Scooter tour from Bettmeralp to Betten

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8.84 km long
Difficulty: easy
Bike Tour
  • 0:40 h
  • 8.84 km
  • 2 m
  • 732 m
  • 1,192 m
  • 1,924 m
  • 732 m
  • Start: Bettmeralp, top station of aerial cable car
  • Destination: Betten
A fantastic holiday activity for the whole family: this easy scooter tour takes you past beautiful Alpine huts as you head downhill to Betten.

The fast-paced tour starts at the mountain station of Bettmeralp cable car, where you can rent the all-terrain scooters plus a helmet. Take the underpass in the Alpmatten direction, then follow the road via Ried and Domo down into the valley, occasionally passing mountain huts set in beautiful alpine locations on the way. After about a 40-minute ride, you arrive at the idyllic Valais village of Betten. From here take the cable car back up to Bettmeralp.

Please note: Children from the age of 10 can rent a scooter if accompanied by their parents. Young people from the age of 16 can rent the off-road scooters themselves – no parents needed. Scooters are licensed for one person only. Children are not permitted to ride with you on the scooter.

 

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Directions

Bergstation Luftseilbahn Bettmeralp – Ried – Domo – Betten

Equipment

We recommend: 



  • Scooter

  • Helmet

  • Sturdy footwear

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 Bahnen AG
Hauptstrasse 12
CH-3992 Bettmeralp 
+41 27 928 41 41
info@aletschbahnen.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

Can’t get enough of it? You can do the Scooter Tour down to Betten multiple times.

Safety guidelines

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  • The minimum age for children accompanied by parents is 10 years.

  • Young people aged 16 and over may rent a scooter without being accompanied by an adult.

  • Scooters are licensed for one person only. Children are not permitted to ride with you on the scooter.

  • Your driving style and speed must be adapted to the terrain, your own abilities and other road users.

  • The use of scooters is always at your own risk.

  • Oncoming traffic, pedestrians, vehicles and livestock can be expected along the entire route.

  • Do not leave the marked tracks.

  • Be considerate towards other road users, plants and animals.  

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SwissTopo maps 1:25’000: 1269 Aletschgletscher

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Scooter tour from Bettmeralp to Betten
3992 Bettmeralp