Männlichen, Mountain summit in Bern, Switzerland

Männlichen is a 2,342-metre summit in the Berner Voralpen above the Lauterbrunnen valley. The cable-car stations sit at about 2,230 metres on a flatter ridge south of the top, and the Royal Walk path climbs from there to the summit in roughly 30 minutes.

The Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway opened in December 2019, linking Grindelwald Terminal station with the mountain stations at about 2,230 m. At its opening it was the longest gondola cableway of its kind in the world. The Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway (LWM) serves the same ridge from the Lauterbrunnen side.

The name Männlichen designates the whole chain of three peaks, including the higher Tschuggen (2,521 m) and Lauberhorn (2,472 m), in the SOIUSA grouping of the Bernese Prealps. In winter, 20 cable cars and lifts open the Kleine Scheidegg-Männlichen ski area with over 100 km of pistes. Hikers and skiers start from the stations at about 2,230 m, below the summit ridge.

Two cable car systems reach the top: one from Grindelwald and one from Wengen, both easily accessible from the villages below. Early morning offers the clearest views before clouds roll in during the afternoon.

A walking path leads to a viewpoint where the north faces of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau appear directly across the valley. This straight-on view of three famous peaks from ground level is something many visitors do not expect.