Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge – Rosenlaui Gorge Waterfalls loop from Gschwantenmad

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Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge – Rosenlaui Gorge Waterfalls loop from Gschwantenmad

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Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge – Rosenlaui Gorge Waterfalls loop from Gschwantenmad

02:30

8.02km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

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2.44 km

Rychenbach Riverside Trail

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A beautiful forest hiking trail right along the water.

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3.11 km

In the small hamlet you will find a hotel, a hostel with a restaurant and an old sawmill. On a hike you can spend the night here well or stop. The PostBus also stops here, so you can even get on or off by public transport.

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5.16 km

Entrance to the Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge

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Extremely fascinating, highly recommended

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5.39 km

Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge

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As a photographer you should definitely climb down to the main waterfall. You won't be disappointed.

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5.42 km

Aare Gorge and Waterfall

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5.59 km

Rosenlaui Gorge Waterfalls

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Here you get an impression of the elemental force of the water, which has sanded bizarre rock formations, cauldrons, funnels. One cannot imagine that this vast amount of water drains the Rosenlaui glacier.

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5.72 km

Stone Cairn Garden at the Rosenlaui Gorge

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It felt like there were already 300,000 trolls building their cairns :-)

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6.58 km

Hotel Rosenlaui

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Generous and very tasty fitness stand

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8.02 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.48 km

1.87 km

643 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.20 km

2.48 km

613 m

425 m

294 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,470 m)

Lowest point (1,300 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

7°C

3°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2023,🇨🇭 Gletscherschlucht Rosenlaui – Schwarzwaldalp Runde von Balm 🏔️

Unfortunately, the glacier gorge was still closed and won't open until mid-May.
But it was still a great varied tour.

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May 24, 2023,Rosenlaui, Gschwantenmaad, Brochhütte, Schwarzwaldalpe

Mystical foggy hike through the mountains. The fog hung very low, so you couldn't see anything from the surrounding mountains, but the landscape and trees looked like they were in a fairy tale. A different experience.

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