Glacier 3000 and Peak Walk, the bridge on the top of the world

Located in the south of Switzerland, close to the city of Gstaad, in the Diablerets mountains, Glacier 3000 is one of the country’s main attraction. It is the home of the Peak Walk by Tissot, the Alpine Coaster and the Ice Express Chairlift. All these overlook the outstanding Scex Rouge Peak. To find out more read the article bellow and enjoy our video at the end of it.

Peak Walk by Tissot at Glacier3000

To go to the Peak Walk by Tissot, you have two options:

•  Walk to the peak. But it is a rather difficult and long walk because you will have to reach the height of 2966m. So, you really have to be in a good physical shape.
• By cable car. You can take the cable car from Col du Pillon (1546 m) and reach Scex Rouge (2950 m) terminus point. The cable car station is just at the main road so it is easy to reach it. The ride to the peak has one intermediary station where you will change the cable car.

Glacier 3000 cable car station at Col du Pillon

     The main touristic attraction of the area is, by far, the Peak Walk by Tissot that has been inaugurated in 2014. It is the only suspension bridge in the world that connects two mountain peaks: the smaller peak View Point (2.966m high) to the higher peak Scex Rouge (2966 m high). The bridge is 107 m long and 80cm wide. From it you can admire all the great Alps: Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Eiger and Jungfrau. The Peak Walk is free of charge.

Peak Walk by Tissot at Glacier3000

      Another attraction is the Alpine Coaster, the highest altitude roller coaster in the world. It is 1 km long, it is 6 m above the earth and has many twists and turns. A ticket for the roller coaster is 9 CHF.

     

      A visit to the Glacier is a must. In order to reach it, you can take the Ice Express Chairlift. It is free of charge and will take you down the Glacier in 10 minutes. There you can walk on the snow, go to the fun park for sliding, take a sun bath and take many beautiful photos.

     Do you want to see another Switzerland world record? Read our article about the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge!

      

      At the Scex Rouge cable car station you can enjoy a lovely terrace where you can have a coffee, a juice, a beer or eat some barbecue food. You can also bring your own food and eat it there, with the most beautiful landscape underneath your eyes.  If you want more diversity of food, in the same location, there is also a self-catering restaurant and an a la carte one (Restaurant Motta).

     How you can reach the Col du Pillon cable car?

     Basically, there are two main possibilities:

• By car/motorcycle – there are huge parking spaces at the cable car station, with no tax. You can search for Route de Pillon 253, Les Diableretes on the GPS/Maps/Waze or just Glacier 3000.
• By train – take the train to Gstaad or Les Diablerets and from the railway station take the Postauto buses. They will take you directly to the cable car from Col du Pillon. From Gstaad there is a 35 minutes ride, from Les Diablerets a 15 minute one. You can find the timetable on the Postauto website. 

      What are the prices of the tickets for Glacier 3000?

      These are the prices for the two-way trip (up and down):

      Adults: 79 CHF; Kids: 40 CHF.

      Alpine roller-coaster: 9 CHF (adults or kids).

      There are sever ways to get discount for the tickets, find out more on the Glacier 3000 website.

     Important tip: before going to Glacier 3000 really check out the weather there. Due to the high altitude, it might be cold or windy. You can get all the information about the weather on Glacier 3000 website. There are also Glacier 3000 web cameras on their website. 

      With all these in mind prepare your trip. It will be one that you will never forget!