Snowshoeing
Waldegga Trail
Staldenried–Gspon
-3/6°
The Waldegga Trail in Gspon is special in many ways. Pure sunshine, enchanting views, and complete relaxation in the snow-covered winter forest. Above all, it is still doable even when snowshoe hikes are no longer possible in many places.
Difficulty
EasyLength
4.4 kmDuration
1:41 h
Description
On the Waldegga Trail in Gspon above Staldenried, you follow in the footsteps of football legend Ottmar Hitzfeld, after whom the highest-altitude football arena at about 2000 meters above sea level is named. The trail is aimed at snowshoers who already have experience in the terrain and good fitness. Because it goes quite steeply uphill. Once past the Waldegga ski lift, you trek on the high-level hike through Swiss stone pine and larch forest towards Sädolti. On the way, the peaks of Bietschhorn, Aletschhorn, and Finsteraarhorn greet you in the distance. Then continue up to Seewjini, where the forest becomes a bit more open. Attentive snowshoers may even catch a glimpse of capercaillies. Later, you can watch the ski pros on the piste before going back down to the football arena and the aerial cableway station.
Turn-by-turn directions
The Waldegga Trail starts at the upper station of the Staldenried-Gspon aerial cableway, passes the Ottmar Hitzfeld Arena and the Waldegg ski lift, and leads into the forest. From there, it continues towards Waldegga, Sädolti, and Seewjini. A little further, below Scheidbodo at the Gspon ski lift, it goes downhill back to the football arena and along the road to the starting point.
Start
Gspon (1892m)
Destination
Gspon (1892m)
Author's recommendation
This hike is recommended due to the many hours of sunshine both in midwinter and early spring when other snowshoe trails are no longer passable.
Technical information
Altitude
2042m
1892m
Ascent
+151m
Descent
-151m
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 then by cable car to Gspon.
Approach
Motorway A9 towards Visp. Cantonal road towards Saas-Fee / Zermatt until the Staldenried junction.
Parking
Parking in Stalden or Staldenried.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
