Tour: Tyndall nature trail

1:10 h
3.05 km
256 m
221 m
2,095 m
2,351 m
256 m
Start: Mountain station Belalp
Destination: Aletschbord Belalp

On the way to the Tyndall Memorial and down to Villa Tyndall you will discover exciting facts about the life and research of John Tyndall.

From the mountain station of the cable car on Belalp, the theme trail, opened on 2 August 2022, leads up to the Tyndall Monument. On the way, you will learn valuable facts about John Tynall, his life and his research from information boards.

Blatten-Belalp Tourismus

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Directions

From the mountain station of the cable car on Belalp, the theme trail leads to the Tyndall monument, then down via Villa Tyndall to the Aletschbord. On the way, you will learn valuable facts about the life and research of the Irish physicist and alpinist John Tyndall form information boards.

Tour information

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Equipment

Sturdy shoes, clothing suitable for the weather, sun and rain protection, as well as sufficient supplies of food and drinks, should there be no refreshment stops or shopping facilities available or open. Although the trail is very well marked throughout, you should always have a suitable hiking map with you for safety reasons. Take sticks or other aids with you.

Directions & Parking facilities

Arrival by car

From Western Switzerland: A9 Lausanne - Vevey, or North Western Switzerland: A12 Bern - Vevey: A9 - Sierre: main road Sierre - Brig

From the northwest of Switzerland: A6 Berne - Thun - Spiez: main road Spiez - Kandersteg (car transport Lötschberg tunnel) - Goppenstein - Gampel - Brig

From Eastern and Central Switzerland: Andermatt - Realp (year-round Furka car transport; in summer via Furka Pass) - Oberwald - Brig

From Ticino (in summer): Airolo - Nufenenpass - Ulrichen - Brig

Or via Centovalli - Domodossola - Simplon pass - Brig

From Italy (Aosta, Mt. Blanc tunnel): Aosta - Grand Saint Bernard tunnel (over the Pass in summer) - Martigny: A9 freeway - Sierre: Sierre - Brig main road

Or via Domodossola - Simplon pass - Brig

Blatten bei Naters

From Brig you get via Naters to Blatten bei Naters, then with the cable car to the car-free Belalp.

Paid parking is available at Chienzlichrommu and in the underground car park in Blatten bei Naters.

You can find further information at: www.belalp.ch

Blatten bei Naters can be reached by public transport from Brig or Naters.

You can reach Belalp from Blatten by cable car.

You can find the timetable and further information on how to get there at: www.belalp.ch

Additional information

If you have any questions, please contact:

Belalp Bahnen AG

www.belalp.ch

bahnen@belalp.ch

+41 27 921 65 10

Blatten-Belalp Tourismus AG

tourismus@belalp.ch

+41 27 921 60 40

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Enjoy the view of the Great Aletsch Glacier

Safety guidelines

Despite the "untraceable" marking of the hiking trails, we recommend for safety reasons to always have an appropriate hiking map with you, so that you can quickly find your way to a safe area in case of a thundersorm or emergency, for example.

In adverse weather conditions, muddy and slippery passages can occur on natural paths. You have to reckon with path impairments of this kind when you go on a hike.

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Place of interest

Tours

Tyndall educational trail