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The popular Aletsch hike allows you to experience the glacier and the forest at close range. The route starts at Riederalp (Riederfurka) and leads along moraine trails through the natural park. There are breathtaking views all along the way. Then it leads to Lake Märjelen and from there to Fiescheralp.
How to get there:
By car: From Brig to Mörel, to the valley station of the Betten/Bettmeralp cable cabin, and up to Riederalp or Bettmeralp by cable cabin.
By train: Matterhorn-Gotthard train to Mörel and from there to Riederalp or Bettmeralp by cable cabin.
The Aletsch Glacier Riederalp/Bettmeralp
Riederalp / Bettmeralp
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With a length of 23 km, the Aletsch is the longest glacier in the Alps. It is surrounded by the Aletsch Forest, which, at an altitude of 2,2000 meters is one of the highest stone pine forests in Europe.
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Contact Information
- Aletsch Marketing
3900 Brig
Tel. +41 (0)27 971 03 33
Fax +41 (0)27 971 03 37
info@aletsch.ch
www.aletsch.ch
- www.pronatura.ch/aletsch/