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For our longer route, however, take the path from Ferden to Faldumalp as described at the beginning of Walk 8, and continue along the Lötschentaler Höhenweg to Restialp and Kummenalp in about 3hrs. Refreshments are available at both Restialp and Kummenalp. At Kummenalp a clear, signposted trail eases into the hanging valley behind the hamlet, and heads up rough slopes and past a few little tarns without any difficulty or diversion to reach the Lötschenpass Hut (2690m: accommodation, refreshments) in another 2–2¼hrs. The Lötschenpass Hut is usually manned from June to the end of October, when food and drinks are available. See hut details in the introduction to the Lötschental section, should you intend to spend the night there.

Shortly before gaining the hut it’s worth pausing to admire the panorama, which not only includes the Bietschhorn but the Mischabel group of mountains making a wall across the Rhône valley, with the distinctive Weisshorn and snowy Monte Rosa on the far horizon. From the Lötschenpass, the northward view looks to the Doldenhorn rising out of the Gasterntal, and northeast to the Blüemlisalp.