HARDER KULM | Ultimate Guide to Harder Kulm Top of Interlaken

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Welcome to Harder Kulm - Top of Interlaken, Switzerland! Learn everything you need to know about Harder Kulm + 7 things to do in Interlaken nearby so you can fit Harder Kulm into your Swiss itinerary!
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Welcome to Harder Kulm, Top of Interlaken!
⛰️ A 10-minute ride sweeps you up the mountain above Interlaken to this panoramic peak.
In this video, we show you the top things to do at Harder Kulm, including the new playground that just opened in Spring 2024, what to eat in the restaurant, where to snap the best pics, and what you can see from the top.
Psst - sunset at Harder Kulm is 🤩🤩🤩
As always, keep watching to find out which Swiss train passes can help you reach Harder Kulm for FREE!
After you’ve been satisfied by the views and food at Harder Kulm, you have a few options. Hiking, of course, but we also share a few insider spots where we like to go hang out with the locals!
By the way, here’s a bonus tip: Don’t just stick to Interlaken! There are SO many amazing places to visit in the entire Jungfrau Region.
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@WJr_88 Ай бұрын

Thank you for another awesome video full of views and information!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful!

@WATTHUSHARAWATTHUSHARA Ай бұрын

Wow fantastic ❤❤❤

@yenglund70 Ай бұрын

Great video guys!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@romanryczkowycz851 Ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you. First stop on my visit to Interlaken in early July. Great videos!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Fantastic! So glad this will help you plan your trip!

@josevin3770 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for such detailed information. You two are very nice. Hugs from Argentina!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@annforrer8445 Ай бұрын

You two are GREAT! We absolutely LOVED our trip to this area...even tho we had poor weather! We were there in April...and the rain on the lower areas brought SNOW to the upper areas....it was a fantastic trip due to all of your tips and suggestions! We spent 7 days at the Grand Hotel Geissbach and loved being on the quieter side of things.We will be back again to explore more! ❤

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Hi Ann, so fun to hear you spent an entire week at Giessbach!! Please do come back and explore some more :)

@melturner9867 Ай бұрын

I love your videos and was at Harder Kulm in May 2024. Thanks for all the info.👍👍

@AplinsintheAlps 18 күн бұрын

You're welcome, we're so glad we could help you!

@jorgemontesino1550 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your generosity! 🥰We hope this was helpful and that you enjoy your time at Harder Kulm!

@nicolaward1034 Ай бұрын

This is definitely somewhere we want to go when we stay in Interlaken in July. We missed out last time because it was February & winter time…. Really looking forward to it 😆 thanks for sharing xx

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Enjoy your visit!

@LouiseShaw-dp4iu Ай бұрын

We are currently in Interlaken and your videos have helped so much in planning our trip to Switzerland. We have pretty much watched every single video and without them we would’ve been lost. Best tip was to buy the half fare card and Berber Oberland Pass, such a good decision for us! Keep up the great work! ❤

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Hi Louise! We're so glad our videos and the pass recommendations have been helpful. Enjoy the rest of your trip!!

@LouiseShaw-dp4iu Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

@CristinaGodshall Ай бұрын

Cant wait!!!!! And we would LOVE to meet you guys... 1 month to go!

@WereintheRockies Ай бұрын

We want to meet you too!!

@milespalero Ай бұрын

Yaay! Four people that helped me a lot plan my vacations! Thank you guys! @WereintheRockies @AplinsintheAlps

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

:) :)

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

So fun!!

@sandiegriffiths1469 Ай бұрын

One of our favourite memories of being in Switzerland last June, was of the blistering sunshine as we were heading up harder kulm...when we got to the top we saw ominous looking clouds rolling in after about 10 mins, so quickly hopped on the funicular back down....que being caught up in a torrential and hilarious thunderstorm/rainstorm/hail storm as we stepped off and legged it back to the train station whilst everyone else took shelter, looking at us like we're crazy 🤣🤣🤣 so fun! We were absolutely drenched!

@dawnarabesque Ай бұрын

🤣

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

What a great story Sandie!! Funny enough, Brett had a similar experience with his parents and cousin two years ago :)

@53492001kevin Ай бұрын

So great to see you both in stanserhorn today , this is kevinkao from Taiwan traveled Switzerland for 36 days

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

It was so nice to meet you too, and hear about your time in Switzerland! Thanks for saying hi :) Safe travels back home!

