SALWALD - CHASTLER CIRCULAR ROUTE

Tip
2.55 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Hike
  • 0:55 h
  • 2.55 km
  • 143 m
  • 142 m
  • 1,592 m
  • 1,735 m
  • 143 m
  • Start: Salwald restaurant, Mund
  • Destination: Salwald restaurant, Mund

A short hike that is always worthwhile.

Start behind the Safran restaurant and follow the road north. After a short time, leave the road and turn left onto the hiking trail. Follow the path on a slight incline until it then descends again at the Sättli and leads down to the hamlet of Chastler. From there, the path leads along the Valais steppe and pine trail back to the starting point at the Salwald restaurant. 

The path can also be walked well in the opposite direction.

Blatten-Belalp Tourismus
Blatten-Belalp Tourismus

Good to know

Pavements

Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Start behind the Safran restaurant and follow the road north. After a short time, leave the road and turn left onto the hiking trail. Follow the path on a slight incline until it then descends again at the Sättli and leads down to the hamlet of Chastler. From there, the path leads along the Valais steppe and pine trail back to the starting point at the Salwald restaurant. 

The path can also be walked well in the opposite direction.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, sun and rain protection, as well as sufficient supplies of food and drinks are recommended in case there are no possibilities to stop for food or shopping or they are closed. Although the path is very well marked throughout, you should always carry a suitable hiking map for safety reasons. 

Directions & Parking facilities

Arrival by car

From Western Switzerland: A9 Lausanne - Vevey, or Northwestern Switzerland: A12 Bern - Vevey: A9 - Sierre: Main road Sierre - Brig

From Northwestern Switzerland: A6 Bern - Thun - Spiez: Main road Spiez - Kandersteg (car shuttle Lötschberg tunnel) - Goppenstein - Gampel - Brig

From Eastern and Central Switzerland: Andermatt - Realp (year-round car shuttle Furka; in summer over Furka pass) - Oberwald - Brig

From Ticino (in summer): Airolo - Nufenen pass - Ulrichen – Brig

Or via Centovalli – Domodossola – Simplon pass – Brig

From Italy (Aosta, Mt. Blanc Tunnel): Aosta - Tunnel Grand Saint Bernard (in summer over the pass) - Martigny: Motorway A9 - Sierre: Main road Sierre – Brig

Or via Domodossola – Simplon pass – Brig

Parking spaces are available around the Salwald restaurant.

By train to Brig.

From there by PostBus to Mund.

www.sbb.ch

Additional information

If you have questions, contact:

Belalp Bahnen AG

www.belalp.ch

bahnen@belalp.ch 

+41 (0)27 921 65 10

Blatten - Belalp Tourism AG

tourismus@belalp.ch 

+41 (0)27 921 60 40

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Enjoy a refreshment at the Salwald restaurant.

Safety guidelines

Despite the "unmissable" marking of the hiking trails, we recommend always carrying an appropriate hiking map for safety reasons, so that you can quickly find a safe area, for example, in case of a thunderstorm or emergency.

Especially in autumn, care must also be taken that the fallen leaves on the ground can conceal unevenness, roots, stones, or holes in the path. After storms, there may still be falling trees or branches. Especially in adverse weather conditions, nature trails can have muddy and slippery sections. You must expect these kinds of path impairments when you go hiking.

Nearby

Location and Contact

SALWALD - CHASTLER CIRCULAR ROUTE
3903 Birgisch