Stage 13: Griesalp → Kandersteg

Via Alpina · Day 13 of 20 · km 260 of 392

Distance

17.2 km

Ascent

+1,452 m

Descent

−1,691 m

Estimated average time

7 h 15 min

Highest 2,778 m · lowest 1,171 m

17.2 kilometres, 1,452 metres of ascent, 1,691 metres of descent, 7 hours 15 minutes of walking, an estimated average; highest point at 2,778 metres, lowest at 1,171 metres.

Technique: medium · fitness: hard

What Clotilde says

Vaduz → Montreux

Today, the roof of the journey: the Hohtürli, at 2778 m, the highest point in the whole guide. A hut waits right by the pass so you can get your strength back. Then on to Lake Oeschinen, on UNESCO's World Heritage List, and Kandersteg. Look up at the rocks: the ibex is at home there, and it knows it.

Montreux → Vaduz

In Kandersteg, stop by to say hello to Lake Oeschinen before heading for the Hohtürli. At 2778 m, it's the highest point in the whole guide: take a photo, you'll never be higher on this trail. The ibex, for its part, finds this perfectly normal. Tonight, after 7 h 30 min of walking, Griesalp and its pastures welcome you.

Along the way

• Hohtürli At 2778 m, this pass is the highest point of the whole route. A mountain hut, the Blüemlisalphütte, stands close by.
• Lake Oeschinen High above Kandersteg, this large mountain lake lies in the middle of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, which is on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

In the nature guide

Alpine ibex

Sources: Wikipedia, "Lac d'Oeschinen" (French), "Oeschinensee" and "Hohtürli" (German); Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg Tourismus, "Blüemlisalphütte"; Made in Bern, "Lake Oeschinen".

See on SwitzerlandMobility (new tab)

Distances, ascents, walking times and route: Federal Roads Office FEDRO, cantons, SwitzerlandMobility Foundation — Hiking in Switzerland (ch.astra.wanderland), open data OPEN BY.