Walking in the Valais: 120 Walks and Treks

by Kev Reynolds

Overview

This guide describes 111 day walks and 10 multi-day, long-distance treks, exploring this whole area and suitable for a wide range of abilities. The network of walking trails in this popular region is excellent but the infrastructure is unbeatable, with excellent public transport and a wide range of good-quality accommodation from simple mountain huts to grand hotels in bases such as Saas Fee, Zermatt and Arolla. The Pennine Alps in the Valais region of Switzerland contain more 4000m peaks than anywhere else in Western Europe and some of the greats: the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Dent Blanche and Grand Combin, all surrounded by idyllic valleys and hillsides dotted with chalets, hay barns and hardy little alpine flowers as well as pristine snowfields and glaciers. Walks are arranged valley by valley and accompanied by full information about the valley bases, mountain huts, access and facilities as well as practical information for walkers new to trekking or walking in Switzerland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783620524
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	04/14/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Kev Reynolds is a writer, photojournalist and lecturer. He has published many books on the Alps, a series of trekkers' guides to Nepal and several guides on walking in England. He also writes for the outdoor press and tourist authorities, and leads trekking holidays in various mountain regions. Kev is the first honorary member of the British Association of European Mountain Leaders (BAEML), and a member of the Alpine Club, Austrian Alpine Club and Outdoor Writers' Guild.
A lifelong passion for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, drove Kev's desire to share his sense of wonder and delight in the natural world through his writing, guiding, photography and lecturing. Spending several months every year in various high-mountain regions researching guidebooks made him The Man with the World's Best Job. Kev enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Cicerone from the 1970s, producing 50 books, including guides to five major trekking regions of Nepal and to numerous routes in the European Alps and Pyrenees, as well as walking guides for Kent, Sussex and the Cotswolds. 'A Walk in the Clouds' is a collection of autobiographical short stories recording 50 years of mountain travel and adventures. He was also the contributing editor of the collaborative guide 'Trekking in the Himalaya' and Cicerone's celebratory anniversary compilation 'Fifty Years of Adventure'. A frequent contributor to outdoor magazines, Kev also wrote and illustrated brochures for national tourist authorities and travel companies. When not away in the mountains, Kev lived with his wife in a small cottage among what he called 'the Kentish Alps', with unrestricted walking country on the doorstep. But he also travelled throughout Britain during the winter months to share his love of the places he wrote about through a series of lectures. Sadly, Kev passed away in 2021. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him and by many more he inspired through his writing and talks.

