Lötschberger Südrampe - Hohtenn, VS, Switzerland
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N 46° 19.346 E 007° 45.874
32T E 404895 N 5130614
Lötschberger Südrampe is a hiking trail along the railway tracks between Hohtenn and Brig. It was not only the first trail for railway enthusiasts when it opened in 1960, it also uses the roadbed of the former construction railway when possible.
Waymark Code: WM12WVW
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/28/2020
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EN: The Southern Lötschberg ramp hiking trail is 26 kilometers long and runs along the railway line from which it takes its name. The endpoints are the railway stations of Hohtenn and Brig. The route is divided into five stages, which together give a duration of eight and a half to nine hours. At the intermediate destinations are catering and accommodation possibilities as well as train stations.
The route leads along some spectacular railway bridges and vantage points in an alpine environment with partly already mediterranean vegetation. Also some of the well-known traditional Valais irrigation canals are encountered. The route runs, where possible, on the route of the former construction railway, a narrow-gauge line that brought construction workers, materials and machinery to the construction sites of the large line from 1907 and was dismantled after it opened in 1913. Some tunnels on the construction railway also belong to the hiking trail, unfortunately the wooden bridges of that time no longer exist.
The route was refreshed in 2013 and extended from Lalden to Brig to its current total length.
DE: Der Lötschberger Südrampe Wanderweg ist 26 Kilometer lang und führt entlang der Bahnlinie, von dem er seinen Namen hat. Die Endpunkte sind die Bahnhöfe von Hohtenn und Brig. Der Weg ist in fünf Etappen aufgeteilt, die zusammen eine Dauer von achteinhalb bis neun Stunden ergeben. An den Zwischenzielen befinden sich Verpflegungs- und Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten sowie Bahnhöfe.
Der Weg führt entlang einiger spektakulärer Eisenbahnbrücken und Aussichtspunkten in einer alpinen Umgebung mit teilweise schon leicht mediterraner Vegetation. Auch einigen der bekannten traditionellen Walliser Bewässerungskanälen begegnet man. Die Strecke verläuft, wo möglich auf der Trasse der ehemaligen Baubahn, einer Schmalspurbahn, die ab 1907 Bauarbeiter, Material und Maschinen zu den Baustellen der grossen Linie brachte und nach deren Eröffnung 1913 wieder abgebaut wurde. Auch einige Tunnel der Baubahn gehören zum Wanderweg, die damaligen Holzbrücken existieren leider nicht mehr.
Der Weg wurde 2013 aufgefrischt und von Lalden nach Brig auf seine heutige Gesamtlänge verlängert.
Country: Switzerland
State/Province/etc.: Wallis
Trail Start (town): Hohtenn
Trail Finish (town): Brig
Trail Length: 17
Trail Surface: Gravel/Stone
Pack Animals Allowed: no
Fees: no
Rail-to-Trail Sign:
Some of the information signs along the way.
Internet Link(s):
https://www.bls.ch/de/freizeit-und-ferien/ausfluege/loetschberg-suedrampe
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