Hike across the Goms Bridge to the music village of Ernen to Fiesch

The hanging bridge, ‘Goms Bridge’, spans the Lammaschlucht gorge and the young river Rhone at a height of 92 metres.  It is 280 metres long and was opened in 2015 to replace the path through the gorge itself, which had become dangerous due to frequent landslides. The bridge is open all year round and is supported by three steel ropes and a footway made of local larch wood.

From Mühlebach the path climbs gently up the Mosshubel hill, also known as the ‘Gallows’ hill.  The gallows are on the western crest and in 1764 the last men to be condemned by the magistrates of Zendens Goms were executed here.

On the track from Mosshubel to Ernen you get a great view of the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway’s line and perhaps you will be lucky enough to see the famous Glacier Express train running along it. During the summer months four trains run in each direction and all of them must manage the line that goes through the Goms.

There is a children’s playground near the village square in Ernen where the kids will love to spend some time. From Ernen the track continues over meadows towards the beginning of Fiesch.  Depending on the time of year you could see goats, sheep or the famous Herens cattle on the fields.