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Gsponer Höhenweg (High trail)

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Gsponer Höhenweg (High trail)

04:34

13.6km

750m

Hiking

A hike on the Gspon High Trail is like a daydream in the mountains: You wander through sparse forests, cross alpine meadows, and constantly have the mighty peaks of the Mischabel range in view. As you hike along the slopes of the Weissmies Group above the Saas Valley, the sun…

by Saas-Fee/Saastal

Last updated: June 16, 2025

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Gspon

Highlight • Settlement

Gspon is a small mountain village at 1,900 meters, which has retained its original charm to this day. Several excellent, signposted bike tours can be enjoyed from Gspon (staldenried-gspon.ch/mountainbike).

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Finilu Chapel and Alpine Cabins

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Small, typical group of houses on the steep slope in the Saas Valley, on the Gsponer Höhenweg. A little above is the newly built chapel with folk furnishings.

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7.44 km

Siwibodu Plateau

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderful, small plateau that invites you to rest with a brilliant view.

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9.63 km

Hoferalp

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Hoferalp is a very beautiful little alpine pasture in a magnificent location. The high-altitude trail from Gspon to Kreuzboden passes right by. The pasture is open for business and is a great place to take a break.

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10.3 km

View of the Rhone Valley and Saas-Fee from the Gspon High Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A very beautiful and varied hike! The trail leads over scree, rocks, meadows, and through forests. You have magnificent views of the Rhone Valley and Saas-Fee.

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12.6 km

Hannig Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewing platform is located not far from the Kreuzboden mountain station. From here, you have a fantastic view of Saas-Fee and the four-thousand-meter peaks of the Saas Valley.👍

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13.4 km

Kreuzboden Lake

Highlight • Lake

This lake on Kreuzboden is absolutely gorgeous! A stunning Alpine panorama is perfect for taking photos!

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13.6 km

End point

Cable Car

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.21 km

3.29 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.35 km

4.25 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,450 m)

Lowest point (1,860 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

25°C

9°C

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Comments

September 26, 2023,Wanderung Gsponerhöhenweg

Access and descent with the cable car. This direction was chosen because 1. The mountain railways in Gspon run longer in the evening than Kreuzboden (to be on the safe side, check the timetable).
2. It goes down more than up.

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August 7, 2025,Gsponer Höhenweg (Saas/Wallis)

Hike the scenic high-altitude trail from the meeting point of the Saas and Matter valleys in Stalden to Kreuzboden in the Saas Valley.

The easy trail offers magnificent views of the Mischabel Group, including the Dom, Lenzspitze, and Alphubel. Here and there, you'll have to negotiate boulders, but otherwise, it's a pleasant hike with approximately 750 meters of elevation gain.

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August 17, 2025,Saastal im Wallis🇨🇭– Mini-Trekking Tag 2: Von der Weissmieshütte über den Gsponer Höhenweg nach Gspon

On what was unfortunately our last day of hiking in the Valais Saas Valley, we set off early downhill to Kreuzboden. This is where our long descent begins on the Gspon High Trail, a panoramic trail that absolutely captivated me. It might sound like a leisurely stroll at first glance – but the first few kilometers, in particular, are not …

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August 22, 2023,Gsponer Höhenweg

From Stalden with the gondola to Gspon. From there first follow the Suonenwanderweg - small brook on the left, narrow path on the right - along. beautiful to go. Then the mountain trail alternating through larch forest, over scree to a top-class high alpine pasture. Then again alternately over scree and for a long time over block fields in the …

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September 15, 2025,Gsponer Höhenweg (Wallis)

We park in the Saas-Grund gondola parking lot (day ticket 12 CHF) and purchase the special "round trip ticket" (52.40 CHF per person). The round trip ticket includes the ascent to Kreuzboden, the descent from Gspon to Stalden, and the return PostBus from Stalden to Saas-Grund. The high-altitude trail offers stunning views and varied paths. For the final stretch before …

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May 22, 2025

A hike on the Gspon High Trail is like a daydream in the mountains: You wander through sparse forests, cross alpine meadows, and constantly have the mighty peaks of the Mischabel range in view. As you hike along the slopes of the Weissmies Group above the Saas Valley, the sun accompanies you every step

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Gsponer Höhenweg (High trail)

Gspon

Finilu Chapel and Alpine Cabins

Siwibodu Plateau

Hoferalp

View of the Rhone Valley and Saas-Fee from the Gspon High Trail

Hannig Viewpoint

Kreuzboden Lake

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