ViaStockalper
Overview
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Distance 31 km
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Duration 10 h
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Подъем 1800 m
Intro
The mule track over the Simplon, developed over 300 years ago by Kaspar Stockalper, has long handed over its economic importance to new roads. However, a few years ago it was reborn as a cultural hiking trail.
Описание
The ViaStockalper leads in three one-day stages from Brig over the Simplonpass to Gondo. Through deep gorges, extensive larch forests and moorland, along historic traffic routes, offering a rich cultural and nature experience.
Pass traffic boomed as early as the 13th century. In the 17th century, Kaspar Stockalper built a medieval mule track, making a safe trading route over the Alps in politically turbulent times. After Stockalper left the political stage, trade traffic collapsed and the mule track fell into disrepair.
The Simplon was revived by Napoleon Bonaparte who on strategic grounds built the first navigable road in the western alps in 1805. The line of the road was so modern that it was largely followed in the 1960s for the construction of the new road. Thus very little of Napoleon’s road remains.
Offer
This hike can also be booked as a package with three overnight stays and luggage transport. To the offer
Чтобы путешествие запомнилось вам исключительно приятными моментами, рекомендуем вам тщательно его спланировать. Просим вас заранее ознакомиться с маршрутом и погодными условиями. В определенный сезон и погоду эта дорога может стать непроходимой.
| Начальная точка |
Бриг
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| Конечная точка |
Gondo
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| Direction |
One way
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| Подъем |
1800 m
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| Спуск |
1600 m
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| Протяженность |
31 km
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| Duration |
10 h
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| Многодневный маршрут |
3 дней
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| Уровень сложности |
Easy
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| Необходимая физическая подготовка |
средний
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| Сезон |
июнь - октябрь
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| Transport of luggage possible |
Yes
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| Theme |
Over a pass, Along Water, Along castles, Через ущелье
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| Указатели |
В двух направлениях
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Quick Facts
Route number
Stages: 3