27^th Leukerbad International Literary Festival

Literary Walk

On the Thursday before the Festival, two authors and our guide Armin Christen will accompany you on a literary hike. The Literary Walk is sold out. Since the number of seats on the bus is limited, there are also no tickets on site.

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Meeting place: Leuk Train Station (deposit luggage)
Time: 9:15 am
Duration: An approximately 3.5 hour walk, 9 km with 600 meters ascent and descent
Gear: Sturdy shoes, 1-liter liquids, sun protection
Conditions: Easy walking trails and alpine roads. Walking sticks are recommended for descents.
Fee: Fr. 70 – includes lunch and a shuttle bus transfer in the morning from the Leuk train station and in the afternoon to Leukerbad, along with a luggage transfer from the Leuk train station to Leukerbad

One day away from the world! This pano­ramic tour takes us from Torrentalp—which will access with a bus because the gondola is not yet running—to several hidden alps like Alp Oberu and Alp Galm. On Alp Galm, we will be welcomed to a lunch. The view reaches the most beautiful four-thousand-meter mountains in the Valais alps, deep into the glacier valley of the Rotten, and to nearby colorful alpine meadows.
Around 4 pm, a bus will takes to Leukerbad, where we will collect our luggage.
Literary accompaniment to the hike will be provided by Ariane von Graffenried and Karl Rühmann.