Intro

The entrance to the Gasterntal Valley leads through the narrow Chluse Gorge. This passageway was used from earliest times. Mules were used on this narrow pass, which is the first steep ascent on the way to Lötschen Pass.

Since 1912 there has been a road suitable for vehicular traffic up into Gasterntal Valley. One section of this spectacular mountain pass road to the Chluse Gorge had to be dynamited. Masonry parapets, dry stone walls, kerbs, arched bridges, tunnels and a half gallery all created a structural masterpiece that can still be admired to this day.

If you’d rather experience the Chluse Gorge on foot, then take the lovely hiking route from Kandersteg, past the Kanderfällen waterfalls to Gasterntal Valley, a wild mountain valley formed by a glacier. Along the way you'll pass by the idyllic wetlands surrounded by the Alpine wilderness. Gasterntal Valley is the ideal starting point for lovely mountain hikes and tours.

Getting there: By car or train to Kandersteg.

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Season
May - October
Time required
2 to 4 hours (half day)
Suitable for children with age
6 to 9 years, 10 to 13 years, 14+ years
Suitable for
Children, Families, Groups, Individual, Couples
Accessible
Not Wheelchair accessible
Difficulty
Low
Weather
Outdoor
Category
Active, Adventure, Nature

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TALK (Tourismus Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg) AG
äussere Dorfstrasse 26
3718  Kandersteg
Switzerland

Phone  +41 (0)33 675 80 80
Fax +41 (0)33 675 80 81
info@kandersteg.ch
kandersteg.ch
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TALK (Tourismus Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg) AG
äussere Dorfstrasse 26
3718 Kandersteg
Phone  +41 (0)33 675 80 80
kandersteg.ch
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