Hikes near Visperterminen
Visperterminen (1381 m) sits in Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 30 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 911 km of marked route in total. They run from 3 km to 507.3 km, the longest being AlpTrekking. 30 of them record their elevation gain, between 20 m and 37933 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 30
- Total marked distance
- 911 km
- Shortest route
- 3 km
- Longest route
- 507.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 20–37933 m (on 30 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 10 trails
- Route maps available
- on 30 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Rotten-Weg Bitsch–Lalden
The trail follows the so-called Red Mile — marked by a continuous red stripe on the tarmac along the former Furka-Oberalp railway route — tracing the gently flowing Rhône through a mix of rural and urban landscapes with panoramic views of the surrounding Alps. Passing through Naters, walkers encounter the World Nature Forum, a centre dedicated to nature conservation, before the path continues alongside the river to Lalden.
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Kapellenweg - Suone Bodmeri
A procession of ten historic rosary chapels lines the ascending path to the pilgrimage site of "Maria Heimsuchung," a forest chapel above Visperterminen, where the route then joins the Suone Bodmeri — an ancient irrigation channel that carries water from early April through mid-September — before descending through forest back to the village.
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19-Alpenpässe-Weg
From Gspon to Saas-Fee
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18-Alpenpässe-Weg
From Simplon Hospiz to Gspon
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Gibidumpass - Rothorn
The trail climbs from the chairlift station at Giw (1962 m) past the Gibidumpass (2201 m) to the Rothorn (2337 m), the first summit along the ridge running south toward the Ochsehorn, where a large wooden cross stands positioned before the backdrop of the Weisshorn. Near the pass, the historic Heido Suon (irrigation channel) follows a stream toward a mountain hut, tracing the old water-management landscape of the Valais hillside.
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Gebidempass-Bistinenpass
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Gibidumpass - Gibidumsee
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Blausee - Rothorn
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Panoramaweg Gebidem
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Giw - Gspon
This high path traces the tree line between Visperterminen and Gspon, threading through old larch forests and alpine flora with sweeping views over the Visp valley. It follows a section of the Great Walserweg — a long-distance route stretching from Zermatt to the Kleinwalsertal — and passes the Gibidumsee and the Gibidumpass along the way.
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Wysse - Giw
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Suone Beitra
The route climbs past a series of historic chapels to a forest chapel above Visperterminen, then follows the Bodmeri Suone — a traditional irrigation channel — back down through the forest to the village.
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Via Alpina Blue D5
Rosswald - Simplonpass
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Tour Monte Rosa tappa 7
around the Monte Rosa group
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20-Alpenpässse-Weg
From Saas-Fee to Grächen
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Simplonpass - Gspon
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Walliser Sonnenweg: _ - Brig
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Moosalp Panoramaweg
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Walliser Steppen- und Föhrenweg
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ViaStockalper: Simplonpass - _
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ViaStockalper: Brig - Simplonpass
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Simplon-Sirwoltusee-Weg
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Zauberwasser-Weg Grächen
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Gspon - Saas-Fee
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Saas-Fee - Grächen
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Tour Monte Rosa
around the Monte Rosa group
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AlpTrekking
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Lötschberger Südrampe
From Hohtenn Bahnhof to Brig
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Moosalp Panoramaweg
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Kulturweg
From Ausserberg to Raron
More hiking near Visperterminen
Other walking bases within 40 km of Visperterminen, each with its own trail list:
- Gspon (Staldenried), Valais (Wallis) — 28 trails, 4.1 km away
- Törbel, Valais (Wallis) — 30 trails, 6.1 km away
- Eisten, Valais/Wallis — 7 trails, 6.8 km away
- Rothwald/Wasenalp (Simplon Pass), Valais (Wallis) — 31 trails, 8.9 km away
- Bürchen, Valais (Wallis) — 26 trails, 8.9 km away
- Grächen, Valais (Wallis) — 30 trails, 9.4 km away