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Erner Galen Trail

Snowshoe route
Time required: 2 hoursLength: 2.30 km

Landschaftspark Binntal -

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The information panel for the start of the trail is located at the Mountain Hotel Chäserstatt. Idyllic ascent through gnarled larch forests.

The information panel for the start of the trail is located at the Mountain Hotel Chäserstatt. You traverse wonderful snowy slopes and make your way through the gnarled larch forests until you reach the Erner Galen at 2,240 m. The trail offers constantly changing scenery and you pass the Alpine foothills of Heixunalp and Lärch before you reach Schäre.

Route-information

Length
2.30 km
Vertical heigth
463 m
Time required
2 hours
Level technique
Middle
Level condition
Middle
Height profile view map

Possibilities for catering

Mountain Hotel Chäserstatt (offering board and lodging), other restaurants/hotels in Ernen and in Mühlebach.

Equipment / Equipment rent

Snowshoes available from the Sport Café in Ernen www.sport-cafe.ch

Arrival

Starting point
Chäserstatt (Altitude: 1777 m)
Destination
Erner Galen - Schäre (Altitude: 2240 m)

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
Landschaftspark Binntal

Berghotel Chäserstatt

Experience unforgettable moments in the Berghotel Chäserstatt - a sun parlour in the midst of a magnificent mountain world at 1777 m.a.s.l. On the large sun terrace you can enjoy the overwhelming view over the Rhone Valley as far as the Weisshorn.

HotelFarm restaurant

Season

January, February, March, April, December

Contact

Tourismusbüro Ernen
Landschaftspark Binntal
Hengert 17
3995 Ernen
T +41 27 971 50 55

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