Alpine Passes Trail, Stage 34/43

National route No. 6, Stage 34: Col du Gd St-Bernard – La Fouly

Description

National route: No. 6 (St. Moritz, Corviglia – St-Gingolph)
Length: 16 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 680 m • ↓ 1550 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 1599 m • 2754 m
Hiking time: 5 h 20 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 6: Alpine Passes Trail: Stages; 1. St. Moritz, Corviglia – Jenatschhütte SAC; 2. Jenatschhütte SAC – Sur GR, Alp Flix; 3. Sur GR, Alp Flix – Savognin; 4. Savognin – Ausserferrera; 5. Ausserferrera – Splügen; 6. Splügen – Turra; 7. Turra – Vella; 8. Vella – Vrin; 9. Vrin – Cap. Scaletta; 10. Cap. Scaletta – Cap. Bovarina; 11. Cap. Bovarina – Cap. Cadagno; 12. Cap. Cadagno – Airolo; 13. Airolo – Cap. Corno-Gries; 14. Cap. Corno-Gries – Rif. Margaroli; 15. Rif. Margaroli – Binn; 16. Binn – Rosswald; 17. Rosswald – Simplon Hospiz; 18. Simplon Hospiz – Gspon; 19. Gspon – Saas Fee; 20. Saas Fee – Grächen; 21. Grächen – Gruben; 22. Gruben – Hotel Weisshorn; 23. Hotel Weisshorn – Grimentz; 24. Grimentz – Cab. des Becs de Bosson; 25. Cab. des Becs de Bosson – Evolène; 26. Evolène – Arolla; 27. Arolla – Cab. des Dix; 28. Cab. des Dix – Cab. de Prafleuri; 29. Cab. de Prafleuri – Cab. de Louvie; 30. Cab. de Louvie – Mauvoisin; 31. Mauvoisin – Cab. de Brunet; 32. Cab. de Brunet – Bourg-St-Pierre; 33. Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard; 34. Col du Gd St-Bernard – La Fouly; 35. La Fouly – Champex-Lac; 36. Champex – Trient; 37. Trient – Lac d’Emosson; 38. Lac d’Emosson – Cab. de Salanfe; 39. Cab. de Salanfe – Barme; 40. Barme – Morgins; 41. Morgins – Torgon; 42. Torgon – Taney; 43. Taney – St-Gingolph

The route leads through barren, stony mountain landscapes past numerous lakes and beautiful Alpine flora. Right at the beginning, two passes are climbed, affording stunning mountain views. On the way down to the valley, typical Valais chalets and robust, black Eringen cows enhance the hiking experience.

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