Winter Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Lötschentaler Höhen-Panoramaweg
Hockenhorngrat
- Distance
- 1.0 km
- Duration
- 20 min
- Ascent
- 30 m
- Descent
- 30 m
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
01/ Overview
The route
Walk along Europe's highest winter hiking trail (3,100-3,120 m.a.s.l.): the route leads from the Hockenhorngrat around the Hockenhorn to a view point. On arriving, you are greeted by a fabulous view of 40 peaks of 4,000 meters including the Mischabel group and the Matterhorn.
This short winter hike begins at the Hockenhorngrat stop, just a few steps from the starting point. In rocky high-Alpine terrain, the route climbs gently, gaining a total of around 30 metres in elevation. The 3,293 m Hockenhorn lies around 150 m off the route; its summit stands on the cantonal border between Bern and Valais.
About halfway round, the circuit reaches its highest point at just over 3,100 m. It then leads back over the Hockenhorngrat to the starting point and the stop of the same name.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. Check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
Or from
Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
