On foot · Upper Valais · August 2026
Visperterminen and the Gibidumsee
A stop in the village of Europe's highest vineyard, a chairlift up and back, and a little lake with an irresistible name.
- Date
- August 2026
- Distance
- 6.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 469 m
- Walking time
- 2 h 06 min
The route · indicative
The route
Bilberries and stone pines
Visperterminen, the Heida village, has kept its old granaries and storehouses. The flower-decked chairlift drops us into an already autumnal mood: bilberries, heather, stone pines and larches, then a wide open plateau.
The Gibidumsee appears, plain and lovely, ringed with russet grasses and fireweed. Greyish weather, holidays over: hardly anyone. And the sun comes out just for us. On the yellow signposts an idea is already taking root: Simplon-Dorf, six hours ten.
