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

Ascent

1.298 Metres

Technique

Descent

15 Metres

Fitness level

Highest point

2.900 Metres

Quality of the experience

Lowest point

1.618 Metres

Scenery

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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)

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