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CHRINDELLUN
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Breithorn from Chrindellun [307 Kb]
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Lötschental is a relatively isolated valley on the north side of
the Rhône in the Swiss canton of Wallis (Valais). Aside from locals,
this area is little visited by tourists,
yet it has some fine scenery and nice walks to offer. From the parking lot
at the end of the road, elevation 1780 meters, the walk up to Chrindellun
on the north side of the valley is one such walk. With relatively minimal
effort, one gains a vantage with excellent views to the valley below and
mountains across. We did this hike on 13 July 2003, and returned to the area
again later in the year to walk further up the valley to
Anenhütte.
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View down to the village of Blatten [176 Kb]
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From the parking lot, the trail first leads to the small hamlet of
Fafleralp, from where it starts switchbacking up through a wooded hillside.
The views open up to the mountains across the valley as one gets higher.
A level spot on top of a
prominent knoll is reached at about four kilometers, elevation 2250 meters. There are
some collapsed huts and a cross near the top of the knoll, and some avalanche breaks
just below. The views from here are unobstructed looking up, down, and across
the valley. I continued up from the knoll, first on a trail then off trail
through meadows and scree, to about 2570 meters for some higher views. I was
surprised to find about a dozen goats grazing on what little grass they could find.
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