King's Route

Distance 8.25 km

Duration 5:00 Hours

Difficulty hard

Information

Hike on the King's Route and combine exercise with exciting games. On this varied route, you pass four play huts and one play station. The play huts are small wooden chalets with a table and board games. You can pick up the game backpack with the necessary game pieces and game pass at the Tourist Office (against a deposit). Discover the small box with the stamp at the huts and stations to fill your game pass.

At the beautiful viewpoints, you can enjoy the impressive view of the surrounding mountain world while having a picnic you brought with you.

Characteristics

Descent

588 Metres

Fitness level

Highest point

2.502 Metres

Quality of the experience

Lowest point

2.119 Metres

Scenery

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POI details

The demanding King's Route leads uphill from Hannigalp and carries your feet over gentle earthy as well as rocky paths. The exciting route guide leads you via Chleini Furgge towards Stafel. There are stops at play huts up to Heidnische Tossu. From there, continue downhill to the Lowizig play hut and past viewpoints back to Hannigalp. This varied hike along the game trail with playhouses and a play station also offers you breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain scenery. With some luck, you may encounter wildlife.

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