Hohfluh View Point – Aletschwald Nature Trail loop from Östlich Raron

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Switzerland

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Östlich Raron

Hohfluh View Point – Aletschwald Nature Trail loop from Östlich Raron

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4.9

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825

hikers

Hohfluh View Point – Aletschwald Nature Trail loop from Östlich Raron

06:02

17.8km

810m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturschutzgebiet Aletschwald

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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908 m

Lake Bettmer

Highlight • Lake

2.25 km

Blausee

Lake

3.85 km

At 2227 meters, the Hohfluh offers a particularly impressive view of the Great Aletsch Glacier. From the platform, you can easily see the curved ice flows. An information pillar with "Gletschis Pfad" makes the stop exciting for families as well.

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6.05 km

Flesch

Lake

7.89 km

View of the Aletsch Glacier from the Aletschwald Moraines Trail

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A beautiful hiking trail along the glacier moraine. Very lonely and many animal sightings as well as views of the glacier.

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9.10 km

Aletschwald Nature Trail

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Aletschwald, a natural forest with many impressive trees. Swiss stone pines, larches, and spruces grow here.

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9.36 km

View of the Aletsch Glacier from Aletsch Forest

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Hotspot for photos towards the Aletsch Glacier

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11.5 km

View of the Great Aletsch Glacier

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The Great Aletsch Glacier is a sight of archaic beauty. High up, at the Hohfluh, Moosfluh, Bettmerhorn and Eggishorn viewpoints, you can most clearly see the size and uniqueness of …

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15.9 km

View of the Matterhorn and Dent Blanche

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a place to recharge your batteries

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17.2 km

View of the Maria zum Schnee Chapel, Bettmeralp

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A nice place to linger and stop for a break.

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17.8 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.43 km

4.62 km

3.28 km

3.27 km

158 m

Surfaces

5.90 km

4.52 km

3.01 km

2.38 km

1.06 km

752 m

143 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,310 m)

Lowest point (1,870 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

5°C

-1°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2025,🇨🇭Riederalp, Aletschgletscher🇨🇭

From Riederalp, in glorious weather but still with plenty of snow, I made a steep climb to Rieder Furka. I continued along the ridge path up to Hohfluh, where I enjoyed a fantastic view of the Matterhorn and the Aletsch Glacier, amidst a deep snow-covered landscape. I continued along the panoramic path toward the Aletsch Glacier to Moosfluh. Then I …

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August 7, 2025,Suisse (Valais) - Boucle Moosfluh - Forêt d'Aletsch - Glacier d'Aletsch puis desc. vers Riederalp

Route completed on 07/08/2025 in 7 hours, including (many 😍) stops and unexpected events (🤔).

A superb hike to see the largest glacier in the Alps, as well as the Aletsch Forest.

FYI: drop off your car at the Mörel parking lot (200m from the cable car).
Then take the cable car to Riederalp.
Finally, a short walk to the …

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January 29, 2023,Winterwanderung Bettmeralp Moosfluh Riederalp

This is my favorite round (2 times in summer and once in winter). Well prepared even in winter. A tip, take hiking sticks and spikes for your shoes.

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October 27, 2024,Bettmeralp - Riedereralp - Aletschgletscher

Unfortunately, it was a week or two too late for the larches - most of the needles were already on the ground. Nevertheless, it was a spectacularly beautiful hike with a magnificent view of the Aletsch glacier. And since it was so late in the hiking season, it was almost deserted. ☺️

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February 27, 2024,Wanderung Moosfluh - Erlebnis-Panoramaweg Riederalp

Despite suboptimal weather, we took the cable car up to the Moosfluh. The high trail was still an experience

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December 30, 2022,WINTERWANDERWEG MOOSFLUH - CHÜESTALL - RIEDERALP - BETTMERALP

From Leuk Stadt you can drive to the Bettmeralp ski area in an hour. In the Aletsch Arena, where you have 72 km of winter hiking trails. The routes on komoot are for seasons without snow so I used the piste map at the lifts. You also know immediately whether paths are open or closed due to too much snow.

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