Those who espy a wall creeper fluttering up a rock face are enraptured by its beauty. Its jerky spreading of its wide flashing carmine wings is reminiscent of a butterfly.
This crag inhabitant gains in charm because it resides in very inaccessible places and is more familiar to mountaineers than to most field ornithologists.
Status (in CH): frequent, rare breeding migratory bird.
Features: rock grey; red wings that show white patches when fluttered: long beak, thin, curved; whistles with a thin "tii, ti-oo, itii" etc.; the male has a black throat.
(Source: Swiss Ornithological Institute)
All season
The trail is rich in contrast and offers a unique experience with discovery on both sides of the valley. Experience the Nature Park with the wild romantic Turtmann valley on the left side and the sunny mountains of Leuk on the right.
The first stage starts well above the Rhone Valley and takes you down to the bottom of the valley with magnificent views over the sunny terraces.
