The book by Corina Bille “On foot from the Rhone to the Maggia” is fascinating for several reasons. On the one hand, it describes, in the author’s own style, the experience of the few days of hiking spent between Fiesch and Cevio, but also provides a cultural insight into the hike, which is very much in the spirit of my profession as a mountain guide. For the first day, Corina, her son and her husband had set out from Fiesch to Ernen. This is where we had not quite followed the original itinerary described. Indeed, at that time, the suspension bridge of the “Goms Bridge” did not exist and I find it interesting to cross it.
Another difference from the path described by Corina Bille is that we had passed through the Gibbet of Ernen, because, coming from Mühlebach, we did not have to make a detour there. However, in Ernen, we had not met the Little Drummers of Basel described in great detail in the book. The rest of the itinerary followed by our protagonists is not very clear. One can imagine that they had followed the road, as it was not very frequented by cars in 1954. Moreover, and until recently, there was no other option than to follow the road between Ausserbinn and the Twingi gorge. A relatively recent path allows you to cross the ravine below Ausserbinn and follow the road below. Above Ernen, we followed a section of the Trusera. Unfortunately, this bisse was dry at the time we followed it.
At Ze Binne, we had not followed the marked trail that bypasses the hamlet. I absolutely wanted to relive the holiday memories I had spent as a teenager in the 75-76 years. We had therefore passed through the hamlet, even crossing private terraces, fortunately deserted. The arrival in Binn via the trail that climbs from Ze Binne is, for me, still a moment of great emotion. So many memories are linked to these places.
Itinerary: Fürgangen (MGB stop) – Goms Bridge – Mühlebach – Mosshubu – Erner Galgen – Ernen – Trusera – Ausserbinn – Twingi – Ze Binne – Binn
Distance: 11.5Km
Altitude gain: 550m
Duration: 4h
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