ViaStockalper
Sinopsis
-
-
Distancia 12 km
-
Duración 5 h 20 min
-
Ascenso 1600 m
Introducción
Ascenso por un espectacular camino por encima de la garganta Saltinaschlucht y el solitario valle Tafernatal hasta el puerto de montaña Simplonpass. Históricos caminos e impresionantes estructuras de edificios, como el castillo Stockalperschloss en Brig y el hospicio a la altura del puerto de montaña.
Desvío / Cierre
Hay desvíos o cierres a lo largo de esta ruta, para más información ver https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-90/stage-1
Descripción
Situated in the sunny Rhone valley in the Valais, Brig is a hub of national transport routes and the northern border station to Italy. The small town has a lot to offer. Relaxing in the thermal baths, amazement in the Naters Ossuary and discoveries in the World Nature Forum are just a few of the many options. The Stockalper castle is one of the most important baroque palace buildings in Switzerland. A closer look at the three-storey arcaded courtyard is definitely worthwhile.
Leaving the town through narrow alleys and past pretty stone walls and wooden houses, the ascent starts across lush meadows which are irrigated early in the year, as is the custom almost everywhere in the Valais. In the Chräjubiel forest, the trail climbs up the steep slope in wide curves, and soon you can enjoy a beautiful view of the small town on the valley floor. In this area, the dry climate marks the pine forest and the prairie grasses.
Crossing the slope, you find yourself in the Saltina gorge on a steep rock face. The path was cut into the rock high above the Saltina stream and is secured with metal railings. Some wooden bridges lead over parts of the scree ravines. Blue markings on the ground indicate the annual double marathon from Brig to Gondo which commemorates the storm disaster of Gondo in the year 2000.
A lovely and partly well-fortified path leads through the forest deeper and deeper into the gorge. Before reaching Chalchofen, the national road, the Napoleon road and the mule track all run along very close to each other. Here, the Schallbett stop offers an ideal entry point for people who are not fond of heights or who want to shorten the stage.
Next there’s a short descent to the hamlet of Grund through the stony, dry forest on the southern slope. On the valley floor, where four valleys meet and the Ganterbach, the Taferna and the Nessulbach streams flow into the Saltina, a 17th century residential house watches over the protected floodplain.
The trail continues southwards through the middle valley. Between steep, forested slopes, the route gently but steadily climbs uphill close to the Taferna. The pretty mountain stream makes its way between huge boulders and sweeps away whole logs of wood.
After passing numerous wooden walkways and rock faces, the forest slowly clears, and the former inn "zer Taferna", made of stone, comes into view. According to legend, in the days of Stockalper, the innkeeper used to dilute the wine with water and is still atoning for the fraud in the Chaltwasser glacier which feeds the Taferna.
Soon after, the valley opens up and the Taferna branches out. The path now leads to the western slope and begins to ascend in serpentines along the Hobschugrabe. On the opposite slope, the covered road winds along the hillside. Between the Simplon-Blick restaurant and the Simplon eagle high above, a landmark of the region, the trail rejoins the pass road and reaches the stage destination on the Simplon pass.
Una ruta llena de diversión requiere una planificación cuidadosa. Consulte con la oficina de información local con antelación para conocer la ruta y las condiciones meteorológicas. Dependiendo de la estación del año y de las condiciones meteorológicas, esta ruta puede estar bloqueada o interrumpida.
| Lugar de salida |
Brig
|
|---|---|
| Destino |
Simplonpass
|
| Altitud - Dirección |
Alps, De ida
|
| Altitud (metros sobre el nivel del mar) |
1000 m s.n.m.
|
| Ascenso |
1600 m
|
| Descenso |
260 m
|
| Distancia |
12 km
|
| Duración |
5 h 20 min
|
| Duración en dirección contraria |
4 h
|
| Nivel de exigencia técnica |
Fácil
|
| Nivel de exigencia física |
Difícil
|
| Temporada adecuada |
Junio - Octubre
|
| Tema |
With panoramic view, Over a pass
|
| Más información | https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/r... |
Detalles
Número de ruta