@oliviagodfrey9252 Ай бұрын

We went a little over a week ago at about 5pm and it was wildly crowded. The line to go up was only about 10-15 minutes, but we had to wait well over an hour to get back down. It was actually our least favorite thing we did on our trip because of that. So touristed. They also packed the funicular SO full it was incomfortablr with people pressing into your back. A couple people in our group just hiked down to avoid the line but a few with mobility issues couldn't. When we got down, they had put a sign out warning there 'may be longer wait times', so if you see that, id say don't do it. Unless you're ok with a 1.5 hour standing line (albeit with a nice view).

@leongyaokang284 Ай бұрын

Hi there, just wondering did you bought the tickets in advance for return trip or was this the queue time for tickets bought on the spot im going there in july as well, still thinking whether to prebuy tickets

@pilotdog68 Ай бұрын

Nearly the same experience we had 2 weeks ago. The brought up so many people they had to add extra unscheduled funicular trips back down. We ended up missing our train out of Ost and it was after 9pm so we had to wait almost an hour for the next train. It was a pretty view, but not worth the headache of getting back down.

@pilotdog68 Ай бұрын

@@leongyaokang284nearly everyone just buys tickets on their phone so it's one big line everyone has to stand in.

@Di-ty9st Ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

There are technically 2 lines at the lower station - one for people with tickets and one for people who need to buy a ticket. But there’s just one queue for the ride down. And unfortunately it can be crowded in the summer, but it’s not unusual for them to add in additional journeys to handle the crowds. (This is actually pretty common for all mountain transportation in the entire Jungfrau region!) But it can be disappointing to wait in a long line just to ride back down.

@gr_br Ай бұрын

I have a nice view of the Harder mountain from my apartment flat here in Matten bei Interlaken Funny, I've been living nearby now for just over 5 months but never visited the Harder restaurant.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Maybe you'll have to plan a visit soon! :)

@gr_br Ай бұрын

@@AplinsintheAlps As soon as I'm healed of my injury. I had a little boo-boo in Gsteigwiler. I slipped on black ice on the street and ripped my knee ligaments a bit. Harder Kulm beckons!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Ouch!! Hope your injury heals soon and you make it up to Harder Kulm!

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

Fantastic as ever 😀 I have been up there a few times. Glad to see there’s a playground there now because there was not too much to do for little ones in the past. We loved the wildlife park at the bottom as well :) (who doesn’t love a marmot? 😜) Also, and I don’t know if you do requests (😜), but are you going to do a video about Axalp; I’ve heard they’ve opened the chair lift for the summer season for the first time - I’d never even heard about it and there’s no other summer chair lifts in the area anymore!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

A playground was a fantastic addition! Especially with so many local families in Interlaken who buy season tickets. We aren't planning a full video on Axalp, but we do expect to include it in another video we're making soon!!

@avril6310 Ай бұрын

I was there last July and saw the most beautiful pink and orange sunset!! the moon was full and it started rising between the snowy mountain peaks as the sky went dark. gorgeous. the way down was terribly busy and messy because it was the last ride scheduled, but I managed to catch the late night bus back to lauterbrunnen anyway.

@MK-gz1xt Ай бұрын

Hey, what was the weather like? My wife and I are planning to go in August.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

It can absolutely get super busy, unfortunately! With good reason - the sunset is amazing!!

@avril6310 Ай бұрын

@@MK-gz1xtvery unpredictable, one minute’s raining and the next one is a beautiful sunny day. same goes the other way round, clear skies and suddenly foggy. sometimes the weather app says it will be a rainy day but it’s only a couple hours. temperature wise, i only wore shorts one day cause it was pretty chilly most of the time, specially early in the morning!

@MK-gz1xt Ай бұрын

@@avril6310one more question what part of Zurich should I stay in, old town?? I'm confused lol

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We really like the Altstadt area :)

@arzoo468 Ай бұрын

Omg i was just wondering bout how to get there from Interlaken ..we missed it last time in may...but I guess we need a lifetime to completely cover all the cute spots

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We hope you catch Harder Kulm next time you’re here! Because you’re right, it takes a lifetime to see all of the beautiful places here!

