Mountain Coasters

Besides the Fräkmüntegg toboggan there are seven other mountain coasters in Switzerland.

Rodelbahn Oeschinensee

Moléson Bob-luge

Gurten Rodelbahn

Pfingstegg Toboggan

Alpine Coaster Glacier 3000

Fräkigaudi Toboggan

Feeblitz Rodelbobbahn

Switzerland Itinerary

Possible itinerary for a Switzerland only trip or rail trips and hiking.

Generally travelling from west to east. (Fly or ride to Geneva, leave from Zürich.)
Geneva > Lausanne > Montreux - by rail or lake steamers
Bern > Interlaken (Gelmerbahn Railway) > Zermatt.
Glacier Express (or its cheaper alternative) from Zermatt to St. Moritz.
St. Moritz to Zürich.
See the "Things to see and do in Zürich" and "Food and Drink in Zurich" pages.
Possibly go to Liechtenstein to visit the National Museum and  tour some of the small villages - see "Little Europe: Liechtenstein" in the video section.

Home of some of the world's great hiking locations - check out my Swiss walks on my Fell Walking page.

Geneva to Zermatt

Geneva to Lausanne or Vevey by boat

St Moritz to Zurich

I will look at doing some hiking around Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland and in area around St. Moritz (see article The 15 most beautiful hikes in Switzerland)

Train travel

Switzerland has an extensive rail network. Two of the most scenic rail journeys according to Travelscope host Joseph Rosendo are:
Bernina Express - Chur, Switzerland to Tirano, Italy
St. Moritz to Zermatt Glacier Express (208CHF, 2nd Cl.) or SBB for 78CHF.

Bernina Express map

Glacier Express map

Another scenic railway is the Golden Pass Line that starts in Montreux and ends in Lucerne with side trips to Jungfraujoch and Lenk. Towns along the way are Château d'Oex, Rougemont, Gstaad, Zweisimmen and Interlaken. By regular rail, Montreux can be reached from Geneva, and Lucerne from Zurich. (There is a second website with details on the Golden Pass Line)

Golden Pass - Montreux to Lenk

Golden Pass

Golden Pass route

Golden Pass map

The Rochers-de-Naye Railway starts in Montreux and goes up to a station near the peak of Rochers de Naye mountain, 2,042m (6,699ft).

The Gornergrat Railway goes from the resort town of Zermatt to the Gornergrat Station, the second highest railway station in Switzerland at 3,089m (10,135ft), with a view of 29 peaks above 4,000m (13,123ft) including the Matterhorn (4,478m or 14,692ft).

Gornergrat railway w. view of the Matterhorn

The highest railway station in Switzerland is the Jungfrau station at 3,454m (11,332ft).

Lucerne

FOOD

Try the Old Swiss House for the best true veal schnitzel, their most popular dish. Located at Löwenplatz 4. Tues-Sat 11:00-14:30 & 18:00-23:30