Hikes near Leukerbad
Leukerbad (1389 m) sits in Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 28 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 255 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.1 km to 74.6 km, the longest being Walliser Sonnenweg. 28 of them record their elevation gain, between 98 m and 6042 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 28
- Total marked distance
- 255 km
- Shortest route
- 3.1 km
- Longest route
- 74.6 km
- Elevation gain
- 98–6042 m (on 28 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 7 trails
- Route maps available
- on 28 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Walliser Sonnenweg Etappe 1
From Crans-Montana Bushaltestelle Crans-s.-S., Scandia to Leukerbad Dorfplatz
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Walliser Sonnenweg Etappe 2
From Leukerbad Dorfplatz to Gampel Brücke
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Leukerbad Flüekapelle
From Leukerbad Dorfplatz to Fluekapelle
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Leukerbad Gemmi
Weiss-rot-weiss markierter Teil des Weges
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Leukerbad Bodmen
From Leukerbad to Bodmen
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Reservoir Heilbad
From Reservoir to Heilbad
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Flaschen - Rinderhütte
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Leukerbad Albinen
The route passes the "Albinenleitern" — vertical wooden ladders scaling the cliffs above Leukerbad — before arriving at Albinen, a mountain village with roots stretching back to the 11th century. Along the way, singletrack trails wind through meadows and forest, with views opening down to the Pfyn/Finges forest in the Rhône valley below.
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Leukerbad Flüekapelle
From Leukerbad Dorfplatz to Fluekapelle
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Inden Torrentalp
From Inden Dorf Bushaltestelle to Torrentalp
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Torrentalp Rinderhütten
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Gemmipass Schwarenbach
From the Gemmi cable car station at 2344 m, this circular route descends past the turquoise Daubensee (2207 m) to the Berghotel Schwarenbach (2060 m), set within a glacier landscape. The historic pass has been crossed since the 15th century, and the terrain shifts from rough, barren rock on the Gemmi side to colorful flower meadows further along the path.
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Rinderhütten Wysse See
From Rinderhütte Bergstation to Wysse See
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Torrentalp Guttet
From Torrentalp Zwischenstation to Guttet
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Gemmipass Schwarenbach
From the dramatic Gemmi Pass, the route descends along the shore of the Daubensee, with the great panorama of the Rhone Valley and the Alps — dozens of well-known peaks — spread out behind you. The path ends at the Berghotel Schwarenbach, a mountain inn offering refreshments in season.
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Gemmipass
The trail crosses the Gemmipass, a centuries-old saddle between the Daubenhorn and the Rinderhorn linking Canton Bern to the Valais, passing the photogenic Daubensee before opening onto panoramic views of the high Pennine Alps — Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn, the Weisshorn, the Bishorn, and Dent Blanche.
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Leuk Stadt Albinen
From Leuk Stadt to Albinen
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Montagne du Plan - Trubelstock
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Über die Raspille
From Inden Dorf Bushaltestelle to Miège église (Arrête de bus)
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Walliser Sonnenweg: Crans - Leukerbad
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Walliser Sonnenweg: Leukerbad - Gampel
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Chemin du vignoble: Venthône - Leuk SBB / Susten
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Lötschberg-Panoramaweg: Selde - Stafel
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Sentier Panorama 4000
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Lötschberg-Panoramaweg: Kandersteg - Selde
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Via Alpina: Kandersteg - BE-12002
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Walliser Sonnenweg
From Crans Montana to Brig Bahnhof
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Obere Wasserleitung Stägeru Lüegju
From Niedergestelen Zentrum to Gampel Steg Bahnmhof
More hiking near Leukerbad
Other walking bases within 40 km of Leukerbad, each with its own trail list:
- Unter dem Birg, Bern — 24 trails, 6.8 km away
- Jeizinen, Valais (Wallis) — 25 trails, 7.8 km away
- Lauchernalp – Lötschental, Valais (Wallis) — 26 trails, 11.9 km away
- Hampy – Adelboden, Bern — 29 trails, 12.2 km away
- Crans-Montana (Crans Montana), Valais (Wallis) — 28 trails, 13.6 km away
- Adelboden, Bern — 30 trails, 13.7 km away