Family day landscapes at Schynige Platte

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Family day landscapes at Schynige Platte, one of Bernese Oberland most pitoresque places

Lily at Wilderswil train station
Lily the cow at the Wilderswil's train station

The views from the train start looking better the higher you go

Lake Thun with Niesen, the pyramid mountation
Lake Thun with Niesen, the pyramid mountation on the left side
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Interlaken with Lake Brienz on the right side
Deep valleys next to the railway
Deep valleys next to the railway
Panoramic view on top
Panoramic view on top
Battery loaded, start Lily's treasure hunt
Battery loaded, start Lily's treasure hunt

Take a detour from the treasure hunting and try a shorter version of the Schynige Platte panoramic trail

Oberberghorn on the right side
Oberberghorn on the right side

Instead of reaching Oberberhorn, just do a round trip around Gumihorn, the rock in the pic

Gumihorn, 2099m
Gumihorn, 2099m

Frequent breaks are usual with a 3 years old

Break on the trail
Break on the trail

At least the scenery is great

Fleurs des Alpes, Eiger, Mönch, 1/2 Jungfrau
Fleurs des Alpes, Eiger, Mönch, 1/2 Jungfrau
Me too
Me too

We are good past Gumihorn, close to the top of our small hike

Gumihorn, with the 3 bigs in the background
Gumihorn, with the 3 bigs in the background

On top, you get can get a good look at Lake Brienz and Interlaken

Lake Brienz, view from Tuba view point
Lake Brienz, view from Tuba view point

On the descent the breaks continue, but the views remain spectacular

Shadow break kids
Shadow break
Lake Thun
Lake Thun

At the end, the train was ready to go, but we missed that one

Train at Schynige Platte train station
Train at Schynige Platte train station

At Schynige Platte it’s quite a nice way to spend the day, but next time we’ll definitely try the whole panoramic trail.