1) Hannigalp - Stafel
Information
The Stafelbar - the popular hotspot - invites you to refresh, soak up the sun, and linger. Enjoy the magnificent mountain atmosphere.
Characteristics
Best season
POI details
At the exit of the mountain station, keep right towards the Furggen chairlift. During the following short ascent, your muscles will warm up well. Keep right and continue trekking along the gently ascending path beside the tree-lined ski slope to Stafel.
From Visp, take the train to St. Niklaus. There, transfer to the PostAuto which takes you to Grächen every half hour. On weekends, a direct bus runs from Visp to Grächen. Detailed timetables for trains and PostAuto can be found at sbb.ch.
- Rhone Valley: Via Martigny - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus
- Lötschberg car shuttle: Via Kandersteg - Goppenstein - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (bls.ch/autoverlad)
- Furka car shuttle: Via Andermatt - Realp - Oberwald - Brig - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (Furka car shuttle)
- Ticino/Simplon: Via Lugano - Centovalli - Domodossola - Brig - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (Simplon car shuttle)
We recommend:
- Good footwear
- Weather-dependent clothing: always carry a waterproof vest
- Headgear
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
- Picnic
- Camera
- Binoculars (optional)
- Trekking poles (optional)
- Printout of the hiking trail (click "Print" to download)
