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Snowshoe trail: Grächen - Eggeri - Äbnet
Distance
3.39 km
Duration
1:15 Hours
Difficulty
medium
Information
Beautiful Winter trail to Alpe Äbnet.
Characteristics
Descent
28 Metres
Fitness level
Highest point
1.792 Metres
Quality of the experience
Lowest point
1.675 Metres
Scenery
Best season
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POI details
From Grächen, follow the road to the edge of the forest and strap on your snowshoes. You trudge steadily uphill through the forest to the Suone Eggeri. Follow the trail along this water conduit through the magical winter forest above the Grächen lake to the exit portal of the magic water on Alpe Äbnet.
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)
