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Grächen - Heiminen - Gasenried - Schalbetten

Distance 3.35 km
Duration 0:57 Hours
Difficulty easy

Information

This tour offers wonderful views of the typical Valaisian barns made of sun-blackened larch wood and the surrounding four-thousand-metre peaks.

Characteristics

Ascent
85 Metres
Technique
1 Stars
Descent
17 Metres
Fitness level
2 Stars
Highest point
1.685 Metres
Quality of the experience
4 Stars
Lowest point
1.608 Metres
Scenery
5 Stars

Best season

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POI details

This leisurely hike leads through the car-free part of the village and on through the idyllic Grächner winter forest. Follow the signposts along the Suone Bineri to Gasenried and on to Schalbetten.
From Visp take the train to St. Niklaus. There you change to the Post Bus which takes you to Grächen every half hour. On weekends, there is a direct bus service 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)

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)

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