This first section of Via Stockalper is full of interesting sights, to be admired along the route in Switzerland: the mighty castle in Brig, the Walser houses in the small villages, the Saltina gorges, the small village of Grund, the Taferna gorges with the characteristic 1684 rest area and the Simplon plateau.
DISCOVER THE OTHER STAGES OF THE VIA STOCKALPER:
Stage 2 – Passo del Sempione-Simplon Dorf-Gabi-Gondo
Stage 3 – Gondo-Passo Monscera-Graniga
Stage 4 – Graniga-Bognanco-Monteossolano-Domodossola
Sector D “Historic Routes” D00
Briga, Lingwurm, Brei, Chumma, Schallberg, Grund, Mittubach, Taferna, Egga, Passo del Sempione
Hospiz – Bellevue – Simplon Blik – Simplon Kulm
Bus: you can get to Brig by train from the FS International Railway Station of Domodossola
Refreshment areas: restaurants in the hotels in Brig or in the city centre
Medium difficulty. Most of the route is along mule tracks and wide footpaths. You just need to be careful in the section from Grund to Taferna.
13,5 km
Ascent 1608 m / Descent 246 m
5 hrs 50 min
Hiking boots
Route 90 of “Switzerland by foot” (La Svizzera a piedi) signposted with brown signs saying “Stockalperweg”
From late June to September
Map no. 1 scale 1:50,000 (Valli Divedro, Sempione, Briga) CAI-Provincia VCO
Map no. 1289 scale 1:25,000 “Brig” Carte Nazionali Svizzere
