You travel up to the famous Reichenbach Falls by funicular railway and visit the site of the life-and-death struggle of Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty. Whether with your family, club or on a company, during the day or in the evening, the rapid descent from Zwirgi down into the valley via Schwendi on the "Monstertrottis" is great fun!
Starting point
Valley station Reichenbachfallbahn Willigen, near Private-clinic Meiringen.
The cable car holds 24 people, the journey time is 7 minutes. The hike to "Zwirgi" runs next to the Reichenbach in the secluded forest and takes about 20 minutes.
Attention, there are no parking spaces at the Zwirgi starting point, use the Reichenbachfallbahn or the public transportation (Postauto) from train station Meiringen
Monster ticket (1 monster descent including helmet rental)
Adults CHF 19.--
Children and School Groups CHF 17.--
Tandem; one adult with one child smaller than 1 metre / 3 feet 3 inches CHF 22.--
The payment is made on site ("Zwirgi" issuing point) by TWINT or when you return the scooter at the Hotel Touris in cash or by credit card.
Combined-Ticket (Cable car ascent and one Monster descent including helmet rental)
Adults CHF 25.--
Children and School Group CHF 22.--
Combined-Ticktes are not available online.
The Payment is made at the valley station in cash or by credit card.
Funicular railway season of Reichenbachfallbahn
may 3th to october 5th 2025
9:00 am - 5.15 pm
Monstertrotti season
may until october 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Monstertrotti rental and return
Rental point at Monsterstation Zwirgi, is signposted (self-service)
Return point at Hotel Tourist in Willigen-Meiringen, payment in the restaurant (cash or credit card)
Groups
Please register larger groups of 10 or more people here
Suitable for
Individual persons, families, club groups, school classes and company groups
Equipment
Good shoes and clothing suited to weather conditions (clothes and shoes might get dirty)
Insurance
Insurance cover is the responsibility of the participant
The use of the Monster-Scooters is made at the risk of the individual participant
The company Outdoor for Fun GmbH and the commune of Schattenhalb disclaim ALL liability in the event of an accident
