürren is a small town up the Bernese highlands, part of the Swiss Alps. It’s great because of its access to so many alpine activities: you can ski right into town, see many of the most iconic Swiss Alp peaks, and it’s easily connected to bigger cities by public transport. That means it’s great for both day trips or weeklong ski jaunts!
How to Get to Mürren
Getting to Mürren isn’t hard! Head to Lauterbrunnen by train or car, and then take the Lauterbrunnen – Grütschalp cable car. That takes you up the mountain straight into a train station. Take the train all the way to Mürren (two stops). Your cable car ticket gets you onto the train as well.
Should I Stay in a Mürren Hotel?
This is the big question. It’s charming, it makes access to winter activities SO SO easy! I think it would be great for a group that’s here to ski or snowboard for a few days, and want to be able to roll out of bed and get straight on the slopes.
The biggest thing to note is that it’s a car free village. That means you need to bring your luggage up in some combination of ski lift and train, and then have a plan to get it from there to your destination.
Many of the Mürren hotels offer pickup (either just baggage, or for you too, depending of the price point of the hotel) so be sure to ask that when you book. If you’re staying in a vacation rental, you’ll need to ask the owners if they have advice or if you need to schlep your bags there!
If Mürren sounds good, try the Eiger Mürren Swiss Quality Hotel for a gorgeous location that’s practically across from the train station. It’s family run and has a spa to relax in after a day in the snow!
If You Don’t Want to Stay in Mürren
If Mürren isn’t your cup of tea to stay overnight, you’re spoiled for choice around here for charming towns to base your trip in!
We stayed in Lauterbrunnen and I highly recommend the town. If you’re driving, many of the hotels offer on site parking, and there’s a train that runs all the time. It also has enough restaurants to not get stuck eating at the same place every night. I have a Lauterbrunnen guide in the works that I’ll share soon!
Other popular places to stay are Grindelwald and Interlaken. Interlaken is a bit further from the mountains, but it’s a gorgeous lakeside town that’s packed with charm as well. Pick based on which activities and scenery are most important to you!
The Best Thing to Do in Mürren
There’s good skiing and snowboarding here. I’m not going into details here because I’m not a skier, but there are tons of great trails at lots of difficulty levels. But this isn’t the best thing to do in Mürren!
Have you heard of European sledding?
I grew up reveling in a snow day just like every kid in America. We’d sled even on just a dusting, and in college the trick was to swipe a tray from the dining hall as the easiest makeshift sled.
Sledding in Europe is a whole different game. For one, the trails are miles long. Yes, you read that right. Each run can take 10-20 minutes!
They work like ski routes: you ride the ski lift up and then take the trail down. Some are sleds only and others you share with skiers (usually beginners, often families).
It feels a lot like real-life Mario Kart: crazy, silly, and a bit of a chance that you’ll slide off the side of the mountain! You steer and brake with your feet, and you’re always in more control than you’d think: it’s easy to stop or slow down if you get nervous.
For those who think this sounds too dangerous: my son fell asleep during our second run. It’s somehow both adrenaline rush and smooth enough for a baby to nap.
There are a bunch of sledding trails in this part of the Alps, and Mürren gives you access to a few of them!
We opted for Allmendhubel: it’s the easiest to access, and you take a short lift up and then sled right back down into Mürren.
The Allmendhubel route is 2.9 km (1.8 miles) long, and it typically took us maybe 15 minutes to do it slowly. With a toddler, we weren’t trying to break any speed records. My son is tiny enough that he couldn’t have held on solo, so we wore him and it worked great!!
The Allmendhubel trail is definitely kid friendly: it felt tamer than others I’ve tried, and there were plenty of kiddos riding solo and with parents. It had plenty of straightaways at little to no downhill angle, so you didn’t build up a lot of momentum unless you planned ahead.
It also joined and/or crossed ski routes several times. These are always labeled in advance. Go slow here goes without saying: the skiers are moving faster and through steeper routes. We stood up and pulled the sleds over the ski crossings, but not at the snowshoeing crosses.
Mürren Sledding Logistics
To spend a day sledding, rent your gear in Mürren. There were two main outfits: Intersport and Abegglen. Intersport was recommended to us by a local, so we went with that! They were good, but I will note that they didn’t have the kind of sled that has a curved back – ideal for kids. I did see some people pulling sleds with backs from the Abegglen. So it may be worth checking that out. But Intersport was easy!
To do it: you buy a lift ticket up the Allmendhubel lift, same as the skiers and snowboarders. They offer a day pass, but unless you’re riding it more than seven times in a day, it wasn’t worth it. We bought a new ticket each time.
You can also reach their Apollo run from town. It’s rated as more intense than the Allmendhubel route, and I’d have done it in a heartbeat if I hadn’t had the baby with us. You can use this site for all the trail options with details!
What to Do in Mürren
Schiltorn Cable Car
There’s more to Mürren than skiing and sledding! It’s also the best way to get to Schilthorn, aka the iconic snow scene from James Bond’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”
The 1969 Bond film used the Piz Gloria rotating restaurant as the villain’s lair, as well as filming a ski escape scene and using other bits of Birg and Mürren.
Piz Gloria itself was actually finished in part for the movie, and after filming it was turned into the space you see now. There is still an exhibition of movie details, scenes, and a couple simulators of helicopter and bobsledding!
Not a Bond fan? It’s still a pretty cool location. You’ll get views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks. The restaurant is a 360° rotating platform, so you’ll get amazing views for your [pricey] meal!
The cable car that takes you to Schilthorn also stops at Birg, which is a good stop in its own right. Its major claim is the Thrill Walk, which leads down around the massive rock formation. Complete with glass floors, you’ll get crazy views!
To get to all of these, you take the Schilthorn cable car. It runs pretty regularly and is at the opposite end of town from the train station.
PS: all of this is included in the lift ticket! So do as many of these as possible if you head up.
Outdoor Activities Beyond Skiing and Sledding.
This is a great part of the world for adrenaline lovers! Paragliding remains one of my favorite activities I’ve ever done and I highly recommend! You can still do it in winter as long as the cloud cover cooperates.
Snowshoeing is also really fun and you’re spoiled for choice in terms of trails. If you prefer, there are also guided snowshoeing day trips! You’ll see a surprising amount of people hiking in winter too!
Want something less cold and more bougie? Helicopter tours are popular! While they have a big price tag, they’ll give you unforgettable views.
Mürren Restaurants
You won’t be surprised that Switzerland isn’t cheap and this comes out big in restaurant bills. So here are a few options to give you a lay of the land:
Alti Metzg gets my vote as the perfect middle ground between an expensive fancy restaurant and a sandwich you packed from home. Don’t get me wrong, they plenty of hot dishes, including fondue if you’re craving it! They focus on great locally sourced ingredients. The menu is mostly sandwiches, soups, and a few pastas and other hot meals. Be sure to check the chalkboard special before you sit down! I had the macaroni and it was delicious.
If you want to go all out, I’d suggest eating at the 360° restaurant in Piz Gloria at Schilthorn! The menu is elegant and the views are unbeatable. They also do a brunch.
If you’re trying to be more budget conscious, consider a cafe lunch at Cafe Liv or even picking up something from the local supermarket.
You may not have heard much of Mürren before, but I hope you go! Check back soon for my guide to Lauterbrunnnen as well.
Want more alpine fun? Try Bolzano, Cortina, Marmolada, Chamonix, or Tarvisio!
