Hikes near Blatten
Blatten (1322 m) sits in Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 27 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 228 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.1 km to 51.2 km, the longest being Aletsch Panoramaweg. 27 of them record their elevation gain, between 202 m and 2756 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 27
- Total marked distance
- 228 km
- Shortest route
- 3.1 km
- Longest route
- 51.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 202–2756 m (on 27 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 7 trails
- Route maps available
- on 27 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Aletsch Panoramaweg
A high-altitude ridge walk above the Great Aletsch Glacier — the largest glacier in the Alps, stretching 23 kilometres — the Panoramaweg runs from Bettmerhorn down to Fiescheralp, keeping the glacier's massive ice surface and surrounding 4,000-metre peaks in constant view.
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Belalp - Aletschbord
From Belalp to Hotel Belalp Aletschbord
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Egga - Belalp
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Blatten - Belalp
The trail descends from the Belalp through alpine meadows and old forests down to Blatten bei Naters, opening up views over the Valais mountain landscape along the way.
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Egga - Aletschbord
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Holzji - Oberaletsch
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Birgisch - Belalp
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Klettersteig Aletsch
Climbers traverse the western shore of the Gibidum reservoir along iron rungs, log bridges, and natural footholds — and when the lake is full, the route skirts just above the icy glacial water. The highlight is an 80 m long, 40 m high Nepal suspension bridge, from which you can spot the scour marks left by the mighty Aletsch Glacier etched into the surrounding rock.
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Aletschbord - Sparrhorn
From Hotel Belalp Aletschbord to Sparrhorn
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Belalp - Foggenhorn - Nessel
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Riederfurka Knebelbrückenweg
From Ried-Mörel to Riederalp (West)
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Bitsch - Gibidum
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Ried-Mörel - Rieder Furka
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Blatten - Geimen
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Riederhorn
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Rieder Furka - Grünsee
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Massaweg
The trail descends through the wild Massa Gorge — a canyon carved first by the Great Aletsch Glacier and then by its meltwater — following the historic Riederi irrigation channel, first documented in 1385, which once carried glacial meltwater to the fields near Ried-Mörel. From the open meadows beyond the gorge, the path opens onto views across the Rhone Valley.
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Aletsch Panoramaweg: Belalp - _
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Walliser Steppen- und Föhrenweg
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Aletschgletscher Aussichtsweg
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Aletsch Panoramaweg: _ - Märjela Gletscherstube
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Walliser Sonnenweg: _ - Brig
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ViaStockalper: Brig - Simplonpass
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Fafleralp-Rundweg
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Alpenpässe-Weg
From Binn to Rosswald
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Kapellenweg - Suone Bodmeri
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Panoramaweg Gebidem
More hiking near Blatten
Other walking bases within 40 km of Blatten, each with its own trail list:
- Riederalp, Valais (Wallis) — 29 trails, 4 km away
- Bettmeralp, Valais (Wallis) — 28 trails, 7.1 km away
- Ried-Brig, Valais (Wallis) — 34 trails, 7.6 km away
- Rothwald/Wasenalp (Simplon Pass), Valais (Wallis) — 31 trails, 11.3 km away
- Fiescheralp, Valais (Wallis) — 27 trails, 12.4 km away
- Visperterminen, Valais (Wallis) — 29 trails, 13.4 km away