Lötschental 

Valais

 

Peaceful and beautiful 

 

The Lötschental is a gem of a place a bit off the beaten track. We spent a long weekend and explored the valley a bit and we were very happy and excited at what we found: Beautiful scenery, great winter hiking opportunities, authentic and traditional villages and a really peaceful atmosphere. One of the highlights is taking the main cable car and then the ski lifts (Sessellifts) from Wiler to the top called Hockenhorn. Here is the start of the highest winter hiking path in Europe at around 3100m. We hiked down around the peak and along the ridge towards the Lötschenpasshütte. This should only be done in good weather and beware of wind-conditions too, as it is quite exposed. The whole hike is truly amazing and the vistas are absolutely fantastic: full panoramas of the ranges of the highest mountains in the alps including Mont Blanc! Beautiful!