@robertomega9531 Ай бұрын

Been there last month (beginning of may) and went to harder kulm mid-afternoon and the lines were terrible. About an hour to go up and 45 min to go back down... I think going early in the morning as you recommended is a good idea.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Yep, unfortunately the sunset views are too beautiful and everyone wants to enjoy them :)

@kristian8625 14 күн бұрын

It’s going to be my first time in Switzerland. Thank you so much for all you videos. I’ve been going through all your videos for a month now. I already bought the half swiss pass and bernese oberland pass as per your suggestion in the other video. Im just confused what is covered under the bernese oberland pass.

@AplinsintheAlps 12 күн бұрын

That’s fantastic! You’ll have to study the map of validity to know where you BO pass does/doesn’t work. If you buy any of our Guides in the Jungfrau Region, we tell you what’s covered/what’s not! www.aplinsinthealps.com/guides/

@Fan652w Ай бұрын

Thank you for an extremely informative video, And lots of wonderful scenic shots! One correction. The founder of the Jungfraubahn was Adolf Guyer=Zeller. 'Denkmal' is not part of his name. 'Denkmal' is the German word for 'monument'.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the tip and for helping us improve our German vocabulary!!

@joycelapore4153 28 күн бұрын

thanks for sharing this tips idea 👍 im visit Interlaken on September 2024 Bag Baggage size 29” can i keep in the Locker?? thank you in advance 🤝

@AplinsintheAlps 18 күн бұрын

You're trip is coming up so soon!! They have large lockers...here are the dimensions (in inches): 17.6" x 34.6" x 24.2"

@user-cd5xg2et9v Ай бұрын

Is there a Protestant church in the Jungfrau that has services in English? We are staying in Wengen. Just bought the guide to the region.

@tamqamar Ай бұрын

I am going next week but the weather doesn't seem to be good, hopefully we will have at least one day with sunshine

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We hope you'l have great weather too! But usually it doesn't rain all day even when the forecast doesn't look too great. Enjoy your trip!!

@tamqamar Ай бұрын

@@AplinsintheAlps I would like to also thank you for all the amazing videos that you make, they are really helpful in planning my trip to Switzerland 😊!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

@AK-ro6vy Ай бұрын

Great video, as always. FYI, the cover shot says "Harker Kulm"

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thank you! And oh my gosh 🤦‍♀️ You know when you look at something so many times that you don't even notice it anymore...that's what happened with the thumbnail. Thanks for telling us - it's fixed now! 😂

@AK-ro6vy Ай бұрын

@@AplinsintheAlps We're leaving for our 3 month adventure in Switzerland on Thursday. Your videos have been invaluable in helping us plan....Brett, as a fellow $ geek, I love your attention to detail. You guys are great!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

So glad our videos have been helpful! Have a great trip!!

@jose_eh_eh Ай бұрын

❤❤

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@user-zq7df7ee8p Ай бұрын

Hey, could you please create a full itinerary for tourists?

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We have multiple full itineraries available on our website! www.aplinsinthealps.com/guides/

@Di-ty9st Ай бұрын

The view there is really beautiful! Also very nice to have a cheese fondue on the panoramic terrace. I do think that too many people are put into the funicular, so you don't get value for your money.. It was so busy and hot last week and you were completely crushed that i almost got a panic attack... because of this I wouldn't recommend it.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

It's definitely tough to balance the enjoyment of these places with the sheer number of people who also want to enjoy them. We're glad you had beautiful views when you were there!

@Papudepapus1 Ай бұрын

I will be staying in grindelwald and I want to see the sunset on harder kulm, whats the latest transportation from interlaken to grindelwald?

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We highly recommend using the SBB Mobile App to check timetables for any route you're interested in, especially since it gives the most up-to-date info. We made a full tutorial in our Ultimate Guide to Swiss Transportation: aplinsinthealps.com/guides/ultimate-guide-to-swiss-transportation/

@isabellecutamora5132 Ай бұрын

Hi! I would like to ask if is it safe to bring 11month old baby in Harder Kulm? We have also our collapsible stroller. Will be in Switzerland by end June. Thank you ♡

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Hi Isabelle! Unfortunately we're not able to offer medical advice. But Harder Kulm is at about 4000-4500 feet (around 1200 meters of elevation). So you could probably get some good advice from your doctor. Hope you're able to visit!

@gr_br Ай бұрын

4:40 There are castles in the area... 1. Unspunnen ruins 2. Rothenfluh Ruins 3.Weissenau Castle 4. Interlaken Castle

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We've definitely seen these castles and ruins, but never anything with this type of architecture!

