Medicinal Herbs: circular themed trail

1:00 h
2.84 km
93 m
93 m
1,954 m
2,047 m
93 m
Start: Rope Garden Baschweri, Bettmeralp
Destination: Rope Garden Baschweri, Bettmeralp

Learn interesting facts about the healing power of local herbs: 10 information boards turn the hiking route along the Forest Promenade into the instructive Medicinal Herb Trail.

From the mountain station of the Bettmeralp cable car, head eastwards through the village until you reach Baschweri Adventure Park. Here you’ll find the start of the Medicinal Herb themed trail, which was created single-handedly by Nina Brechbühl for her Matura dissertation at Kollegium Brig. First follow the fairly level path past Baschweri Adventure Park as far as Martisbergeralp. After about half an hour, the route doubles back on itself towards the west. Climbing slightly, it then levels off again and leads towards Alte Stafel. From there you take the downhill path, past the Möriken-Wildegg group hostel, back to the starting point. Walking time approx. 1 hour.

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Directions

Rope Garden Baschweri - Waldpromenade - Alte Stafel -

Rope Garden Baschweri

Tour information

Loop Road

Equipment

We recommend:

good footwear

clothing suitable for the weather: always carry a waterproof jacket

hat or cap

sunscreen

bottle for water

picnic

camera

binoculars (optional)

hiking poles (optional)

printout of this hike (click «Print» icon, to download)

Directions & Parking facilities

Take Kantonsstrasse 19 to the Betten Valley Station exit. Take the Bettmeralp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Bettmeralp.

Large pay car park near the valley station of the Bettmeralp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG).

By train from Brig or Oberwald to Betten valley station. Take the Bettmeralp cable car (Aletsch Bahnen AG) up to Bettmeralp.

Additional information

Aletsch Arena AG
Furkastrasse 39
CH-3983 Mörel-Filet
+41 27 928 58 58
info@aletscharena.ch
www.aletscharena.ch

Literature

Get a free panoramic map at the cable car stations and info centres of the Aletsch Arena.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A delicious tea or soothing ointment? With your newly acquired knowledge about medicinal herbs, you can now make them yourself.

Safety guidelines

Summer sports report

Use of the trails and the information on this website is at hikers’ own risk. Local conditions may entail changes to routes. Aletsch Arena AG accepts no liability for the accuracy and completeness of information on this website.