Overview
Mobile ticket
Can you imagine how long it takes for ice to carve a 300m deep gorge in rock? It's really quite incomprehensible, and an awesome sight to see. This is one truly impressive feat of nature.
You can now walk 1km into the gorge via a wooden walkway and explore the unique rock formations and tunnels. You will find information points along the way to learn about the unique history of the Glacier Canyon.
This is the perfect all-weather activity for all ages. It's easy to access and can be added to most of your day trips in the area.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Glacier Canyon - Gletscherschlucht
It took 250 million years for Mother Nature to carve out this incredible canyon! Sadly the lower glacier no longer exists, but the canyon itself is now thriving as a popular destination for a unique sensory walk through its exposed rock galleries and tunnels. The rushing water cascades freely from the mountains into the Lütschine River below, sometimes causing a sudden rush of wind through the canyon and a rapid temperature flux as rays of light reflect along the steep walls.
Options
Glacier Canyon Grindelwald
What‘s Included
Entrance to the Glacier Canyon and Crystal Museum
Meeting points
Glacier Canyon - Gletscherschlucht
Grindelwald Switzerland
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Educational, fun, and a nice walk!
Lindsay N,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00This was a fun and interesting walk through the canyon learning about the surrounding glaciers. It’s an out and back walk of about an hour. We didn’t take the bus and tried to walk back to Grindewald instead, but this isn’t a great idea. Traffic, steep hills, and there aren’t sidewalks the entire time. We had just done a big hike so we started tired ;) overall would recommend this activity to learn about the history of the glaciers and how they are being impacted by climate change. Went with a 12 year old!
For the cost and travel to get to it I wouldn’t recommend it.
warreng999,Jun 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Nice walk through the canyon but not a lot to see. It’s called glacier canyon but the glaciers disappeared a long time ago so it’s just rocks. There’s a rope net over a section of the canyon which you can walk and jump on. It is overpriced for what you get. To get to it from Grindelward take bus #122 which is free for tourists. From Grindelward train station or gondola station you will need to take bus 121 or 123 to get to Grindelwald town centre and then catch bus 122. These three buses are free ( but not bus 120 from the train station).
A Photographers Dream
gavin770,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great walk along the canyon beautiful among the rocks and the river, the canyon is stunning well worth visting a real photographers dream, hard to belive how Global Warming has affected the Glacier which has unfortunately disappeared, May for me was a great time to visit as there was no overcrowding, the walkway is narrow, well worth the money,walk took about 21/2hrs as there are many photo opportunites along the way,
Totally worth it
Joanna2501,May 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience! Stunning scenery! Lovely staff on arrival. Definitely worth booking.
Hike deep into the heart of the Alps
BrianE218,Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Let's start by asking the questions: is this for real or just a manufactured tourist attraction? And, is it worth it? The answers to both are definitely yes! Take the #122 bus from Grindelwald or just hike up the hill to the Canyon, buy a ticket (21 Francs CH) and head into it. Etched from now long gone glaciers, the path up it leads deep into the canyon. Lining its walls are waterfalls, rock tumbles, and more. And the path keeps going deeper, deeper, deeper, resulting in us actually having had a fairly substantial, and yet well marked, hike deep into the heart of the Alps. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience I highly recommend. There is also a restaurant at the base where you can grab a sandwich (delicious!) and something to drink (hot chocolate on a drizzly day for us), as well as a public bathroom.
Spiders web makes this extra special
50cab50,Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We wondered if it was a good idea to visit one hour before closing on a rather grey drizzly day. We decided to go for the sake of our 15 year old who was interested in doing the spider web. Fortunately we had a car as it would be a killer walk down to the gorge. It felt very different to the Aareschlucht Gorge (which was green and pretty). This was much greyer, more raw and geological, with interesting panels about how the ice has changed over the centuries and a display of minerals in the entrance area. Some information about where those minerals were found would have been useful. This feels more like a base for activities than Aareschlucht did. We were lucky to see someone doing the Canyon Swing - something like a 120ft drop at 80kmh. Terrifying. She was swinging like a pendulum in front of us (still smiling). Glad we went as, at that late time, the spider web was virtually empty. I don’t think it would have been much fun with lots of people on it.
Expensive for what it is
Glyn K,Sep 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Although impressive, very expensive at CHF 21 each. Aareschlucht at nearby Meiringen is half the price and better, in my view.
You can skip it
Sarah W,Aug 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00It's a beautiful place, but it isn't realy a must-visit. You can skip this place easily if you want. You have a lot of similar places in Switzerland.
Interesting but quite expensive.
MikeCurd,Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00A really interesting geological site and fun to walk on the ‘spider web’ over the river! It’s quite expensive considering it’s only a walk on a pathway in the canyon.
Amazing geology!
MrsV-from-P,Jul 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Got there for opening time, which meant we experience the canyon without crowds! The power of the water is immense, the gorge is impressive and I enjoyed the web! Not cheap but then nothing is in Switzerland! Nice coffee when we finished :-)
Related Experiences
Operated by Outdoor