SUSPENSION BRIDGE RIEDERALP - BELALP
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Intermediate
4h30min
11559m
One way
+742m
-547m
Description
The hike from the Riederalp to the Belalp leads over the spectacular Aletsch suspension bridge and offers an incomparable hiking experience at ...
The 124 m long suspension bridge is one of the hiking highlights in the Aletsch area. At 80 m height, it leads you directly in front of the glacier gate of the Great Aletsch Glacier over the Massa Gorge and thus connects Belalp with Riederalp. The deep view into the Massa Gorge guarantees thrills and is an impressive experience.
Previously, one could cross from Belalp to Riederalp via the Aletsch Glacier, but due to glacier retreat, this is no longer possible today. The suspension bridge, built in 2008, restores this old connection; all in cooperation with Pro Natura, WWF and the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Transport
**Arrival by car**
**From Western Switzerland:** A9 Lausanne - Vevey, or Northwestern Switzerland: A12 Bern - Vevey: A9 - Sierre: main road Sierre - Brig
**From Northwestern Switzerland:** A6 Bern - Thun - Spiez: main road Spiez - Kandersteg (car shuttle Lötschberg tunnel) - Goppenstein - Gampel - Brig
**From Eastern and Central Switzerland:** Andermatt - Realp (year-round car shuttle Furka; in summer via Furka pass) - Oberwald - Brig
**From Ticino (in summer):** Airolo - Nufenen Pass - Ulrichen – Brig
Or via Centovalli – Domodossola – Simplon Pass – Brig
**From Italy (Aosta, Mt. Blanc Tunnel):** Aosta - Tunnel Grand Saint Bernard (summer via the pass) - Martigny: motorway A9 - Sierre: main road Sierre – Brig
Or via Domodossola – Simplon Pass – Brig
**Blatten near Naters:**
From Brig you reach Blatten near Naters via Naters, then take the cable car to the car-free Belalp.