ViaStockalper
Overview
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Distance 30 km
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Duration 10 h
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Ascent 1800 m
Intro
The mule track over the Simplon, developed over 300 years ago by Kaspar Stockalper, has long handed over its economic importance to new roads. However, a few years ago it was reborn as a cultural hiking trail.
Description
The ViaStockalper leads in three one-day stages from Brig over the Simplonpass to Gondo. Through deep gorges, extensive larch forests and moorland, along historic traffic routes, offering a rich cultural and nature experience.
Pass traffic boomed as early as the 13th century. In the 17th century, Kaspar Stockalper built a medieval mule track, making a safe trading route over the Alps in politically turbulent times. After Stockalper left the political stage, trade traffic collapsed and the mule track fell into disrepair.
The Simplon was revived by Napoleon Bonaparte who on strategic grounds built the first navigable road in the western alps in 1805. The line of the road was so modern that it was largely followed in the 1960s for the construction of the new road. Thus very little of Napoleon’s road remains.
Offer
This hike can also be booked as a package with three overnight stays and luggage transport. To the offer
An enjoyable tour includes the careful planning of the same. Please inform yourself in advance at the local information center about the route and weather conditions. Depending on the season and weather conditions, this route may be blocked or interrupted
| Start location |
Brig
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| Destination |
Gondo
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| Direction |
One way
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| Ascent |
1800 m
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| Descent |
1600 m
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| Distance |
30 km
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| Duration |
10 h
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| Multiday route |
3 days
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| Technical requirements |
Easy
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| Physical requirements |
Medium
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| Season |
June - October
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| Transport of luggage possible |
Yes
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| Theme |
Over a pass, Alongside the water, Past castles, Through a gorge
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| Signalization |
Signalisation in both directions
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| More information | https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/wanderland/route90 |
Quick Facts
Route number
Stages: 3