Hike from Fiesch via Martisberg and Goppisberg to Mörel-Filet

20.42 km long
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: very difficult
Hike
  • 5:00 h
  • 20.42 km
  • 755 m
  • 1,034 m
  • 760 m
  • 1,391 m
  • 631 m
  • Start: Fiesch, train station
  • Destination: Mörel-Filet, train station
Magnificent landscape and charming Valais villages: The beautiful hike along the sunny valley slope truly deserves the name pleasure hike.

The starting point of the hike is Fiesch. At the Fieschertal/Station junction, hike toward Wiler and at the crossroad in Birchi continue toward Fiescheralp. After a short time, you reach the Laggeraweg, which you follow through meadows and forests to a bridge and the junction to Martisberg. Once the climb to Martisberg is done, the route continues relatively flat: along the sunny valley slope, you pass the idyllic Valais villages Betten Dorf, Goppisberg, and Greich with their typical black larch houses. For the last section—the descent to Mörel-Filet—you have two route options: either walk via Ried-Mörel or via Breiten downhill. Afterwards, you take the train back to Fiesch.

Aletsch Arena AG
Aletsch Arena AG

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Trail

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Fiesch – Laggeraweg – Martisberg – Betten Dorf – Goppisberg – Greich – Ried-Mörel or Breiten – Mörel-Filet

Tour information

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

We recommend:

  • Good footwear
  • Weather-dependent clothing: always carry a waterproof vest
  • Headgear
  • Sunscreen
  • Water bottle
  • Picnic
  • Camera
  • Binoculars (optional)
  • Hiking poles (optional)
  • Printout of the hiking trail (click «Print» to download)

Directions & Parking facilities

Follow Cantonal Road 19 to the Fiesch exit, then Furkastrasse to the parking options.
Large, fee-paying parking lot at the valley station of the Fiesch-Eggishorn cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG).
By train from Brig or Oberwald to Fiesch, then on foot to the start of the route.

Additional information

Aletsch Arena AG
Furkastrasse 39
CH-3983 Mörel-Filet
+41 27 928 58 58
info@aletscharena.ch
www.aletscharena.ch

Literature

At the mountain railways and information centers of the Aletsch Arena, you can get a free panoramic map.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The Valais villages along the route are charming and idyllic. Be sure to plan a small village walk at each!

Safety guidelines

Summer sports report

Use of the hiking trails and information on this website is at your own risk. Conditions on site may cause changes to the route. Aletsch Arena AG assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information on this website.

  • Carry a map with you. Download the complete description of the hiking trail with a large-scale map by clicking «Print» at the top right of the page.
  • Use only marked hiking trails and obey all signs and instructions - for your own safety, to protect grazing animals, and out of respect for wildlife.
  • Close gates after passing through.
  • Be considerate of other trail users, plants, and animals.

Map

Topographic maps SwissTopo: 1:25’000: 1269 Aletsch Glacier

Nearby

Location and Contact

Hike from Fiesch via Martisberg and Goppisberg to Mörel-Filet
3984 Fiesch