- 0:08 h
- 2.81 km
- 3 m
- 327 m
- 1,882 m
- 2,208 m
- Difficulty: easy
- Start: Intermediate station Moosfluh glacier cable car «Blausee»
- Destination: Valley station Moosfluh glacier cable car «Riederalp»
From the upper station of the Riederalp Mitte cable car, walk eastwards to the valley station of the Moosfluh glacier cable car. Ride up to the intermediate station Blausee where you pick up your mountain cart. The fun sport device is a combination of go-kart and sled. With its three wide wheels, low seating position, and hydraulic brakes, it is very safe. The mountain cart route runs on a natural road from Blausee down to the valley station of the Moosfluh glacier cable car. On the approximately 2.8 km long downhill ride you pass the Chüestall restaurant and the Gopplerlücke.
Important:
The minimum age to rent a mountain cart is 10 years. Children up to 16 years must be accompanied by an adult when riding the mountain cart down.
Ticket:
You can find the mountain cart ticket in the webshop.
Status
You can check whether the mountain cart route is open at any time by consulting the status report.
Directions
Moosfluh Glacier Cable Car: Intermediate station Blausee – Moosfluh valley station
Safety guidelines
- The minimum age for mountain cart rides is 10 years
- Children up to 16 years must be accompanied by adults
- Helmet required
- Expect oncoming traffic, pedestrians, vehicles, and livestock on the entire cart route.
- The cart may only be ridden on the officially signposted route. Riding is prohibited on all hiking trails.
- Riding style and speed must be adapted to the terrain, personal skills, and other road users.
- Traffic rules must be observed. Specifically, keep to the right, be able to brake at half the visible distance at all times, and yield to pedestrians.
- The marked descent route is not specially secured or supervised as part of the general road and path network.
- Behave considerately towards other path users, plants, and animals.
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Pavements
- Unknown (1%)Street (49%)Trail (50%)
Equipment
We recommend:
- Mountain cart
- Helmet
- Sturdy footwear
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereTake cantonal road 19 to the Mörel-Filet exit, then continue to the signposted parking areas. Take the Riederalp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Riederalp.Parking
- Limited number of paid parking spaces at Mörel-Filet station. Additional parking options are signposted.
- Large paid parking garages at the entrance to Mörel-Filet and in the village center.
Public transportationBy train from Brig or Oberwald to Mörel-Filet, then on foot to the Riederalp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG). Take this up to Riederalp. Additional information
- Aletsch Bahnen AG
Hauptstrasse 12
CH-3992 Bettmeralp
+41 27 928 41 41
info@aletschbahnen.ch
www.aletscharena.ch Literature
At the mountain cable cars and information centers of the Aletsch Arena you receive a free panoramic map.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Ideal to refuel hungry mountain cart pilots: The barbecue area at Blausee – with a view of the Matterhorn included.
Map
- SwissTopo maps: 1:25,000: 1269 Aletsch Glacier