Height: Looking ahead it appears that there comes a point in the Freündenhütte path where you don't think it will be possible to continue but the path continue...
Height: The refuge on the Ueschinengrat Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 11 15:42 The refuge on the Ues...
Height: There are 2 signposts at Ronewald 10 minutes apart! Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 08 15:07...
Height: Bachwald on the Nord Rampe. There is a small restaurant here but it is not always open. Put a longer description and other useful information here. M...
Height: Mülenen is the small railway station that serves the BLS train between Spiez, Kandersteg and Brig, and where the Niesen railway starts. Put a longer de...
Height: There are several paths back down to the valley floor from the Lötschental Höhenweg The arm pointing down to the valley has: * Weissenried 40 mins...
Height: The bridge across the Baldschieder has to survive torrential water sometimes we have known three different bridges here in 20 years! Put a longer des...
Height: The Balmhornhütte at 1955m Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 19 16:05 The Balmhornhütte: The vie...
Height: The distinctive wooden sign for the Balmhornhütte. There is also another sign close by that normally says whether the hut is open with a warden in reside...
Height: The path up to the Doldenhornhütte starts here Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 05 14:51 The si...
Height: Gratsattel at the base of the Gällihorn Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 11 15:32 Gratsattel a...
Height: Put a short location description here Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 15:14 The beer at Ber...
Height: Biberg is where the path forks on the way to the Doldenhornhüttte. On the way down, you can either go left and return to the valley via the Waldhotel Dol...
Height: Birgisch between Mund and Brig There is a Post Bus service between Brig and Mund, through Birgisch try here for the 2009 timetable http://www.fahrpla...
Height: At 2834m, the Blümlisalphütte is the highest hut around Kandersteg Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 ...
Height: The bridge over the Langgletscher beneath Anenhütte Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 12 20:10 T...
Height: Brig as at the northern end of the Simplon tunnel Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 09 13:50 Loo...
Height: Bundergrabe is a good lunch stop with a shelter, a water trügli and a loo Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry ...
Height: Chindbettipass between the top of the Ueschinental and the Engstligental Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry ...
Height: On the end of the alp with views to Lake Thun on a clear day, Chüeweid is a decision point; round to Ramslauenen and Kiental or down to Reichenbach or Fr...
Height: The alpine lake along the Gemmi. The Schaferfest (sheep festival) is held on the shore on the last Sunday in Juy. Put a longer description and other us...
Height: The Doldenhornhütte is one of the lower Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) huts but it is a true alpine venue. On a good day there may be many paragliders (gleits...
Height: Eggen is a very traditional Walliser village Make sure that you take the grass path through Eggen to see the wonderful gardens and garden gnomes. Don't...
Height: The road from Kandersteg to the head of the valley stops at Eggenschwand at theSunnbüel cable car. There is a big car park here and refreshments are avai...
Height: Eggerberg is around the middle of the Höhenweg Südrampe Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 09 11:...
Height: Eggweid is on the alp between Frutigen and the Niesen Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 11 11:54...
Height: Engstligenalp The Engstligenalp is obviously a big skiing centre in the winter. There is a restaurant here and the cable car descends down to Unter dem...
Height: Fafleralp is at the end of the road where the Post Bus stops. You can either take the Lötchental Höhenweg path back down the valley or walk up towards th...
Height: Faldumalp above Goppenstein on the Lötschental Höhenweg It is 800m straight down from Faldumalp to Goppenstein! Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 09 21:04 ...
Height: En route to the Blümlisalphütte from Griesalp Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 11 10:03 The pat...
Height: Finnu (sometimes spelled Finnen) is the highest Walliser village inhabited all the year round. There is a Post Bus service that can take you to Finnu. ...
Height: The waterfalls on the Freündenhütte path are dramatic. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 18:0...
Height: There is an isolated farmhouse amongst the flowers on the Fisialp. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 ...
Height: Put a short location description here Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 15:03 * The back o...
Height: Frutigen station Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 11 11:04 Signpost at Frutigen station: One of...
Height: Although not a dramatically high peak for the Kandersteg area, the Gällihorn dominates the head of the valley and provides superb views of the Kander val...
Height: Gemmipass is the southern end of the walk along the Gemmi. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 07 ...
Height: Goppenstein is at the sothern end of the Lötschberg tunnel BLS trains pass through Goppenstein every hour. It is now a stopping service between Kanders...
Height: Gratsattel at the base of the Gällihorn. From here, you can go down to Sunnbüel, down into the Ueschinental or along the high level Ueschinengrat to Sc...
Height: Gurnigel a hidden gorge between the Gasterntal and the Gemmi Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 1...
The Lötschental valley is served by the BLS train to Goppenstein go to the BLS site here http://www.bls.ch/e/bahn/fahrplan.php and choose service 330 for Spiez ...
The funicular railway from Mülenen up to the top of the Niesen, is in two stages Mülenen to Schwandegg and then Schwandegg to the top of the Niesen (Niesen Kulm...
The alpine lake above Kandersteg. MapUse the chairlift to take you up 400m above Kandersteg village. It is then between 20 and 30 minutes walk to the Oeschinens...
The traditional chairlift from Kandersteg to the Oeschinensee has been replaced in 2008/9 by a godolbahn. http://www.kandersteg.ch/english/sport/bahnen.html#oesch...