Alpine Passes Trail, Stage 17/43

National route No. 6, Stage 17: Rosswald – Simplon Hospiz

Description

National route: No. 6 (St. Moritz, Corviglia – St-Gingolph)
Length: 19 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 1100 m • ↓ 950 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 1827 m • 2229 m
Hiking time: 6 h 20 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 6: Alpine Passes Trail: Stages; 1. St. Moritz, Corviglia – Jenatschhütte SAC; 2. Jenatschhütte SAC – Sur GR, Alp Flix; 3. Sur GR, Alp Flix – Savognin; 4. Savognin – Ausserferrera; 5. Ausserferrera – Splügen; 6. Splügen – Turra; 7. Turra – Vella; 8. Vella – Vrin; 9. Vrin – Cap. Scaletta; 10. Cap. Scaletta – Cap. Bovarina; 11. Cap. Bovarina – Cap. Cadagno; 12. Cap. Cadagno – Airolo; 13. Airolo – Cap. Corno-Gries; 14. Cap. Corno-Gries – Rif. Margaroli; 15. Rif. Margaroli – Binn; 16. Binn – Rosswald; 17. Rosswald – Simplon Hospiz; 18. Simplon Hospiz – Gspon; 19. Gspon – Saas Fee; 20. Saas Fee – Grächen; 21. Grächen – Gruben; 22. Gruben – Hotel Weisshorn; 23. Hotel Weisshorn – Grimentz; 24. Grimentz – Cab. des Becs de Bosson; 25. Cab. des Becs de Bosson – Evolène; 26. Evolène – Arolla; 27. Arolla – Cab. des Dix; 28. Cab. des Dix – Cab. de Prafleuri; 29. Cab. de Prafleuri – Cab. de Louvie; 30. Cab. de Louvie – Mauvoisin; 31. Mauvoisin – Cab. de Brunet; 32. Cab. de Brunet – Bourg-St-Pierre; 33. Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard; 34. Col du Gd St-Bernard – La Fouly; 35. La Fouly – Champex-Lac; 36. Champex – Trient; 37. Trient – Lac d’Emosson; 38. Lac d’Emosson – Cab. de Salanfe; 39. Cab. de Salanfe – Barme; 40. Barme – Morgins; 41. Morgins – Torgon; 42. Torgon – Taney; 43. Taney – St-Gingolph

A varied stage, with panoramic scenery throughout: Alpine climb to Bortelhütte, blueberry picking above Rothwald in autumn. The trail leads along the pass road gallery from Schallbett to the Simplonpass.

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