Winter hiking & sledding from Wispile to Gsteig

9.31 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Great panorama
Sledding
  • 2:00 h
  • 9.31 km
  • 11 m
  • 770 m
  • 1,171 m
  • 1,917 m
  • 746 m
  • Start: Gstaad; Wispile cable car mountain station
  • Destination: Gsteig; Post bus stop

Winter hiking: The easy hike and sled ride to Chrinetritt takes about 40 minutes and leads along a beautiful panoramic trail. This is where the fast part of the descent begins.

Sledding: The upper part of the route is medium to difficult; the lower part is less steep. From the end of the sled run it is only a few minutes on foot to Gsteig. From here, take the post bus back to the Wispile valley station.

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Pavements

Path
Trail
Unknown
Gravel
Asphalt
Street

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Equipment

Sled, good footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, gloves, hat and helmet, provisions including a hot drink, emergency number.

Directions & Parking facilities

By car to Gstaad. Towards Gsteig to the valley station of the Wispile cable car.
Wispile cable car parking lot

Outbound journey: By train to Gstaad. On foot or by post bus to the valley station of the Wispile cable car. By gondola to the mountain station.

Return journey: By post bus from Gsteig to Gstaad.

Additional information

www.gstaad.ch

License (master data)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Sled rental for CHF 10.- per ride at the Wispile valley station, Gstaad

Safety guidelines

This route runs on groomed winter hiking trails.

Map

Swisstopo national map 1266 Lenk 1:25,000, order at: https://www.wanderplaner.ch/sommer/web-shop/

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