Circular hike from Fiescheralp through the Tälligrattunnel to Märjela and to the glacier edge

Tip

10.56 km long

Difficulty: medium

Condition: easy

Great panorama

Hike

3:05 h
10.56 km
312 m
317 m
2,177 m
2,357 m
180 m
Start: Fiescheralp, mountain station of the gondola
Destination: Fiescheralp, mountain station of the gondola

The hiking route starts at the Fiescheralp at the mountain station of the cable car. Follow the signpost "Märjela, Glacier Hut" to the Tälligrattunnel. Through the illuminated Tälligrattunnel (1 km) you reach the Märjela. Halfway up to the mountain hut Glacier Hut, turn left and hike on a mountain path to the Märjelensee and to the glacier edge. Return via the Tälligrattunnel back to the Fiescheralp.

Directions

Fiescheralp - Tälligrattunnel - Märjela - Märjelensee - Glacier edge - Märjela - Tälligrattunnel - Fiescheralp

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

Familiy-Friendly
Stop at an Inn

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Pavements

Asphalt

Trail

Path

Equipment

We recommend:

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

Directions & Parking facilities

Follow cantonal road 19 to the Fiesch exit, Furkastrasse to the valley station of the Fiesch-Eggishorn cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG). Take the cable car up to the Fiescheralp.

Large paid parking lot at the valley station of the Fiesch-Eggishorn cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG).

By train from Brig or Oberwald to Fiesch (station/valley station of the Fiesch-Eggishorn cable car, Aletsch Bahnen AG). Take the gondola up to the Fiescheralp.

Additional information

Aletsch Arena AG
Furkastrasse 39
CH-3983 Mörel-Filet
+41 27 928 58 58

info@aletscharena.ch
www.aletscharena.ch

Literature

You can get a free panorama map at the mountain railways and info centers of the Aletsch Arena. 

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Fancy a summit victory? Simply take on the ascent to the summit of the Eggishorn (2,926 m) before or after the hike!

Map

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