2) Water channel hike: Grächen - Drieri - Riedbach

Distance 3.54 km

Duration 1:10 Hours

Difficulty easy

Information

Mostly flat hike with views of the parallel-running water channels.

Note: Hiking trail along the Drieri – with possible but not guaranteed water flow. So, with some luck, you will see the refreshing water flowing, but nothing is guaranteed.

Characteristics

Descent

16 Metres

Fitness level

Highest point

1.723 Metres

Quality of the experience

Lowest point

1.617 Metres

Scenery

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POI details

Your path leads you past the sports center, then up the steep footpath via Robi’s forest playground on the left. Keep right, cross the road to the lake and follow the signposts through the refreshing larch forest. You always hike along the forest path following the Drieri water channel towards Riedbach.

From Visp take the train to St. Niklaus. There change to the PostBus, which takes you to Grächen every half hour. On weekends there is a direct bus from Visp to Grächen.

- 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)

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