Belalp
A mountain village on the west side of the glacier, facing the end of the Aletsch Glacier and linked to the suspension bridge hiking route.
Belalp is reached by cable car from Blatten bei Naters, near Brig. It sits at about 2,094 meters and faces the glacier tongue and the Massa Gorge. The view of the glacier from here differs from that on the east side. In summer, Belalp is the end or start of the suspension bridge loop, and you can walk down toward the glacier tongue. In winter it is a family ski area, and in January it hosts the famous “Witches’ Ski Race” (Belalp Hexe). It is only about 20 minutes by car from Brig.
Opening hours
All day (cable car operating hours)
Nearby sights
- Massa Gorge & Gibidum Reservoir
- Villa Cassel / Pro Natura Centre Aletsch
- Aletsch Suspension Bridge (Riederalp–Belalp)
- Aletsch Forest
- Stockalper Palace, Brig
- Riederalp
- Moosfluh
- Thermalbad Brigerbad