Fascination Grimsel area

Guttannen, the largest municipality in the canton of Bern by area (200 km²), has only 8% cultivated land. As a customs and toll station, it brought some prosperity to the locals. Others earned their living as prospectors. Today, power generation from the huge water masses originating in the surrounding valleys provides secure jobs. From Postplatz, whose houses are decorated with meaningful sayings in Hasli dialect, you first cross over the Aare to the Sunnsyten district. Via Tschingelmad, you reach the beautiful stone Schwarzbrunnen bridge in 1 hour and then climb past the power plant control center to the Hotel Handegg. Interesting features along the way are worth mentioning: the Saeumerstein, where packers joined in larger groups due to difficult terrain; the Haelen plates (16 steps carved into the rock and inscription of glacier researcher Agassiz), a glacial abrasion area considered the most arduous section of the Grimsel path; the photogenic stone Boeglis bridges in the hollow of Chuententennlen; the Gerstenegg crystal crevice (only viewable in combination with a guided tour of the power plants); the stone path carved into the rock along the Raeterichs Bodensee; the dams near Grimsel Hospice, from whose terrace you can enjoy a magnificent view of the fjord-like landscape of Lake Grimsel; finally, the extensive panoramic view of the Bernese, Uri and Valais High Alps from the Grimsel Pass summit, the watershed of Europe.