Hiking 
Begin of tour: Bettmerhorn (Mountain station cable car)
Access starting point: Route: Betten valley station - Bettmeralp (aerial passenger tramway), 15 minutes walk to cable car Bettmeralp - Bettmerhorn
Point of arrival: Bettmeralp
Hiking time: 04:30 (hours, minutes)
Physical fitness: medium difficulty
Difficulty: medium difficulty
Difference in elevation: 720 m
Season: June - October
Gastronomy: Mountain restaurant Bettmerhorn
Literature: Free mountain railroad brochure and hiking map available
Aletsch Glacier path - the UNESCO Nature Experience
Bettmerhorn/Bettmeralp
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The mountain trail from Bettmerhorn to Märjelensee (Märjelen Lake) is
heavily 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"
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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
info@bettmeralp.ch
www.bettmeralp.ch