Aletsch Panoramaweg, Stage 1/3

Regional route No. 39, Stage 1: Blatten, Belalp – Riederalp, Riederfurka

Description

Regional route: No. 39 (Blatten-Belalp – Bellwald)
Length: 10 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 720 m • ↓ 760 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 1502 m • 2133 m
Hiking time: 3 h 50 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: medium

Regional route No. 39: Aletsch Panoramaweg: Stages; 0. Riederalp, Riederfurka – Märjelensee; 0. Blatten, Belalp – Riederalp, Riederfurka; 0. Märjelensee – Bellwald

Best views of glacier snout and lower part of Aletsch Glacier from Aletschbor. Over a hanging bridge to Aletschwald (forest) with 100-year-old Swiss stone pines. Villa Cassel looms like an eagle's nest on the Riederfurka ridge, surrounded by the magnificent Valais mountains.