Four Sources Trail

The Four Sources Trail is an alpine hiking trail of about 85 kilometers in length. Over five daily stages, hikers discover besides the sources of four significant rivers also crystal-clear mountain lakes, bubbling streams, and rocky passes into further valleys. You walk through wide plains with mossy areas or green alp pastures with grazing cows. Depending on the season, the variety of flowers around Tomasee or the colorful larch forests in Val Bedretto are impressive. But not only the landscapes change, but also the languages. The first coffee at Oberalppass is ordered in German, a little later you are greeted in Maigelshütte with a Romansh "Bien di". When hiking beyond Lucendropass, you find yourself in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland: Benvenuti in Ticino. The route ends in the canton of Valais, where hikers face one last ascent to the Belvédère at Furka Pass. The view of the Rhone Glacier is a final highlight.