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Massa Suspension Bridge – Aletsch Forest loop from Belalp

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Massa Suspension Bridge – Aletsch Forest loop from Belalp

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Massa Suspension Bridge – Aletsch Forest loop from Belalp

07:35

15.8km

1,120m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturschutzgebiet Aletschwald

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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74 m

View of the Aletsch Glacier from Aletschbord

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From the gondola station a further 20 minutes on foot and you will experience a wonderful view of the great Aletsch glacier.

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134 m

Hotel Belalp with a view of the Great Aletsch Glacier

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Nice view of the glacier from the hotel. Great gardening in summer.

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431 m

Stegli Trail and Suspension Bridge

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Long beautiful hiking trail from Belalp to Riederalp.

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4.18 km

Massa Suspension Bridge

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Originally, the path led over the glacier. However, as the moraine slopes have become unstable due to rising temperatures, this 124 meter long suspension bridge now spans the gorge.

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4.47 km

Green Lake (Aletschwald Nature Reserve)

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Great for the lunch break

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6.32 km

Aletsch Forest

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Path down to the suspension bridge through the fairytale Aletsch Forest.

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7.92 km

View of the Aletsch Glacier from Riederfurka

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Great vantage point and transition into the beautiful Aletsch Forest.

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12.0 km

A rocky path leads you along the impressive Massa Gorge. Via steeper sections, you reach the suspension bridge – with a length of 124 meters and a height of around 80 meters, it is a real highlight of any tour.

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15.8 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

602 m

447 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

2.03 km

922 m

127 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 17 August

19°C

9°C

25 %

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Comments

August 17, 2021,Belalp -> Blatten 17.08.2021 20:10

The tour continued - over the wonderful little path to the Gibidum reservoir in Blatten - but unfortunately the battery failed.
You can also do this tour on foot from there. But then plan enough time!

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August 18, 2023,Wanderung

Wonderful tour, the descent zone from the Belalp to the suspension bridge is not for hikers with knee problems.

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August 8, 2025,🇨🇭 Belalp - Hängebrücke - Riederalp 🇨🇭

Check out my collection on komoot – I think you might like it. "🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇨🇭" komoot.com/de-de/collection/2961387/-schweiz

An impressive hike in Upper Valais, and another very successful tour with the Herkules Hikers:

In short: Belalp – Lügsem Chapel – Stegli Trail – Aletschji Chapel – Suspension Bridge – Aletsch Forest – Riederalp

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September 2, 2024,🇨🇭 (VS) Aletsch-Panoramaweg 1/3 Belalp ➡️Riederalp🇨🇭 02.09.2024

Day 1 on the Aletsch Panorama Trail. It started at Belalp at 2094m. After a few steps you had the first views of the impressive Aletsch glacier. After that it was downhill for quite a while. Past cows 😬 and goats, until I took my first break. Something was brewing up high and so it was really only a short …

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July 19, 2022,Von Blatten nach Riederalp und zurück 😊

A real challenge for me as a sporadic hiker. A lot of scree, steep ascents and descents, but you get fantastic nature and absolute isolation. 😍

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August 28, 2021,Aletsch Panoramaweg, von Belalp bis Riederalp

Best view of the glacier gate and the lower part of the Aletsch Glacier from the Aletschbord. Over a suspension bridge to the Aletsch Forest with hundred-year-old stone pines. Like an eagle's nest, the Riederfurka with the Villa Cassel sits enthroned on a crest in the midst of the magnificent Valais mountains.

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Massa Suspension Bridge – Aletsch Forest loop from Belalp

View of the Aletsch Glacier from Aletschbord

Hotel Belalp with a view of the Great Aletsch Glacier

Stegli Trail and Suspension Bridge

Massa Suspension Bridge

Green Lake (Aletschwald Nature Reserve)

Aletsch Forest

View of the Aletsch Glacier from Riederfurka

View of Massa Gorge

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