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A big wooden cow marks the beginning of the path -its inside is a games zone and its tongue a long slide- Typical wooden houses in Grindelwald village Paid parking at Grindelwald where we’ll take the sky lift Map of the Interlaken (“interlakes”) area with Grindelwald on the left Gondola lift that takes us up to the Männlichen Mountain Guest House. We got the maps after buying the passes This gondola lift was built in 1978 and it was the world’s longest one back then Another view of the cow with Jungfrau and Eiger in the background EThe cow’s backpack contains the pegs to solve the sentence letter by letter that’s hidden in the map Signpost directing us to Männlichen View of the northern face of Eiger and overlaid its most popular routes Looking at Jungfrau from the Summit of Männlichen Beginning of the path next to the Männlichen mountain house -with Eiger and Monch in the background- Signpost indicating the way down along the Lieselotte trail Stop number 3. “Livestock procession” ready to ring the bells Stop number 4. Cow drinking through next to the “milking area” Practising milking Detail of the milking practices with cows drinking in the background Stop number 5. Heading to the bad weather cow shelter Stop number 6. Eiger wooden tower viewpoint Stop number 7. Marmots lookout. You can actually see quite a few thanks to a pair of binoculars Stop number 8. Picnic area with firewood to have a barbecue Stop number 8. Kids will have fun treasure hunting behind the picnic area Stop number 9. Long jump station where we can compare ourselves with the animals in the area Stamping our pass at stop number 9 Stop number 11. Practice area with the popular Alphorns -the most fun on the route- View of the Eiger northern face and the gondola lift Public toilets a bit below the picnic area We still have half a route down to finish -you can do it either cutting it short straight on or following the theme path Apple Fritter Meadows and houses on our way down to Grindelwald Grindelwald village in sight One side of the official Lieselotte trail leaflet Detail of every stop along Lieselotte trail Map of the hike -in orange- from the “i” information sign. The Lieselotte trail is half the way down to the Grindelwald

Switzerland. Family hiking at the foot of Eiger › Stop number 3. “Livestock procession” ready to ring the bells

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