VIA STOCKALPER Stage 2: Passo del Sempione - Gondo

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Escursionismo
no
Lenght
19.00 km
Tempo
4 hours 40 minutes
Tappa
Ascent elevation gain
70 m
Descent elevation loss
1270 m
Difficulty
Hiking
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Informazioni

Punto di partenza

Passo del Sempione
3907 Sempione
Switzerland

Altitude
2005 m

Punto di arrivo

Gondo
3901 Zwischbergen
Switzerland

Arrival altitude
855 m

Come arrivare

Access

The Sempione Pass and Gondo can be reached from Italy and Switzerland by the Sempione National Road

Public transport access
Yes

Railway stations of reference Domodossola (IT) and Briga (CH). Timetable: www.trenitalia.com; www.bls.ch
By bus: Domodossola postbus - Brig. Timetable: www.autopostale.ch

Descrizione

Following the usual track marks with brown directional arrows and the name “Stockalperweg” (track mark 90), from the Sempione Mountain Pass we start going downwards always keeping at the bottom of the valley and always more or less at an offset to the cantonal road. We pass the whereabouts of Hiwe, with its Baron Stockalper Hospice, and thus follow on to Nideralp, Chiusmatte, and Engiloch. On the nice mule track which unwinds on the side of the main road we cross the pastures of Maschihus and arrive at Egga and thus to Siplon Dorf. From here onwards the path goes down to Gabi and in correspondence of the Alte Kaserme (historical transportation museum along Sempione) we start an emotional journey with metal overpasses and high bridges which cross the Gondo Gulleys. We cross the military fort of Gondo and at last reach Gondo, at the Italian-Swiss boundary.

Recommended period

Summer
Fall
June - October

Accessible to people with disabilities

No

Support points

Accommodation in Engiloch, Simplon, Gaby
A Swiss Post Office bus connects the Simplon Pass with Gondo

Interest points

The Hospice of the Simplon (now known as the Old Hospice or Alter Spittel). Some stretches of the ancient mule track and the Napoleonic Road. The small Walser villages. The village of Simplon Dorf with its massive houses. The Simplon Ecomuseum. Gabi with ruins of an ancient warehouse of storage of goods. The suggestive Gorges of Gondo. The military fort of Gondo. The Museum Alte Kaserme.

Profilo altimetrico

Dati tecnici

Code
STK
Classification
Provincial - Mid and Low Altitude
Local Tourist Agency (LTA) reference
ATL Distretto Turistico dei Laghi
Country
Switzerland
Region
Canton du Valais
Other

Different accommodation options at the Simplon Pass and at Gondo www.brig-simplon.ch

Devotional relevance
No
Historical relevance
Yes
Ultima data di aggiornamento
15/12/2023

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