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Aletsch Glacier

46° 26′ 32″ N, 8° 4′ 38″ E

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The largest glacier in the Alps

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Great Aletsch Glacier is a magical place. You can experience the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km with a volume of 15.4 km3. The Bettmerhorn and Eggishorn are popular viewpoints that are accessible by cable car. The Massa River can be crossed on a suspension bridge, thus allowing hikes between the left and the right part of the glacier.

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Located in the eastern Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais.

How to get there:

The glacier is easily accessible by train, and then going up to Bettmeralp is only accessible by cable car.

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