The Wiler-Lauchernalp cable car runs every hour at weekends (including Ascension Day and Monday of Pentecost).

Circular route Lauchernalp-Arbegga-Fischbiel-Lauchernalp

Winter Hiking: Lauchernalp

Tags: Clear area , Scenic , Insider tip , Round trip , Cableway ascent/descent , Way cleared , Groomed snow , top , Accessible by train and bus
Distance: 2km-5km
Uphill: <300vm
Descent: <300vm
Level of difficulty: medium
Status: Open
Time: 1-3h
Sunny and easy winter hike through an untouched winter landscape with a fantastic panorama.
Via the winter hiking trail Lauchernalp-Stafel you reach Arbegga. Here the circular route branches off and leads over Steinegga and Biel down to Fischbiel. From Fischbiel, you can either hike back to Lauchernalp or take the descent to Wiler.
State
open
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
4.8 km
Duration
1:25 h
Ascent
186 hm
Descent
186 hm
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Author:
Tourist Information Lötschental
Last updated:
13.05.2026

The route

All information about this excursion

Directions

Via the winter hiking trail Lauchernalp-Stafel you reach Arbegga. Here the circular route branches off and leads over Steinegga and Biel down to Fischbiel. From Fischbiel, you can either hike back to Lauchernalp or take the descent to Wiler.

Technique
Condition
Experience
Landscape
Lowest point
1873 m
Highest point
2049 m
Best season
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Arrival

Public transport

Take the BLS to Goppenstein, then the PostBus to Wiler, and finally the aerial cableway up to Lauchernalp.

Journey

From Gampel-Steg on the A6 to Goppenstein and then on the main road towards Lötschental to Wiler.

Parking

At the valley station of the Wiler-Lauchernalp aerial cableway.