Pack in a Backpack Due to Steep Car-Free Terrain

Gimmelwald is entirely car-free and built into a steep mountainside connected by narrow paved footpaths, gravel inclines, and timber stairs. Bringing heavy, four-wheeled hard-shell suitcases will make your arrival from the cable car station an exhausting uphill workout.

Opt for a comfortable travel backpack or a rugged duffel bag with backpack straps. If you must travel with heavy rolling luggage through Switzerland, consider leaving your primary luggage at the lockers inside Interlaken Ost or Lauterbrunnen train stations and packing a lighter weekend pack for your stay in Gimmelwald.