Hallo zusammen, ich habe am letzten Freitag die "Höhenwanderung vom Grenchenberg nach Biel" rückwärts gemacht. Danach bin ich vom Gipfel mit dem Gleitschirm zurück nach Biel geflogen. Eine tolle Tour auch für die Hike&Flyer unter euch.
Liebe Grüsse
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Hallo zäme ich bin seit ein paar Jahren am Jurahöhenweg ;-) da ich immer wieder andere Wanderungen sehe die mir gefallen komme ich nicht weiter , als nächstes habe ich zwar jetzt vor von der Staffelegg zum Hauenstein zu machen, und im August habe ich Ferien da will ich mir mal eine ganze Woche dazu Zeit nehmen,
Hat von euch den ganzen Jurahöhenweg Nr 5 gemacht?
Hallo zäme. Ich möchte am Weekend eine Wanderung von Herzogenbuchsee zum Burgäschisee machen. Weiss jemand, ob es dort am See eine Beiz hat. Danke im Voraus. Grüsse René
View of the Obergoms Valley and Gletsch, from the Furka Road
Furka Pass is on the left, and you descend to Muttbach Station where the trains cross.
Heritage steam trains on the Furka Steam Train line.
Heading down the valley to Gletsch
Where the Rhone Glacier descended, not 50 years ago.
Village of Gletsch, headquarters of the DFB railway.
Heading down the narrow valley toward Oberwald.
The Rhone roars through a ravine on its way to Lake Geneva.
View of the Upper Goms Valley in Canton Valais
Steam train on its way up to Gletsch from Oberwald
Furka Pass - Stn. Muttbach - Gletsch - Oberwald
Published/updated on 15.09.2016 by GabrielleMerk | 12373 points | Tour Date: 30.07.2016
One of Europe's most important waterways, the Rhône River, has its source at the Rhône Glacier near the Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps. From the glacier lake near the Hotel Belvedere along the Furka Road, the river cascades down smoothly sanded rock walls into the Goms Valley, passes through the little town of Gletsch and then roars through a narrow canyon before leveling out in the lower Goms Valley on its way to Lake Geneva.
Before the Furka Base Tunnel was opened in 1982, the area was serviced by a high altitude train whose overhead electric lines had to be removed in winter and the railway line closed due to high levels of snow. After the line was closed, the steam engines were sold to Vietnam, but then brought back to Switzerland at great expense and effort by railway enthusiasts, and the old railway line was then reopened as a Heritage Line for tourists.
This tour starts at the Furka Pass but you can also start at the Hotel Belvedere and walk to the Furka Pass, which adds 1 hour and 15 minutes of walking time, but affords great views of the Rhône Glacier from above (if you want to walk to the Glacier Tongue or the Ice Grotto, cost is 10 Fr. at the Kiosk).
If you time the hike correctly, you can watch the crossing of the Heritage Steam Trains just West of the Tunnel Entrance/Exit. From there you continue along the valley bottom following the path of the river (which is called the Rotten here, the German name for the Rhône) to Gletsch, the home base of the old railway line and hub for the various pass roads which join here (Furka Pass and Grimsel Pass). There is a little museum here with information about the DFB (Dampfbahn Furka) Railway and the Rhône Glacier.
From here you head below the winding Grimsel Road and if you time it right again, you’ll get another glimpse of the Steam Railway coming up the canyon from Oberwald. The trail then passes through the narrow gorge and along the left mountain flank before descending to Oberwald.
Starting the hike at the Belvedere Hotel adds 1 hour and 15 minutes to the hiking time. To walk to the glacier tongue (whether you want to see the ice grotto or not) costs 10 Fr.
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