Lauchernalp-Lötschenpass-Selden

Beautiful hike from the Lötschental over the Lötschen Pass into the Gasterntal

From Lauchernalp, start this beautiful hike with the ascent to the Lötschen Pass. With a summit at 2,690 m above sea level, crossing the Lötschen Pass demands a good deal of endurance. In return, the view of the mountains around the Lötschental and Kandertal is all the more magnificent. Especially the view over to the mighty Bietschhorn and beyond the Rhone Valley to the Mischabel group is breathtaking. At the Lötschen Pass, you reach the Lötschen Pass hut. Here you can recharge your strength for the descent into the Lötschental (overnight stay in the Lötschen Pass hut is also possible). On the descent into the Bernese Oberland hike, you cross the Lötschen glacier, which is covered over long stretches with gravel and stones of all colors. Here and there, the blue ice gleams through. Meltwater gurgles through small channels, and in some places the water has carved deep, winding grooves through which it rushes until it disappears into a hole. However, the glacier is easily passable with hiking boots. The path then leads steeply down into the Gasterntal to Selden, from where the bus takes you back to Kandersteg.

The ascent can be shortened by about 30 minutes by using the Lauchernalp-Stafel chairlift.