04 September 2024 - Hike: Blitzingen to Reckingen
After my travel adventures yesterday I was pleasantly surprised that I had no problem getting up and down to the hotel buffet breakfast at 7am. I had two Milchkaffe's and I was ready to do some hiking! This was an easy hike in the Goms Valley from Blitzingen to Reckingen. I walked across the street and caught the train from Brig up the valley to Blitzingen and then hike to Reckingen. You can see in the pictures that the station in Blitzingen is tiny - a "stop on request" station. I was the only one that got off the train and was greeted by some cows as I started the hike.
The hike was a gentle incline that followed the Rhöne River upstream. The Rhöne is called the "Rotten" by the locals, and the path is known as the Rottenweg. The weather was overcast but really brought out the green in all of the meadows I passed through.
For lunch at the end of the hike in Reckingen I stopped at the Hotel Joopi and tried a local Goms dish called "Cholera". It was really good (and I learned that the "C" is silent in Cholera). I caught the train back to Brig after the filling lunch.
Click here to view my AllTrails recording of this hike.
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alltrails 04sept hike
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While waiting for the train the chef on the Glacier Express stood next to me and noticed this little tomato plant growing next to the track. We had a good laugh thinking about the fertilizer...
While waiting for the train the chef on the Glacier Express stood next to me and noticed this little tomato plant growing next to the track. We had a good laugh thinking about the fertilizer...
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I think my next trip should be like this...NOT!!
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I think my next trip should be like this...NOT!!
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The tiny train station where I got off to start the hike.
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The tiny train station where I got off to start the hike.
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Most of the hike was along the Rhône River called the Rotten by the locals.
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Most of the hike was along the Rhône River called the Rotten by the locals.
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Much of the trail was along small farm roads.
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Much of the trail was along small farm roads.
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At one point the "trail" left the road and skirted the riverbank.
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At one point the "trail" left the road and skirted the riverbank.
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Along the way there were a few points where there was a crossing over the river to small villages on the other side.
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Along the way there were a few points where there was a crossing over the river to small villages on the other side.
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Typical "wanderweg" signpost. This was right in the middle of a meadow. I was on the "Rottenweg".
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Typical "wanderweg" signpost. This was right in the middle of a meadow. I was on the "Rottenweg".
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This little waterway is actually much steeper than it seems in the picture.
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This little waterway is actually much steeper than it seems in the picture.
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Baby mooli's. The moms just gave me dirty looks as I walked by.
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Baby mooli's. The moms just gave me dirty looks as I walked by.
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A small church in the middle of a field across the river.
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A small church in the middle of a field across the river.
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I was a bit late in the season for lots of wildflowers, but there were a few.
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I was a bit late in the season for lots of wildflowers, but there were a few.
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Wooden bridge crossing the Rhône (Rotten) as I end the hike in Reckingen.
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Wooden bridge crossing the Rhône (Rotten) as I end the hike in Reckingen.
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Cholera!!! It was fantastic. Extremely filling. I came to find out that this was a very unique version - it was far prettier than the Cholera found in restaurants further down the valley and in Brig.
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Cholera!!! It was fantastic. Extremely filling. I came to find out that this was a very unique version - it was far prettier than the Cholera found in restaurants further down the valley and in Brig.
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Reckingen station - a major transportation hub - not.
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Reckingen station - a major transportation hub - not.
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The weather was cloudy, but no rain during my hike. You can see that it was not a very busy station...
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The weather was cloudy, but no rain during my hike. You can see that it was not a very busy station...
