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Geretal Valley and Waterfall – Obergoms Region - Tradition loop from Oberwald DFB

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Switzerland
Valais
Goms
Obergoms

Geretal Valley and Waterfall – Obergoms Region - Tradition loop from Oberwald DFB

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4.6

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120

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Geretal Valley and Waterfall – Obergoms Region - Tradition loop from Oberwald DFB

03:09

8.52km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.68 km for 43 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

168 m

Oberwald Station (Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway)

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Full steam ahead over the Furka Pass with the Furka Mountain Railway Steam Train
Your adventure begins in Realp. The train driver lets the steam flow into the cylinders and …

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2

1.44 km

St. Christopher's Chapel, Oberwald

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Chapel of St. Christopher, Oberwald VS
The chapel was built in 1768.
The altar is stylistically attributed to the Küsnacht sculptor and painter Johannes Trubmann. The single-axis altar floor with …

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3

1.50 km

Historic Wooden Houses of Oberwald

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Village of Oberwald in Obergoms VS
Oberwald is the first village on the Rhone and was first mentioned in documents in 1386. Visit "Toni's Ski Museum" right next to the …

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4

4.95 km

Geren Dörfli

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Traditional Welsh village with chapel and church

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5

5.80 km

Geretal Valley and Waterfall

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very pretty here, very pretty

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6

7.62 km

Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Oberwald

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Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Oberwald VS
The two communities of Oberwald and Unterwassern agreed at the end of the 17th century on the location of the church between …

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7

7.64 km

Obergoms Region - Tradition

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Hardly anyone thinks of the hotel name Ritz because its founder was a simple mountain farmer son from the Obergoms. Follow in the footsteps of Caesar Ritz, king of hoteliers and hotelier of kings.

Info:
obergoms.ch/schlafen-essen/caesar-ritz
landschaftspark-binntal.ch/de/veranstaltungen-angebote/museum.php?offer=1212

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8.52 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.87 km

2.47 km

1.66 km

902 m

561 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.37 km

1.78 km

1.28 km

1.22 km

1.21 km

524 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,720 m)

Lowest point (1,360 m)

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