Watercourse (Suonen): Grächen – Zum See – Eggeri – Hohtschuggen - Bärgji

Distance 4.34 km

Duration 1:55 Hours

Difficulty easy

Information

The eventful trail leads you along the refreshing Wasserleite and through the shady larch forest and across lush meadows. In between and at the vantage points, there are always breathtaking views of the Valais mountains and the valleys.Recommendation for the way back: Follow the signposts in the direction of Grächen village. Your path will take you past the chapel on the Egga. Stop here and enjoy the view of the Matterhorn.

Characteristics

Ascent

183 Metres

Technique

Descent

164 Metres

Fitness level

Highest point

1.784 Metres

Quality of the experience

Lowest point

1.620 Metres

Scenery

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POI details

From the village square, this tour leads you after the sports centre on the left up the steep forest path to the idyllic mountain lake. Take a deep breath and then follow the trail on the left across lush meadows to Alpe Äbnet, cross under the Hannigalpbahn railway and hike uphill for a short distance before following the trail on the left into the larch forest. Here you move along the refreshing Wasserleite until you follow the trail under the Bärgji lift across the meadow at the edge of the forest. The trail leads you into the opposite part of the forest down into the Bärgji and to the Hohtschuggen viewpoint.

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. Find full timetable information at www.cff.ch

- 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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