Fixed rope routes
Adventure course Bietschtal bridge

Raron-St. German-Niedergesteln
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This via ferrata delivers on its promise: airy descents, swinging like Tarzan over the "Bietschi," passing through mysterious caves, and rushing via a long zip line to the opposite side of the valley – a breathtakingly exciting route in a wild environment that is only accessible with a guide.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
8.28 kmDuration
3:45 hDescription
At the last old bridge over the Bietschbach above the railway viaduct, you stand at the start of the adventure course through the Bietsch Gorge. This adventure course also provides impressive insights into mysterious places of the Bietschtal for non-mountaineers. The via ferrata can only be done accompanied by a mountain guide.
Turn-by-turn directions
From the village of Raron, you reach the Restaurant Rarnerchumma via Fromatten after crossing the Bietschbach. From the Restaurant Rarnerchumma above Raron, you hike below the Lötschberg southern ramp on a trail towards the Bietschtal. You cross the viaduct of the BLS Lötschberg and turn towards the Bietschtal until you reach a natural stone bridge after 5 minutes, where the start is located. Through a vertical chute, climbers enter the narrow Bietsch Gorge. After climbing through some rock walls, the via ferrata leads downward through a large cave. At the cave exit, there is a 25 m high abseil point. Then follows a zip line to cross the rushing Bietschbach. After that, there are two options – either directly ascend to the next zip line or climb the more difficult route with three overhangs. The last zip line, 72 m long, leads over a dizzying abyss to the exit. From the exit, you can either return to the starting point or continue the hike on the Lötschberg southern ramp towards Ausserberg.
Start
Raron or Sankt German (636m)
Destination
Ausserberg train station (931m)
Technical information
Altitude
1021m
636m
Ascent
+635m
Descent
-295m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Regular regional trains to Raron or bus connection to Sankt German.
Approach
Highway A9 and then Cantonal Road 9 to Raron
Parking
Parking lot at the Felsenkirche in Raron.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion




