Loichi ball trail Lauchernalp

The hiking trail starts at the mountain station of the Lauchernalp cable car. From the mountain station, the trail winds through the cool Baanwald forest down to the village of Wiler to the Gsteinät recreation centre. The stations are well marked and easy to find.

The wooden balls for the ball runs are available at the following places for CHF 5.00 / piece: 

• Ticket office, valley station of cable car, Wiler
• Tourist Info Lötschental, Wiler
• Ticket office, mountain station of cable car, Lauchernalp 
• Panoramic Restaurant Lauchernalp

Key information

Hiking route	Lauchernalp–Wiler (Gsteinät)
Distance	4.3 km
Duration	1 hour 15 minutes
Elevation difference	- 575 m
Degree of dfficulty	easy
Catering options	Panoramarestaurant Lauchernalp Restaurant Lonza, Wiler Hotel Restaurant Sporting, Wiler
Sights along the way	Alpine Village playground beneath the Lauchernalp and playground at the "Gsteinät" recreation centre in Wiler

Ball trail

Daily from 30 May to 11 November 2026

Operating hours cable car Wiler–Lauchernalp

30 May to 5 June 2026                 08.25–16.25 hours
6 June to 10 July 2026                  08.25–18.25 hours
11 July to 16 August 2026             08.25–20.25 hours
17 August to 8 November 2026    08.25–18.25 hours

     
Subject to change without prior notice

 * GA travelcard, Half-Fare travelcard, children aged 6 to 15.99, Junior travelcard and Children’s Co-travelcard are valid

Prices in CHF incl. VAT / Prices and products subject to alteration.

Travel comfortably by train to Goppenstein. From Goppenstein station the post bus (direction Blatten/Fafleralp) takes you to "Wiler (Lötschen), Talstation", in about 10 minutes. Now take the cable car to Lauchernalp. Return journey by post bus from the stop "Wiler, Gschteinät".