©  (c) Destination Gstaad / Melanie Uhkoetter / Région de vacances Gstaad
©  (c) Destination Gstaad / Melanie Uhkoetter / Région de vacances Gstaad
©  (c) Destination Gstaad / Melanie Uhkoetter / Région de vacances Gstaad
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S9 Gifferhüttli Trail: Parking Wasserngrat – Gifferhüttli – Parking Wasserngrat

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Unprepared and unmarked snowshoe route from Parking Wasserngrat to Gifferhüttli and back to Parking Wasserngrat.

  • Difficulty difficult
  • Duration 4:55 h
  • Distance 11,6 km
  • 672 m
  • 672 m
Tags
  • Refreshment stops available
  • Scenic

Ferienregion Gstaad
Update: 19.10.2025

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The scenic snowshoe route starts at Parking Wasserngrat on Scheidbachstrasse toward Turbach. At the second junction, the route joins Berzgummstrasse, going right uphill past Alp Berzgumm over the ridge to Gifferhüttli. The route returns on the same way back to Parking Wasserngrat.

This route is not marked.

  • Approach

    The Gstaad holiday region is located in southwestern Switzerland directly on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The region is easily accessible by train or car from the Thun lake region, the Lake Geneva area, and the Gruyère area. Direct connections to the European high-speed train network and to all international airports in Switzerland guarantee a time-saving and pleasant arrival. The main means of transport in the Gstaad region are the "MOB" railway (Montreux-Oberland Bernois) and numerous PostBus lines.

    On the page Arrival and public transport at gstaad.ch you will find detailed travel information.

  • Gstaad train station / PostBus line 182

  • Parking Wasserngrat

    There are no parking spaces available on Berzgummstrasse. Please observe the driving ban.

  • Parking Wasserngrat – Gräbi – Bachegg – Alp Berzgumm – Giferhüttli – Alp Berzgumm – Bachegg – Gräbi – Parking Wasserngrat
    • For route selection as well as assessment of your own experience, performance ability, and alpine dangers on routes ascending and descending in alpine terrain, everyone is responsible for themselves.
    • Plan each snowshoe route carefully and adapt it to your own conditions as well as the weather and the season.
    • The weather can change rapidly in the mountains. Therefore, bring suitable clothing and enough provisions and water. Turn back in good time if the weather is uncertain.
    • Inform others about the route and, if possible, never go alone.
    • Walking on ski slopes is prohibited.
    • Be considerate of other hikers as well as plants and animals.
    • Observe the warning signs that draw attention to the constant danger in the riverbed and on the banks of watercourses below dams and water catchments.

  • Our recommendation:

    • Snowshoeing equipment: snowshoes, good footwear, poles,
    • Avalanche transceiver (LVS)
    • Backpack, shovel, probe
    • Warm, weatherproof clothing
    • Warm gloves and hat
    • Sunglasses and sun protection
    • Warm drinks
    • Snacks (energy-rich food like chocolate, dried fruit)

  • Enjoy a coffee schnapps at the ski club hut right next to Parking Wasserngrat after the route.
  • Technique
  • Stamina
  • Experience
  • Landscape
  • Difficulty
Maximum altitude 1942 M
Minimum altitude 1270 M