ViaStockalper - Stockalperweg (Simplon Dorf -Gondo)

Today's hike is one of two variants of the last section of the Stockalperweg, which could be handed over to the hikers. This was probably the most technically challenging section, as it was necessary to overcome the Gondo Gorge, which was hardly manageable. 

Finally, the path was cleverly incorporated into the topography and can hardly be seen from the road. In addition, the network of roads and paths could be unravelled to such an extent that there were only a few real interfaces where hikers had to cross the road. At Gabi the Stockaperweg branches off from the route via Furggu into the Gondos Gorge. 

The partly original paved Stockalperweg leads to the ruins of a warehouse (dated 1676) in the Äbi which was not completed by Stockalper. The next interesting point on this section of the trail is the Napoleonic barracks at the entrance to the Gondo Gorge, with an exhibition on the history of Simplon traffic. 

Metal passers-by, footbridges and galleries on the national road lead through the imposing Gondo Gorge to Fort Gondo, where the path runs through the 300 m long connecting gallery of the fortress. Passing the ruins of the "Pont de Sapin", the last section of the path leads to Gondo on the left side of the valley. The connection to the Postbus network is also practical, so you can interrupt your hike if you like. By crossing an old fortress, even military lovers get their money's worth and non-militarists ask themselves how a life in these corridors is possible for weeks at all. 

Simplon Dorf - Gabi - Alte Kaserne - Fort Gondo - Gondo