Saas Almagell - Gspon

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Balcony stage above the Saastal.

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This walk is part of a multi-day hike: From the Great Saint Bernard Pass to the Simplon Pass

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.96 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Very difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3,681 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 3,015 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 7,464 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5,098 ft
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Oberfinilu
Mischabel
Heimischgarten
Unter Brend

Description of the walk

We leave the T.M.R. behind, which continues on to Saas Fee and Zermatt. From Saas Almagell, follow the path that leads to Saas Gründ along the left bank of the torrent. In Saas Gründ, after the Kreuzboden station (cable car), take the Alpenpasse Weg towards Gspon (fairly steep climb at the beginning).

The trail continues through the forest and crosses the road several times. It then passes through a few small hamlets: Bodmen, Heimisch-Gartu, before joining the Höhenweg shortly before Siwiboden. From there, the trail follows the S.F.T. to Gspon.

Signposting:
- Alpenpasse Weg (Alpine Pass Trail)
- S.F.T. (Simplon Fletschhorn Trekking) from Siwiboden.

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 5,509 ft - Saas-Almagell
  2. 1 : mi 0.14 - alt. 5,499 ft - Bridge
  3. 2 : mi 2.71 - alt. 5,121 ft - Pont - Saas Grund
  4. 3 : mi 3.13 - alt. 5,118 ft - Lower station of the - Gondelbahn Sass-Grund - Kreuzboden
  5. 4 : mi 3.48 - alt. 5,262 ft - Turn-off to Alpenpasse Wege
  6. 5 : mi 4.95 - alt. 6,037 ft - Tewaldji
  7. 6 : mi 5.66 - alt. 6,575 ft - Oberi Brend
  8. 7 : mi 5.99 - alt. 6,850 ft - Heimischgarten
  9. 8 : mi 10.53 - alt. 6,522 ft - Intersection
  10. 9 : mi 11.81 - alt. 6,112 ft - Ski lift - Ze Hischinu
  11. E : mi 11.96 - alt. 6,194 ft - Gspon

Notes

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