Enjoy autumn in Lötschental until 02 November 2025: the Lauchernalp-Schwarzsee and Lauchernalp-Faldumalp-Jeizinen panoramic trails
and the Lötschenpass hut are open. 

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Kugelweg Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baannwald)

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Kugelweg Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baannwald)

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Kugelweg Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baannwald)

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Kugelweg Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baannwald)

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Kugelweg Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baannwald)

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Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baann)

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Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baann)

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Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baann)

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Marble run Lauchernalp - Wiler (Baann Forest)

Sentiers thématiques: Wiler, Gsteinät

Tags: Refreshment stops available , top , Fauna , Family-friendly , Accessible by train and bus , Flora , Insider tip , Cableway ascent/descent , Linear route
Level of difficulty: easy
Status: Open
Time: 1-3h
Distance: 2km-5km
Uphill: <300vm
Descent: 300-600vm

The new marble run leads through the Baann Forest past 10 marble tracks from Lauchernalp down to Wiler.

The new marble run leads through the Baann Forest past 10 marble tracks from Lauchernalp down to Wiler. From the Lauchernalp mountain station, follow the road towards Wiler before the hiking path branches off right towards Wiler after Alpine Village. The hiking path winds through the cool Baann Forest to the village of Wiler and continues to the recreation facility Gsteinät. Highlights besides the marble tracks are the carved tree figures that can be seen in the Baann Forest. At the Gsteinät recreation facility, a mini-golf course and a playground await hikers.
The green wooden marbles for the marble run are available at the Tourist Information in Wiler, the valley and mountain stations of the cable car, and at the Panorama Restaurant Lauchernalp.

Facts and downloads

State
open
Difficulty
easy
Distance
4.3 km
Duration
1:15 h
Descent
575 hm
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Author:
Tourist Information Lötschental
Last updated:
04.10.2025

The route

All information about this excursion

Directions

Lauchernalp - Wiler - Gsteinät

Condition
Experience
Landscape
Lowest point
1394 m
Highest point
1969 m
Best season
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Arrival

Public transport

From Gampel-Steg or Goppenstein, the PostBus takes you to Wiler. PostBus stop "Wiler, cable car". With the cable car, you will go up to Lauchernalp.

Journey

From Goppenstein you drive into the Lötschental, past the villages Ferden, Kippel to Wiler to the valley station of the cable car. With the cable car, you go up to Lauchernalp.

Parking

You can park your car at the parking lot or in the parking garage at the valley station of the cable car (paid).

Useful information

Safety instructions

  • Plan every hike carefully!
  • Ensure suitable and complete equipment!
  • Never hike alone in the mountains!
  • Inform relatives, acquaintances, the hut warden, or the hotel porter about your route. Report back upon arrival at your destination!
  • Constantly monitor the weather development!
  • Observe the principle "When in doubt, turn back"!