From the mountain station of the Bettmeralp cable car, hike through the village of Bettmeralp to the valley station of the Bettmerhorn gondola. With the gondola, you reach the Bettmerhorn view point within minutes – a magnificent viewpoint and starting point of the hike. Before you start hiking, we recommend visiting the free experience exhibition “Bettmerhorn Glacier World” located directly at the mountain station. From Bettmerhorn, hike along the mountain ridge over Hohbalm and Biel heading west to the mountain station of the Moosfluh glacier railway and the second view point on this route. Here again, you can enjoy the magnificent view of the Great Aletsch Glacier and the panorama of the Valais mountain world. From here, follow the adventure ridge path over Hohfluh to Riederfurka, where Villa Cassel with the Pro Natura Centre Aletsch is located. On the last section, hike down from Riederfurka to Riederalp.
- medium
- 7,65 km
- 2 hours 40 minutes
- 51 m
- 778 m
- start: Bettmeralp cable car mountain station
- destination: West cable car mountain station, Riederalp
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Bettmeralp cable car mountain station
West cable car mountain station, Riederalp
Bettmeralp cable car mountain station – Bettmerhorn valley station gondola – Bettmerhorn – Moosfluh – Hohfluh – Riederfurka – Riederalp West
Use of hiking trails and information on this website is at your own risk. Conditions on site may lead to route changes. Aletsch Arena AG accepts no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information on this website.
- Carry a map with you. Download the full description of the hiking trail with a large-scale map by clicking "Print" at the top right of the page.
- Use only marked hiking trails and follow all signs and instructions – for your own safety, to protect grazing animals, and out of respect for wildlife.
- Close gates after passing through them.
- Be considerate of other trail users, plants, and animals.
We recommend:
- Good footwear
- Weather-dependent clothing: always carry a waterproof vest
- Headgear
- Sun protection
- Water bottle
- Picnic
- Camera
- Binoculars (optional)
- Walking sticks (optional)
- Printout of the hiking trail (click “Print” to download)
The exhibition and alpine garden of the nature conservation centre in Villa Cassel at Riederfurka are worth seeing! Be sure to plan a visit!
Follow cantonal road 19 to the Bettmeralp valley station exit. Take the Bettmeralp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Bettmeralp.
Large paid parking lot/parking garage at the valley station of the Bettmeralp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG).
Take the train from Brig or Oberwald to the Bettmeralp valley station. Take the Bettmeralp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Bettmeralp.
At the mountain railways and info centres of the Aletsch Arena, you can get a free panoramic map.
SwissTopo maps: 1:25,000: 1269 Aletsch Glacier
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