Table of Contents

Mountain safety Overview map Map key Preface to the fourth edition Introduction The Valais region The valleys Getting there Transport within the Valais Accommodation Weather Notes for walkers Suggested equipment Recommended maps Using this guide Grading of walks Fieschertal and the Aletsch Glacier Walk 1 Fieschertal - Burg Hut - Fieschertal Walk 2 Fieschertal - Gletscherstube Märjela Walk 3 Burg Hut - Gletscherstube Märjela Walk 4 Fiescheralp - Gletscherstube Märjela Walk 5 Gletscherstube Märjela - Aletschgletscher - Biel - Fiescheralp Walk 6 Gletscherstube Märjela - Aletschgletscher - Riederfurka Walk 7 Fiederfurka - Aletschwald - Hängebrücke - Belalp Lötschental Walk 8 Ferden - Kummenalp - Fafleralp Walk 8A Ferden and Falferalp from Lauchernalp Walk 9 Ferden - Kummenalp - Lötschenpass Hut Walk 10 Lötschenpass Hut - Selden - Kandersteg Walk 11 Fafleralp - Petersgrat - Kandersteg Walk 12 Fafleralp - Krindeln Walk 13 Fafleralp - Anen Hut - Fafleralp Walk 14 Fafleralp - Blatten - Goppenstein Walk 15 Ried - Bietschhorn Hut Saastal Walk 16 Gspon - Kreuzboden Walk 17 Kreuzboden - Weissmies Hut Walk 18 Kreuzboden - Trift - Saas Grund Walk 19 Kreuzboden - Almagelleralp - Saas Almagel Walk 20 Saas Almagell - Almagelleralp - Almageller Hut Walk 21 Saas Almagell - Saas Grund - Saas Balen Walk 22 Saas Almagell - Furggalp - Saas Almagel Walk 23 Saas Almagell - Furgtälli - Saas Almagel Walk 24 Mattmark - Antrona Pass - Saas Almagel Walk 25 Mattmark - Ofental - Mattmark Walk 26 Mattmark - Monte Moro Pass - Mattmark Walk 27 Saas Grund - Saas Fee (via Kapellenweg) Walk 28 Saas Grund - Seng - Saas Fee Walk 29 Saas Fee - Saas Almagell - Saas Fee Walk 30 Saas Fee - Gletschergrotte - Spielboden Walk 31 Saas Fee (Hannig) - Mischabel Hut Walk 32 Saas Fee (Hannig) - Gletschersee - Saas Fee Walk 32A Trift - Hannig Alp - Saas Fee Walk 33 Saas Fee (Felskinn) - Britannia Hut Walk 34 Saas Fee (Plattjen) - Britannia Hut Walk 35 Saas Fee (Plattjen) - Hannig Mattertal Walk 36 St Niklaus (Jungen) - St Niklaus Walk 37 St Niklaus - Randa - Täsch - Zermatt Walk 38 St Niklaus - Grächen Walk 39 St Niklaus - Gasenried Walk 40 Grächen - Hannigalp - Saas Fee Walk 41 Grächen - Gasenried Walk 42 Randa - Schaliberg - Randa Walk 43 Täsch - Täschalp Walk 44 Täschalp - Täsch Hut Walk 45 Täschalp - Täsch Walk 46 Zermatt (Sunnegga) - Täschalp - Täsch Walk 47 Zermatt (Sunnegga) - Fluhalp - Findeln -Zermatt Walk 48 Zermatt - Findeln - Eggen Walk 49 Zermatt (Riffelberg) - Riffelsee - Zermatt Walk 50 Zermatt (Rotenboden) - Monte Rosa Hut Walk 51 Zermatt (Schwarzsee) - Hörnli Hut Walk 52 Zermatt (Schwarzsee) - Stafelalp - Zermatt Walk 53 Zermatt - Zmutt - Zum See - Blatten - Zermatt Walk 54 Zermatt - Herbrigg - Hubel - Zmutt Walk 55 Zermatt - Zmutt - Schönbiel Hut Walk 56 Zermatt - Trift Walk 57 Zermatt - Trift - Höhbalmen - Hubel - Zermatt Walk 58 Zermatt - Höhbalmen - Zmutt - Zermatt Walk 59 Zermatt - Höhbalmen - Schönbiel Hut Walk 60 Zermatt - Trift - Rothorn Hut Walk 61 Zermatt - Trift - Mettelhorn Turtmanntal Walk 62 Gruben - Chalte Berg Walk 63 Gruben - Meidpass - Hotel Weisshorn Walk 64 Gruben - Augstbordpass Val d'Anniviers Walk 65 Chandolin - Cabane d'Illhorn - Illhorn Walk 66 St-Luc (Tignousa) - Bella Tola Walk 67 St-Luc (Tignousa) - Meidpass - Gruben Walk 68 St-Luc (Tignousa) - Hotel Weisshorn - Zinal Walk 69 Zinal - Forcletta - Gruben Walk 70 Zinal - Hotel Weisshorn - Ayer Walk 71 Zinal - Cabane de Tracuit Walk 72 Zinal - Roc de la Vache - Zinal Walk 73 Zinal - Cabane d'Ar Pitetta Walk 74 Zinal - Cabane du Grand Mountet Walk 75 Zinal - Cabane du Petit Mountet Walk 76 Zinal (Sorebois) - Cab. du Petit Mountet - Zinal Walk 77 Grimentz (Moiry) - Col de Sorebois - Zinal Walk 78 Grimentz (Parking du Glacier) - Cab. de Moiry Walk 79 Grimentz (Barrage de Moiry) - Haut Tour du Lac Walk 80 Grimentz (Barrage de Moiry) - Lac des Autannes Walk 81 Grimentz (Moiry) - Sex de Marinda - Grimentz Walk 82 Grimentz - Zinal Val d'H&##xe9;rens Walk 83 Les Haud&##xe8;res - La Sage Walk 84 Les Haud&##xe8;res (Ferp&##xe8;cle) - Bricola Walk 85 Les Haud&##xe8;res - Veisivi - Roc Vieux Walk 86 Arolla - Lac Bleu - La Gouille Walk 87 Arolla - Les Haud&##xe8;res - Evol&##xe8;ne Walk 88 Arolla - Cabane de la Tsa Walk 89 Arolla - Plan de Bertol Walk 90 Arolla - Pra Gra Walk 91 Arolla - Cabane des Aiguilles Rouges - Arolla Walk 92 Arolla - Pas de Ch&##xe8;vres Walk 93 Arolla - Col de Riedmatten - Cabane des Dix Walk 94 Le Chargeur - Cabane des Dix Walk 95 Le Chargeur - Col de Riedmatten - Arolla Walk 96 Le Chargeur - Cabane de Prafleuri - Le Chargeur Val de Bagnes Walk 97 Verbier - Clambin - Cabane du Mont Fort Walk 98 Cabane du Mont Fort - Cab. de Louvie - Fionnay Walk 99 Fionnay - Cabane de Panossi&##xe8;re Walk 100 Mauvoisin - Cabane de Chanrion Val Ferret Walk 101 Praz de Fort - Plan Bagnet - Cabane d'Orny Walk 102 Ferret - Grand Col Ferret Walk 103 Ferret - Lacs de Fen&##xea;tre Walk 104 Ferret - Champex Walk 105 Champex - Sembrancher Walk 106 Champex - Cabane d'Orny Walk 107 Champex - Alp Bovine - Col de la Forclaz Walk 108 Champex - Fen&##xea;tre d'Arpette - Col de la Forclaz Vall&##xe9;e du Trient Walk 109 Trient - Chalet du Glacier - Trient Walk 110 Trient - Col de Balme - Croix de Fer Walk 111 Trient - Ref. Les Grands - Col de Balme - Trient Multi-Day Tours Tour 1 Tour of the Upper Mattertal Tour 2 Tour du Val d'Anniviers Tour 3 Tour of the Weissmies Tour 4 Tour of Monte Rosa Tour 5 Grand Tour of Monte Rosa Tour 6 Tour of the Matterhorn Tour 7 Tour of the Val d'H&##xe9;rens Tour 8 Tour of the Dents du Midi Tour 9 Chamonix to Zermatt: Walker's Haute Route Tour 10 Tour of Mont Blanc Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Useful addresses Appendix C Bibliography Appendix D Glossary