Themed Route Old Hotel Jungfrau at Eggishorn

Tip

2.26 km long

Difficulty: easy

Great panorama

Theme trail

1:00 h
2.26 km
39 m
39 m
2,177 m
2,213 m
36 m
Start: Fiescheralp, cable car mountain station
Destination: Fiescheralp, cable car mountain station

From the Fiescheralp mountain station, walk east on the Herrenweg. The themed panels along the path vividly illustrate the beginning and end of the Hotel Jungfrau at Eggishorn. Today, only part of the wall is visible where the luxury hotel once stood. This is also where the themed route ends.

The first themed panel introduces how it all began with the Hotel Jungfrau at Eggishorn.
The second panel shows the impressive transformation from guesthouse to luxury hotel.
The third panel shows the journey to the Hotel Jungfrau at Eggishorn.
The fourth panel depicts the sudden end of the Hotel Jungfrau at Eggishorn.
The fifth panel summarizes the entire history at a glance.

You can read the contents of the various themed panels on the website «altes Hotel Jungfrau Eggishorn».

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

Cultural Interesting
Familiy-Friendly
Suitable for Pushchair

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Pavements

Trail

Equipment

We recommend:

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

Directions & Parking facilities

Follow cantonal road 19 to the Fiesch exit, then the 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, then on foot to the valley station of the Fiesch-Eggishorn cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG). Take this 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 panoramic map at the mountain railways and info centers of the Aletsch Arena.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The themed route is also part of the circular hike from the Fiescheralp to the Märjelensee and the glacier edge.

Map

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