12 interactive stations will bring you closer to winter in the Lötschental - ideal for families and children!
open
easy
4.6 km
2:00 h
205 m
250 m
There are 10 information and experience-stations on a wide range of winter topics along the approximately 5 km-long trail, including "The Miracle Of Snow", "Avalanches - The White Peril" to " Where Are All The Animals In Winter?", which can be investigated at the interactive stations. For instance, visitors can look at snow crystals through a kaleidoscope at the "Miracle of Snow" station or allocate different pelts to animals in “feely-boxes” at the "You Are What You Eat" station. Ideal for families and children!
Please note: The stations of the Winter Adventure Trail are currently only available in German.
Author's recommendation
"Experience" ticket from 1.00pm to 4.30pm Try our "Winter Adventure Trail" on the Lauchernalp followed by coffee and cake including a return* cable car trip for CHF 20.00. This offer is available at: Lauchernalp Bergbahnen AG, CH - 3918 Wiler, Tel. +41 (0)27 938 89 99, info@lauchernalp.ch
* Valid for the last scheduled evening trip on the same day.
Difficulty
easy
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Altitude
2110 m
1910 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Safety information
Plan your tour carefully
Ensure that you have a full set of appropriate equipment
Never embark on a tour alone
Inform friends, relatives, the mountain hut supervisor or the hotel porter of your proposed tour. Report back when you arrive at your destination.
Keep a constant eye on weather developments
Adhere to the principle: if in doubt, turn back!
Tips, hints and links
Order a free copy of the "Cross-country Ski Runs and Winter Hiking Routes" brochure from the Lötschental Tourist Information Office or online at www.loetschental.ch/prospekte
Start
Mountain station "Lauchernalp, Holz" (1969 m)
Coordinates:
Geographic
46.411204 N 7.774082 E
UTM
32T 405780 5140466
Destination
Mountain station "Lauchernalp, Holz"
Turn-by-turn directions
Mountain station "Lauchernalp, Holz" - Wintersportsschool COOL SCHOOL - Hockenalp Chapel - Lauchernalp Chapel - Mountain station "Lauchernalp, Holz"
Public transport
The postbus runs every hour from Gampel/Steg or Goppenstein to Wiler ("Wiler, Seilbahn" postbus stop). Take the cable car up to the Lauchernalp
Getting there
Drive into the Lötschental from Goppenstein, past the villages of Ferden and Kippel as far as Wiler to the valley cable car station. Take the cable car up to the Lauchernalp.
Parking
You can park your car in the outdoor car park or in the indoor car park beside the cable car valley station (not free).
Community
This functionality is only avaliable for members of the outdooractive plattform.
Sign in
(Click on Map)
The point is movable directly on the map