From Riederalp Mitte you hike through Riederalp and up to Riederfurka. A short steep ascent of 165 meters and you are on the Riederhorn. Some sections of the trail are a little exposed. The Riederhorn offers breathtaking views of the Great Aletsch Glacier and many four-thousand-metre peaks of the Valais and Bernese Alps. Descend to the Casselweg trail and hike back to the Riederfurka and the Villa Cassel. At the beginning of the 20th century, the imposing Villa Cassel on the Riederfurka was the fashionable summer residence of the English banker and his exclusive guests from the aristocracy and high finance. The descent back to Riederalp Mitte is the last stage of this hike.
Circular hiking trail Riederalp - Riederfurka - Riederhorn - Riederfurka - Riederalp
closed
- medium
- 7,44 km
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- 375 m
- 375 m
- start: Riederalp, top station of the gondola Mitte
- destination: Riederalp, top station of the gondola Mitte
Best Season
Good to know
- Cultural Interesting
- Stop at an Inn
- Loop Road
Riederalp, top station of the gondola Mitte
Riederalp, top station of the gondola Mitte
Riederalp Mitte – Riederfurka – Riederhorn – Riederfurka – Riederalp Mitte
Use of the trails and the information on this website is at hikers’ own risk. Local conditions may entail changes to routes. Aletsch Arena AG accepts no liability for the accuracy and completeness of information on this website.
Bring a map. Download full description of this route including large-scale map by clicking on «Print» icon, top right of this page.
Use marked trails only, and observe all signposting – for your own safety, to safeguard grazing animals and to avoid disturbing wildlife.
Close gates after passing through.
Please be considerate to other trail users, and to the plants and animals.
Do not leave any waste in nature.
We recommend:
- good footwear
- clothing suitable for the weather: always carry a waterproof jacket
- hat or cap
- sunscreen
- bottle for water
- picnic
- camera
- binoculars (optional)
- hiking poles (optional)
- printout of this hike (click «Print» icon, to download)
The exhibition and alpine garden at the Nature Conservation Centre in Villa Cassel on Riederfurka are well worth seeing! Be sure to plan a visit!
Take Kantonsstrasse 19 to the Mörel-Filet exit, then follow signs for the parking facilities. Proceed on foot to the Riederalp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG), which takes you up to Riederalp.
- Limited parking spaces (charges apply) at Mörel-Filet station. Further parking options are signposted.
- Large pay multi-storey car parks at the entrance to Mörel-Filet and in the village centre.
By train from Brig or Oberwald to Mörel-Filet, then on foot to the Riederalp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG). Take the cable car up to Riederalp.
Bei den Bergbahnen und Infocentern der Aletsch Arena erhälst du eine kostenlose Panoramakarte.
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