V05 Way of St. James (Camino) Grengiols to Naters and Brig
Pilgrim Walk
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Angus Carrick
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Across mountain streams and along an aqueduct to a pile of skulls 6thOctober 2020
Distance 15.7 km
4:31 h
88 m
349 m
988 m
672 m
We set off across the hillside, bridging streams, until we got to an aqueduct running the length of the hillside towards Naters, and then followed a disused railway into the town. There we visited a chapel piled high with skulls ("Beinhaus" or "Charnel house"), with the epitaph "What you are, once were we; what we are you will be". From there it was a simple matter of crossing the river to Brig railway station, to finish this section of the Jakobsweg.
Highest point
988 m
Lowest point
672 m
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Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'650'311E 1'136'136N
DD
46.374712, 8.092527
DMS
46°22'29.0"N 8°05'33.1"E
UTM
32T 430208 5136082
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Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'650'311E 1'136'136N
DD
46.374712, 8.092527
DMS
46°22'29.0"N 8°05'33.1"E
UTM
32T 430208 5136082
w3w
///alley.shuttling.outbound
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Distance
15.7 km
Duration
4:31 h
Ascent
88 m
Descent
349 m
Highest point
988 m
Lowest point
672 m
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