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sandysmith Says: At Tellialp on the Sagenweg hike (see sport s tip) about an hour from Fafleralp the path zig zags down the meadow to a local mountain hut. We stopped here for a drink and a quick snack - honestly the food tasted better than it looked - local sausage and bread.
sandysmith Says: We were staying in Kandersteg so we needed to take the short train journey through the Loeschental tunnel to Goppenstein where the efficient transport service had the local post bus waiting to take us down the valley. We got off the bus at Wilder and took the gondola up to...
sandysmith Says: The Sagenweg hike covers the north-eastern part of the Lötschentaler Höhenweg, a beautiful easy trail on the slopes of the Lötschen valley. The path gradually descend from Lauchernalp (reached by gondola from Wiler) to Fafleralp, the furthest settlement in the valley,...
sandysmith Says: Fafleralp has its own little lake a short walk from the valley end. There is a restaurant nearby and a camping centre not far from a large car park and food kiosk bar. From here many other hike options can be made, close up to the glacier and other small lakes like the...
sandysmith Says: The main town of the Lötschental is Kippel with some 500 inhabitants. The old parish church, dating from the 1800's, holds a beautiful high altar that's worth seeing. There is also the local museum and the typical dark wood barns on stilts, characterisitic of Valais. Other...
sandysmith Says: The Loetschental Valley is the largest northern side valley of Rhône valley in the Valais canton in Switzerland. The river Lonza flows through this deep picturesque valley. 20 km long valley is surrounded by 3000 m high mountains, including the Bietschhorn (3934 m), the...
sandysmith Says: Lauchernalp is the alpine village above Wiler in the Loetscental Valley the starting place for many hikes of all categories. We chose an easy panoramic path - the Sagenweg but higher ones climb up to the Loetschental pass and over the the Gasterntal valley near kandersteg....
sandysmith Says: The end of the Loetschental Valley - a lovely surprise find during our Swiss vacation July 2008. Such a sunny valley and splendid scenery. I think perhaps we will return here one day and make a walk towards the glacier - we had already walked the panorama path, the...
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The end of the Loetschental Valley - a lovely surprise find during our Swiss vacation July 2008. Such a sunny valley and splendid scenery. I think perhaps we...
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A sunny valley a short ride away from Kandersteg where we were staying and a real gem of a discovery. A scenic easy 3hr hike along the panoramic Loetschental ridge towards Fafleralp made for a most......
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