High biodiversity and a Mediterranean ambiance

Distance 11 km
Time required 3 h
Altitude difference: Ascent 180 m
Altitude difference: Descent 260 m

What would the valley floor of Valais look like, if the River Rhone were not channelled? This walk provides the answer and takes you through the biodiversity of a wild river course.

The following highlights await you:
- Illgraben and its enormous masses of debris that are transported away by the Rhone and the gravel plants.
- Rottensand with bonsai pines and steppe vegetation (Camping Monument): the potential shooting location for a Valais western...
- Old arm of the Rhone (Pfyngut junction)
- Old riverside forest (junction of ponds after Dammweg)
- Ponds near to Ermitage (Restaurant Ermitage is currently closed)
- View of the Rhone meanders (hill trail)