12) Grächen - Hannigalp

Distance 3.07 km

Duration 1:30 Hours

Difficulty medium

Information

You will cover around 500 meters in elevation in a relatively short time.

From Hannigalp you can undertake further hikes or use the gondola to return to the valley to Grächen.

Characteristics

Descent

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Fitness level

Highest point

2.120 Metres

Quality of the experience

Lowest point

1.617 Metres

Scenery

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POI details

This route leads you from the village square, ascending past the sports center, then steeply uphill on the forest path on the left to the lake. Take a breath at the picturesque mountain lake, then continue hiking steadily uphill through the refreshing larch forest, following the trail to Hannigalp.

From Visp, take the train to St. Niklaus. There, transfer to the PostBus, which runs every half hour to Grächen. On weekends, a direct bus operates from Visp to Grächen. Detailed schedules for trains and PostBuses can be found at sbb.ch.

Rhône 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)

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