Snowshoeing
Waldegga Trail
Staldenried–Gspon
3/12°
The Waldegga Trail in Gspon is special for many reasons, including the pure sunshine, enchanting views and all-round relaxation in a snow-capped winter forest. Although above all, it's still possible to hike it when many other snowshoe tours are no longer feasible.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
4.4 kmDuration
1:41 h
Description
On the Waldegga Trail in Gspon ob Staldenried you’ll follow in the footsteps of football legend Ottmar Hitzfeld, who lent his name to the highest football stadium in Europe, situated at around 2,000m above sea level. This is a fairly steep trail, and is therefore aimed at snowshoe hikers who have experience on similar terrain and are in good physical condition. Once you’ve passed the Waldegga ski lift, the high-altitude hike takes you through a stone pine and larch forest towards Sädolti, with the peaks of the Bietschhorn, Aletschorn and Finsteraarhorn visible in the distance. The trail then continues up to Seewjini, where the forest becomes sparser. Eagle-eyed snowshoe hikers might even catch a glimpse of a wood grouse. Later on you can watch the ski pros tearing down the slopes before heading back down to the football stadium and the cable car station.
Turn-by-turn directions
The Waldegga Trail begins at the mountain station of the Staldenried-Gspon cable car, then leads past the Ottmar Hitzfeld Arena and the Waldegg ski lift before entering the forest. From there, it continues towards Waldegga, Sädolti and Seewjini. A little further on, beneath Scheidbodo and near the Gspon ski lift, the trail heads downhill back to the football stadium and along the road until it reaches the departure point.
Start
Gspon (1892m)
Destination
Gspon (1892m)
Author's recommendation
This particularly sunny route is recommended in mid-winter as well as in early spring, when many other snowshoe trails are no longer accessible.
Technical information
Altitude
2042m
1892m
Ascent
+151m
Descent
-151m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Accessible by train and bus. From Visp station to Staldenried and by cable car to Gspon.
Approach
Motorway A9 direction Visp. Main road direction Saas-Fee / Zermatt junction Staldenried.
Parking
Parkings in Stalden or Staldenried.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
