Hotspot · Simplon Pass
Chalet near Simplon Pass
±20–25 min · car
departure: your front door, at 900 m
Napoleon's pass road at 2,005 m, open year-round. The nine-metre stone eagle keeps watch; the historic Stockalper trail winds past chapels and the hospice.
In winter — A high-alpine winter landscape you can simply drive to; cross-country skiing and snowshoeing around the hospice.
In summer — Hike the Stockalper trail, visit the eco-museum in Simplon Dorf and picnic at the eagle's feet.
Did you know?
Napoleon had this road built between 1801 and 1805 — the route Ried-Brig owes its history to.
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