5) Hannigalp – Tirbjiu – Eisten
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On this hike, you have a good chance of spotting wildlife.
Characteristics
Best season
POI details
From Hannigalp, you hike uphill past the small chapel and follow the trail guidance to the right over the ridge to the other side of the mountain. This route offers fantastic views of the beautiful mountain scenery. The following section leads you downhill several hundred meters into the Saastal valley to Eisten.
From Visp, take the train to St. Niklaus. There, change to the PostBus, which takes you every half hour to Grächen. On weekends, a direct bus runs from Visp to Grächen. Detailed timetables for trains and PostBuses are available at sbb.ch.
- Rhone Valley: Via Martigny - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus
- Lötschberg car transport: Via Kandersteg - Goppenstein - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (bls.ch/autoverlad)
- Furka car transport: Via Andermatt - Realp - Oberwald - Brig - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (Furka car transport)
- Ticino/Simplon: Via Lugano - Centovalli - Domodossola - Brig - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (Simplon car transport)
We recommend:
- Good footwear
- Weather-dependent clothing: always carry a waterproof vest
- Headwear
- Sun protection
- Water bottle
- Picnic
- Camera
- Binoculars (optional)
- Hiking poles (optional)
- Printout of the hiking trail (click "Print" to download)
