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Valais
Goms
Blitzingen

Bellwald – Old district of Bellwald loop from Blitzingen

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Switzerland
Valais
Goms
Blitzingen

Bellwald – Old district of Bellwald loop from Blitzingen

Moderate

4.8

(9)

41

hikers

Bellwald – Old district of Bellwald loop from Blitzingen

04:48

13.5km

680m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

393 m

Blitzingen Village

Highlight • Settlement

Small village with less than 80 inhabitants.
The town's most famous son is Alexander Seiler, born in 1820, who built a hotel empire based in Zermatt in the wake of the emerging tourism.

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2

4.56 km

Glaciara Pump Track

Highlight • MTB Park

Cool track for young and old. It will surely please.

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3

5.18 km

Bellwald

Highlight • Settlement

A great destination to relax and unwind. Very nice

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6.39 km

Old district of Bellwald

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful village square with quaint houses and wonderful barns in the village center. The village also has a modern part with cafes, a lift, MTB rental, and a pump track.

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9.00 km

View of Niederwald

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Wonderful old wooden houses from different building eras. Show the development of Goms architecture

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9.21 km

Niederwald

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A charming, small, and typical mountain village, it boasts a lovely village square with quaint houses and beautiful barns. Niederwald is the birthplace and final resting place of hotel king …

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7

9.43 km

Niederwald - birthplace of Caesar Ritz

Highlight • Historical Site

A small exhibition on Caesar Ritz can be seen in the station building.

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13.1 km

Karin's farm shop

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Fridge with very fine local cheese, eggs and sometimes sausages. Payment in cash or with Twint.

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13.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

4.51 km

1.33 km

1.32 km

999 m

105 m

103 m

Surfaces

4.95 km

3.01 km

2.41 km

2.31 km

545 m

245 m

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Highest point (1,640 m)

Lowest point (1,240 m)

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Comments

June 26, 2022,1. Wanderung: Gommer Höhenweg, Niederwald, Bellwald
We are 14 days in Bellwald to hike and enjoy. The 1st hike leads over the beautiful but rigorous Gomer Höhenweg. The village of Niederwald with the beautiful 3 Tannen restaurant is the highlight of the hike. Now it only goes up to Bellwald.

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Wonderful tour of the Gommer Höhenweg. The beginning is already a highlight through the village of Bellwald. Almost every house is a jewel. The Gommer Höhenweg is a beautiful up and down through forests and meadows. Then follows a gentle path to Niederwald. Caesar Ritz, the founder of the Café Ritz in Paris, comes from the village. We had a …

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August 31, 2023,Bellwald-Runde
The final descent to Niederwald is tough - steep, narrow and quite exposed in places.

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Beautiful tour starting on the Gommer Höhenweg with a view of the valley and the mountains. We were stopped by a missing bridge, see picture 10! So we took an unknown path down to the hamlet of Wiler. There too, the small Wilerbach (during the Reckingen accident a week ago) washed away a concrete bridge and covered the road. Picture …

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