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Lauchernalp

The Lötschental is surrounded by glaciers and mountains almost 4000 meters high. Down in the valley, however, there are plenty of single trails, many of which are integrated into the route to Lauchernalp.

Description

The tour starts at Goppenstein railroad station, where you can easily travel from the Bern/Thun region and Brig. For the first section, follow the main road into the Lötschental valley. In Ferden, you descend to the Lonza and follow it on the south side on cart tracks and single trails to Blatten. If you want to make this strenuous ascent easier, follow the main road in Ferden as far as Blatten. Eventually you reach the Fafleralp - again there is a more strenuous version next to the road and an easier asphalt version to choose from. At Fafleralp, the singletrail fun begins as you follow the Lötschental Panorama Trail. The wonderful path leads past the Schwarzsee lake to Tellialp, then you ride along a forest road for a while until you climb up to Weritzalp on a singletrail. Here you are back on the panoramic trail, which you now follow to Lauchernalp. Here you leave the official panoramic trail and take the flowing high-altitude trail almost to Kummenalp. A few meters before the first houses, turn left onto the great descent to Ferden. Follow the trail on the left side of the valley back to Goppenstein.

Note: This tour is inspired by the book "Singletrails in the Swiss Alps" by Jürg Buschor. However, the much more attractive version of the route is in the opposite direction and is described here with the tour "Lötschentaler Höhenweg".

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34 km

1540 m

1540 m

1222 above sea level

2148 above sea level

1 day

Goppenstein

Goppenstein

1509

well suited

Thomas Giger
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Hotel Fafleralp

Restaurant Tellialp

Gasthaus Kummenalp

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Spotguide Brig / Visp
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Bock uf Bikeguide (Gampel)
Bike-Saumer (Turtmann)
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Written by elliot on 18. June 2025

Currently probably not rideable due to the landslide.

Written by lorantbiketria… on 01. June 2020

Checked 2020

Portrait Thomas Giger

About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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