Grächen Loop
Grächen
10/15°
The Grächen circuit tour around the village of the same name is an all-mountain route for families combining easy single trails and sections on wider paths and gravel roads.
Difficulty
EasyLength
10.42 kmDuration
1:32 h
Description
This circuit tour for the whole family begins at the heart of the village, initially taking you past the Hannigalp valley station. After a short climb on a gravel road, the tour makes its first descent, flowing down to the idyllic Z’Seew mountain lake, which provides a welcome opportunity to take a break and cool off – particularly on hot summer days. Reinvigorated, you now head up to the Äbnet junction, then take the broad trail to the Bärgji-Alp and Jägerstube restaurants, where you can stop for refreshments in pleasant surroundings. The Barrhorn stands out amongst the three-thousand-metre peaks that line up opposite as the highest snow-free summit in Europe that is accessible to hikers. There is a comfortable trail leading from the Grächen Bärgji valley station back to the starting point in Grächen. You can also take the varied and flowing enduro trail from Titter down to Kalpetran. The tour can also connect with the Zermatt-Visp trail (No. 150).
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Our favorite itineraries are part of a selection of the best routes in the region and are proposed by Valais/Wallis Promotion to best meet the expectations of our guests.
Turn-by-turn directions
The route is signposted in one direction only: Grächen -> Z’Seew -> Taa -> Bärgji -> Chummulti -> Bina -> Grächen
Start
Grächen (1614m)
Destination
Grächen (1614m)
Author's recommendation
Lake Grächen is an ideal place for both grown-ups and kids to rest, cool off and have fun in the water.
Technical information
Altitude
1781m
1493m
Ascent
+330m
Descent
-330m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
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Tags
Public transport
Approach
Parking
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
