• walking

- short trips
- day tours
- longer trekkings
• skiing

- Bellwald
- Aletsch
- Ernen / Mühlebach
• cross-country skiing

- Bellwald
- Goms
• alpinism
• cycling
• paragliding
• and more...

In the Walks Picture Pages you'll find a lot of photo's from walks in the direct vicinity of the chalet.
Easy walks with your children, or exhausting trekkings: everything is possible.
The efficient public transport by train and bus in the rhone Valley and the Binn Valley take you quickly to the start or back to Bellwald.
During the snow season several winter-footpaths are prepared; these are marked in red on the winter map of Bellwald.
A few examples.

• directly from the chalet:
• Fiesch, 1 hour

A nice descending walk, as an appetiser; suited for small children. Back by train and cable-lift, or by foot (2 hours).
• Aletsch Glacier, 4 hours

A climb to the Märjelensee at he bords of the glacier.
• Gommer Höhenweg, 45 minutes (Niederwald) to 9 hours (Oberwald)

Along the north slope of the Rhone Valley, to Oberwald. On many places, you'll find shortcuts to the railway stations of the Furka-Oberalpbahn, that takes you back.
• Risihorn, 2875 m, 3 1/2 hours

The top of the mountain that gave its name to the chalet.
• starting nearby:
• Fiesch - Kühboden - Eggishorn, 5 1/2 hours

There's also a cable-lift...
• Kühboden - Bettmeralp, 1 1/2 hours

By lift from Fiesch to Kühboden. An easy walk brings you to (or further, to Riederalp); from there down into the valley by cable-lift. View e.g. on the Matterhorn. Train and cable-lift take you comfortably back to Bellwald.
• Ernen - Alpe Frid, 2 hours

Steep footpath through the forest to the alp. Halfway a beautiful chapel from 1709. Superb view.
• Alpe Frid - Eggerhorn, 2503 m, 2 hours

Quite a climb to the top, with a superb view.
• Ernen -Rappental - Blinnental - Reckingen, 8 hours

Through the completely deserted Rappental, over a 2656 m pass and down to Reckingen in the Rhone Valley. Back by train and cable-lift.
• Binn - Mässersee, 3 hours

To a mountain lake at 2150 m, swimming possible.
• Binn - Geisspfad - Alpe Dèvero - Chriegalppass - Heiligkreuz - Binn

Trekking over two passes on the border with Italy.

Within 7 km by car or public transport is the large ski area Aletsch, comprising Fiescheralp, Bettmeralp and Riederalp. Highest point is the Eggishorn, 2926 m. Numerous descents: 83 km, and 31 lifts.
How is the snow condition? What's the weather? Take a view on the Eggishorn, Bettmeralp and Riederalp.

Small resorts in the surroundings:

• Ernen
• Mühlebach
• and Binn, Fieschertal, Gluringen, Grengiols, Münster en Reckingen.

Skischool Bellwald offers all kinds of lessons. for children from 4 years old groups and private lessons for beginners and (in 7 classes) experienced skiers lessons in cross-country skiing lessons in carving and snowboarding guided tours by ski and snow shoe

• In Bellwald you'll find a 7 km run with a fine view over the Rhone Valley.
• The unique Ski-Wanderloipe Obergoms runs 45 km from Niederwald to Oberwald.
• Ernen - Mühlebach, a 6 km run.
• Fiesch - Fieschertal: 8 km.
• a 5 km illuminated night run: Ulrichen - Obergesteln.

• Experienced alpinists know the way to the summits of the Finstaraarhorn (4275 m) and Aletschhorn (4182 m).
• For glacier tours the Grosse Aletsch Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier are very nearby.
• For guides contact the Bergführerbüro Ernen - Bellwald - Lax. In Bellwald a guide can be booked at he Tourist Office (Verkehrsbüro).
• They offer also ski trekkings to e.g. the Risihorn, Rappenhorn, Breithorn, Jungfraujoch.
• In Fiesch is the alpinism school (Bergsteigerschule): courses and trekkings for beginning and experienced alpinists.

• The Rhone Valley is relatively flat. From Niederwald to Oberwald the difference in height over a distance of 26 km is only 200 meter. This 'Rottenweg' is signposted completely, especially for cyclists.
• The mountain passes in the area are challenge to cyclists. The Furkapass is one of the highest mountain passes of Switzerland, and an experience by bike.
• There are 34 signposted routes for mountain bikes.Mountain bikes can be rented in Bellwald.
• You can take your bike with you in the trains of .

• In Fiesch you'll find a paragliding school.
• Also in Fiesch: Flying Center Oberwallis, where you can make a flight as a passenger.

in Bellwald:

• minigolf
• tennis courts
• inline-skating, skateboarding
• per lama-trekkings
• ponyriding for children

• indoor swimming pool in Fiesch
• open air swimming pools in Brig and Reckingen