Trail Suspension Bridge Belalp-Riederalp

  • 12.31 km long
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Trail running
  • 2:40 h
  • 12.31 km
  • 583 m
  • 767 m
  • 1,558 m
  • 2,132 m
  • Difficulty: medium

One point to point, one big suspension bridge. Start high above Brig at Belalp and roll along the balcony trail with the Great Aletsch Glacier in sight. Then drop more than 550 metres on a steep, technical descent towards the glacier snout. At the bottom, the suspension bridge spans the Massa Gorge: 124 m long and 80 m above the river. On the other side the work starts. A hard climb before the trail flows through ancient arolla pines in the Aletsch Forest to the Riederfurka. Finish with a fast run down to Riederalp.

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Depends on weather

Pavements

Asphalt (8%)
Gravel (18%)
Trail (1%)
Path (73%)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Save your legs on the descent: the climb out of the gorge is the real test. Refill at Hotel Belalp, as there are no stops until the Riederfurka.