Starting point: Bettmerhorn
Destination: Bettmeralp
Accessibility, starting point: Cableway from Bettmeralp
Accessibility, destination: Cableway to Betten
Difficulty: medium difficulty
Physical fitness: challenging
Altitude gain: approx. 250 m climb and approx. 700 m descent
Walking time: 4 hrs. 30 min.
Season: July to October
Catering: Bettmerhorn, “Gletscherstube” (Glacier Inn), Fiescheralp
Accommodation: Bettmeralp, Fiescheralp
Various: Magnificent views of the Aletsch Glacier
Tour literature: www.karten-shop.ch
Aletsch Glacier path - the UNESCO Nature Experience
Bettmerhorn/Bettmeralp
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The mountain trail from Bettmerhorn to Märjelensee (Märjelen Lake) is well sign-posted and flagstones have been adjusted and straightened to make the hike more comfortable. The hike's highlight is the famous Märjelensee Lake at the glacier's edge, which filled nearly the entire small valley a hundred years ago.
Starting out at the mountain cable car station, this wonderful mountain
trail leads (at first with gradual and then in a few large loops) past
the ice terrace, high above the Great Aletsch Glacier and via stone
steps to "Red Chumma" ("Rote Chumma"). You continue on a wide path that
was hewn into the rock, towards Märjelensee (Märjelen Lake). The area
surrounding the lake is reminiscent of a polar landscape. You then
continue onwards through the Tälligrat tunnel (a shorter path, the
tunnel is lit) or around Tälligrat (a longer path, but more attractive)
to Fiescheralp and back to Bettmeralp.
Other attraction: Great Aletsch Glacier - UNESCO World Nature Heritage Exhibition "Bettmerhorn Ice World"
Other attraction: Great Aletsch Glacier - UNESCO World Nature Heritage Exhibition "Bettmerhorn Ice World"
The careful planning of a hiking tour will ensure that you also derive the maximum pleasure and enjoyment from it. Please take the time to contact the local information centre and enquire about route and weather conditions before setting off. Your intended hiking trail may be fully or partially closed, depending on the time of year and weather conditions.
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Contact Information
- Bettmeralp Bahnen AG
3992 Bettmeralp
Tel. +41 (0)27 928 41 41
Fax +41 (0)27 928 41 42
bahnen@bettmeralp.ch
www.bettmeralp.ch
