Dufourspitze: Alter Weg (from Hohtälli cable car station)
Route to the summit of Dufourspitze (15,203 ft) from Hohtälli cable car station.
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 15.6 mi
- round trip
- 9,862 ft
- climb
- 15,203 ft
- summit
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Dufourspitze (15,203 ft, 4,634 m) in Valais, Switzerland, from Hohtälli cable car station, at about 10,700 ft. The summit stands about 4,500 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 15.6 miles round trip with about 9,900 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap names the path "Alter Weg" and grades it as a difficult alpine route. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
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Route details
- Distance
- 15.6 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 9,862 ft
- Starts at
- Hohtälli cable car station
- Summit
- 15,203 ft
- Difficulty
- Expert
Questions about this route
How long is the Alter Weg (from Hohtälli cable car station) on Dufourspitze?
About 15.6 mi round trip from Hohtälli cable car station.
How much elevation gain is on the Alter Weg (from Hohtälli cable car station)?
About 9,862 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Alter Weg (from Hohtälli cable car station)?
It is rated expert.
Where does the Alter Weg (from Hohtälli cable car station) start?
Hohtälli cable car station.
Conditions and forecast on Dufourspitze
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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