Willkommen im Ferienland Aletsch Arena - Geniessen Sie den Bergsommer und erleben Sie eine einzigartige Naturlandschaft, welche durch ihre Ursprünglichkeit etwas ganz besonderes ist, oder spüren Sie das Wintermärchen hautnah - die 3 Ausflugs- und Feriendestinationen Riederalp, Betttmeralp und Fiesch-Eggishorn heissen Sie herzlich Willkommen in der Aletsch Arena am Grossen Aletschgletscher, dem Herzstück des UNESCO Welterbes Schweizer Alpen Jungfrau-Aletsch.

I was grateful when we finally popped out, stunned at the startling change in scenery and just how far the valley below us was. Guiding by a mountain guide from Grindelwald, 1 night in bunk room with half-board, tea. You don’t need any previous glacier experience for this trip, just a head for heights, surefootedness, good hiking gear and fitness for 6hrs hiking. The official start of the trail is where you get off the cable car at Bettmergrat. The ice at the very base is an intense shade of blue. The second option is to take the short-cut on the right. If you happen to be in Switzerland and have a day to spare, this hike will positively blow your mind! A fascinating ice giant, this is the largest glacier in the Alps: 11 billion tonnes of ice over a distance of 23 km. Awe-inspiring! It’ll give you a better idea of where to park, where the lift stations are, and the route of our Aletsch Glacier hike. We passed the time by chatting with a nice local who’d lived in the area for 40 years. It originates from the Konkordiaplatz, which can be viewed from the Jungfraujoch.

The second longest glacier in the Alps, Fieschergletscher (Fiescher Glacier), peeks out from behind the mountains from the main trail back to Bettmeralp. The Concordia is just beneath them. Those coming by train can get off right at the Betten Talstation. It’s a. Yes, I want you to let me login with my social account. It's about 23 km (14 miles) long and 1 km (3300 ft) wide on average. Once you exit the tunnel, it’s pretty much a straight shot to Bettmeralp. A single short incline over boulders coursing with creek runoff and another short section led us to a sharp almost 90-degree turn in the trail. Watch for the horizontal white and red stripes that mark the official trail. The trail then splits again, with the main branch making a huge arc to the east and then south back towards Bettmeralp. – surely the expression that springs to mind when you see the Great Aletsch Glacier for the first time. The Jungfraujoch can be seen from the Eggishorn.

In previous times, a mighty wall of ice from the Aletsch Glacier impounded the lake and icebergs the size of houses floated on the water. You have two options here. For many folks who visit the area, they venture no further than this overlook, so don’t be fooled if there are crowds of people. If you only want to see Aletsch, take the first tram. For budget travelers, we recommend packing a lunch with plenty of snacks and water. Glacier hike to the Konkordia hut at 2850m, hiking time about 4hrs. A 5-Day Road Trip To Paris Costs How Much? Tramfare – 24 CHF total round-trip for 2 half-fare adult tickets. Hiking time about 6hrs. From the parking area, follow the pedestrian trail on foot to cross the Rhone River the short distance to the cable car/tram station. It slows to less than half that by the time it reaches the Bettmerhorn, the peak where this hike starts toward the end of the glacier. Drawing nearer the glacier surface, it’s possible to see the blue lakes dotting the surface, gaping crevasses, and the rocky debris of the three glaciers’ lateral moraines that make up the stripes of Aletsch’s medial moraines.

Since the day we arrived in Switzerland, we’ve been excited about visiting Aletsch Glacier – the largest glacier in the Alps. Like Zermatt, visitors aren't allowed to drive in the Swiss village of Bettmeralp. Learn how your comment data is processed. Thing is, the best time to visit is summer when you can see the clear delineation of the glacier from the surroundings, rather than just a solid sheet of snow. Fuel – 370 km round-trip to Aletsch for our car that gets roughly 100 km on 6 liters of diesel x 1.57 CHF/liter = about 35 CHF. #TatersTravels #rollwithus. The view from this point is superb – not just of the glacier, but of peak after peak rolling into the distance in every direction. Seeing Aletsch up close and personal is totally worth it.

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