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Landschaftspark Binntal -
This mountain hike starts in Reckingen. Heading south, you ascend the beautiful Blinnental until you reach Altstafel. From there, you turn right towards Chummefurgge at 2656 meters above sea level. From here, you have a wonderful view over the Ärnergale. After that, it's all downhill.
In Mühlebach, twelve buildings built between 1381 and 1497 are located very close together. Here you can take the PostBus but buses run infrequently. A leisurely walk to Ernen makes for a pleasant last half hour. The old water course Ze Chännle is worth seeing. This used to channel the water high up above the ground to the fields on Galgenhügel (gallows hill). This is where they used to execute those sentenced to death. You can still see three pillars there to this day. In Ernen, it is worth taking a circular tour of the village which was awarded the Swiss Heritage Society’s Wakkerpreis for the preservation of its historical buildings and its village landscape in 1979. Ernen has also made a name for itself as a music village where first-rate classical music concerts take place every summer
Make a stop in the small hamlet and look at the sunburned houses: Mühlebach has the oldest village centre in Switzerland of timber construction. Here there is a signposted house trail leading to objects worthy of seeing.
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.
