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WALK 3

Burg Hut (1751m) – Gletscherstube Märjela (2373m)

Distance	4km
Grade	3
Time	2½hrs
Height gain	622m
Location	West of the Burg Hut

Walkers who have spent the night at the Burg Hut and wish to continue to the Märjelensee and the Aletschgletscher, will be tempted by this splendid connecting route. But a warning is given that the first 30mins above the hut will be unsuitable for anyone who might suffer vertigo.

Climbing above the Burg Hut rewards with a stunning view of the Fiescherhörner

Out of the hut turn left where blue waymarks that indicate an ‘Alpine route’ lead to a cable attached to the rock slabs rising above the hut. Using this (and subsequent fixed cables) for security, climb the slabs onto the crest of a ridge where a continuing path weaves among silver birch, larch and small fir trees. Views are exciting, with the glacier gorge dropping far below, and the imposing Fiescherhörner dominating the scene ahead to the northwest.

Along the ridge frequent waymarks guide you northward, with two or three more lengths of fixed cable and a few metal stanchions for support, before a path eases along the left-hand side among trees, and brings you to the Stock junction at 1931m. It is here that you join Walk 2. Turn right to climb the steep crest of moraine and follow directions to Gletscherstube Märjela as given in Walk 2.