@massm43 Ай бұрын

We have an STP 1st class as well as BO pass. Do tickets still need to be purchased? Or can we just arrive anytime and hop in line for venicular?

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

If you have a Bernese oberland pas, you can hop on for free 😀

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

Like Brett says around the 6:30 mark

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

@MrGreatplum is correct! The BO pass is your ticket so you can go in the left hand line for passengers with tickets.

@dawnarabesque Ай бұрын

Hi can talk about what to wear for early summer in June? I’ll be going next week, expecting warm temperature but afraid the weather is unpredictable, not sure what to wear

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

Layers I should think. It has been very cool in the jungfrau region and for much of May there was significant late snow. I would be prepared for anything!

@jerryong8783 Ай бұрын

@@MrGreatplumeven the late June?

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

@@jerryong8783 - shouldn’t be any snow below 3,000m but the weather can change fast in the mountains

@JanPBtest Ай бұрын

@@jerryong8783 No, it's nice and warm at normal elevations BUT it was quite a rainy year so far. Not heavy but a lot of drizzle.

@dawnarabesque Ай бұрын

@@MrGreatplum Oh I see! Thanks! Then I better spare both jacket and shirts

@rachelfromthestates3160 Ай бұрын

Do you know the name of the start point of the one mile and two mile hike up? We are here for the summer and it would be nice to make the hike!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Way to go! You can start the hike up right at the lower Harder Kulm station - there are a handful of signs right there! But just a warning that it's a steep uphill climb the whole way, posted at 2 hours, so make sure you're in good shape! Have fun :)

@rachelfromthestates3160 Ай бұрын

@@AplinsintheAlps thank you! We have been practicing hiking steeper trails the last two weeks, so I'm feeling confident! P.S. thanks for a drama free channel 😁

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Hope you crush those trails!!

@akshatgoel123 Ай бұрын

Is it possible to cover Harder Kulm and top of Eurore in a day ?

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Hi there! You could definitely do both, especially since Harder Kulm stays open late. TIP: Go to Jungfraujoch early in the morning to beat the crowds, then you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the experience, come back down, and even rest a bit if you need to before heading up to Harder Kulm. Enjoy!

@vdibuzz 22 күн бұрын

if we are coming by car where we can park ?

@AplinsintheAlps 18 күн бұрын

We mention it in the video :)

@JanPBtest Ай бұрын

8:51 Great video, just a minor nit: "Denkmal" means "A monument to".

@gr_br Ай бұрын

It's KZfaq. My sweet 🙂 The majority of KZfaqr advisors are not professional travel guides 😉

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! We're still learning German and our vocabulary is pretty limited. You helped us learn a new word!!

@JanPBtest Ай бұрын

@@AplinsintheAlps I can read German but I cannot speak it (yet). If you know of any good German lessons in the area, let me know! :-)

@CraigJS91 Ай бұрын

If you have one of the train passes that allow you to ride for free do you get to skip the ticket line or do you still have to get a ticket?

@AlansWoodworking Ай бұрын

We used the Berner Oberland Pass and it was our ticket.

@CraigJS91 Ай бұрын

@@AlansWoodworking Thanks. Another perk of getting the pass then, would definitely rather not wait in line for tickets at every gondola.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

We have always been able to skip the line with our train passes!!

@CraigJS91 Ай бұрын

@@AplinsintheAlps Thanks for the info guys, your videos have been super helpful planning my trip!

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@donnamarieluces2898 Ай бұрын

Is there an age limit to go in harder kulm? Ya think we can bring our 3month old baby there?

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

That would be fine - I’ve seen babes in arms up there.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Hi Donna! No age limit that we've heard of. Of course, you need to check with your doctor to be sure what is and isn't safe.

@Skippy756 Ай бұрын

Your thumbnail says “Harker Kulm”

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

@Skippy756 Ай бұрын

No charge for my service this time 😂 Great video by the way

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Thanks for your generosity :)

@dazzassti Ай бұрын

It’s surprising value… WTH $20 for cheese on toast 🤣🤣🤣🤣 in what Universe is that good value 😂

@MrGreatplum Ай бұрын

For a mountain in Switzerland, it is.

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Yep, for a mountain in Switzerland it's a good value indeed! :)

@2910STEFANO Ай бұрын

Mancano 42 giorni……😍😍😍😍🏔️

@AplinsintheAlps Ай бұрын

Enjoy your trip!!