Alpine Hiking TrailModerate
Täschalp-Weingartensee (No. 47)
The name is misleading. The Weingartensee is now dried up and there is no vineyard anywhere nearby. Instead, the plain barrenness of the mountain landscape, which formed after the retreat of glaciers, and a fantastic view.
Details
TypeCircular route
DifficultyModerate
Duration4 h 40 min
Distance8.9 km
Ascent948 m
Descent948 m
Lowest point2191 m
Highest point3139 m
The name is misleading. The Weingartensee is now dried up and there is no vineyard anywhere nearby. Instead, the plain barrenness of the mountain landscape, which formed after the retreat of glaciers, and a fantastic view.
Details
TypeCircular route
DifficultyModerate
Duration4 h 40 min
Distance8.9 km
Ascent948 m
Descent948 m
Lowest point2191 m
Highest point3139 m
Description
The path first leads to Täschhütte, where alpinists can be found climbing to Alphubel, Täschhorn, or Rimpfischhorn. Then it goes up to Weingartensee over a former lateral moraine. Barely any vegetation, steep barrenness, scree, and rock characterize this landscape. Over time the lake has dried up. Nevertheless, the place remains a great hiking destination with a wonderful view.
Above the scene towers the cumbersome Alphubel, a four-thousander that in form and name could almost be a hill. Hence the name Hubel, which in the local dialect is the term for small, round earth elevations and hilly landscapes.
- Option: taxi to Täschalp
- deserted area with lots of views
- magnificent view of Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, Matterhorn
- Täschalp: cheese and buttermilk for sale
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Properties
- Restaurants on the way
- Circular route
- Nice views
- Geological highlights
- Cultural highlights
- Faunistic highlights
- Insider tip