Alpine hike UNESCO ridge trail from Bettmerhorn to Eggishorn

3.04 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Mountain tour

3:00 h
3.04 km
373 m
149 m
2,648 m
2,871 m
Difficulty: medium
Start: Bettmerhorn, cable car mountain station
Destination: Eggishorn, aerial cableway mountain station

This is an alpine hiking trail (T4, white-blue-white) and is suitable only for experienced hikers under stable weather conditions.

Starting point is the mountain station of the Bettmerhorn cable car. From there, you reach the summit of Bettmerhorn (2,647 m) via a footbridge in about 30 minutes. Then follow the partly exposed but well-secured ridge trail for about 1.5 km to a steep section. Over this you descend to the Elselicka. Fixed ropes are provided here for safety. The ridge route is considered an alpine route and is therefore only suitable for sure-footed and fearless hikers! You should not leave the white-blue marked path on this section! From the Elselicka, you hike up a well-developed trail to the mountain station of the Eggishorn aerial cableway (2,869 m), the destination of the UNESCO ridge trail.

Directions

Bettmerhorn cable car mountain station - Bettmerhorn summit - Elselicka - Eggishorn aerial cableway mountain station

Safety guidelines

Carry a map with you. Download the complete trail description along with a large-scale map by clicking “Print” in the top right corner of the page.
Use of the hiking trails is at your own risk. Local conditions may necessitate changes to the route. Aletsch Arena AG assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information on this website.
Use only marked hiking trails and follow all signs and instructions.
Close gates behind you after passing through.
Be considerate of other trail users, plants, and animals.

Tour information

Culturally interesting
Mountain summit
Refreshment stop

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Pavements

Asphalt (1%)

Gravel (8%)

Trail (42%)

Path (39%)

Via ferrata (10%)

Equipment

We recommend:

Good footwear
Weather-dependent clothing
waterproof vest
Headwear
Sunscreen
Water bottle
Picnic
Camera
Binoculars
Hiking poles
Printout of the hiking trail

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

Via cantonal road 19 to the Bettmeralp valley station exit. Take the Bettmeralp aerial cableway (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Bettmeralp.

Parking

Large, paid parking lot/parking garage at the valley station of the Bettmeralp aerial cableway (Aletsch Bahnen AG).

Public transportation

By train from Brig or Oberwald to Bettmeralp valley station. Take the Bettmeralp aerial cableway (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Bettmeralp.

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 cable cars and info centers of the Aletsch Arena you will receive a free panoramic map. 

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Get the Aletsch Explorer Pass! With the combined mountain railway and train ticket, you are unrestrictedly mobile in the Aletsch Arena!

Map

SwissTopo national maps: 1:25,000: 1269 Aletsch Glacier

Alpine hike UNESCO ridge trail from Bettmerhorn to Eggishorn

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