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Grächen - Bordier Hut
Distance
9.19 km
Duration
4:50 Hours
Difficulty
hard
Information
No crampons are required for this mountain tour. At stony heights, the chances of encountering marmots are high. In early summer, thousands of alpine roses bloom around the alp. At the top you can refresh yourself in the fountain with glacier water (no drinking water!). The SAC mountain hut is open from the end of June to mid-September.
Characteristics
Descent
15 Metres
Fitness level
Highest point
2.900 Metres
Quality of the experience
Lowest point
1.618 Metres
Scenery
Best season
Jan
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POI details
Your challenging mountain hike takes you up from Grächen, past the sports centre, through the refreshing larch forest. Follow the suonen uphill towards the glacier gate. The varied path leads you over a small bridge over the glacier water, past a beautiful picnic area, further uphill to the "Alpja" (Schafalp) and on through the rocky landscape. Below the Riedgletscher boundary, the trail descends steeply to cross the earthy glacier field and then for the final spurt up to the Bordier Hut at 2,800 m above sea level.
From Visp you take the train to St. Niklaus. There you change to the bus, which gets you to Grächen every half hour. On weekends a direct bus operates from Visp to Grächen.
- Rhône Valley: Via Martigny - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus
- Car transport Lötschberg: Via Kandersteg - Goppenstein - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (bls.ch/e/autoverlad/)
- Car transport Furka: Via Andermatt - Realp - Oberwald - Brig - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (Car transport Furka)
- Tessin/Simplon: Via Lugano - Centovalli - Domodossola - Brig - Visp to Grächen / St. Niklaus (Car transport Simplon)
We recommend:
- good footwear
- clothing suitable for the weather: always carry a waterproof jacket
- hat or cap
- sunscreen
- bottle for water
- picnic
- camera
- binoculars (optional)
- hiking poles (optional)
- printout of this hike (click «Print» icon, to download)