Quellgebiet Rhone

The Rhone

rises at the foot of the Rhone glacier and is also called "the Rotten" in German. After leaving the Alps, it flows through Lake Geneva and, after 800 kilometres, flows into the Mediterranean Sea with a delta in southern France.

Four Springs Trail

The fifth stage of the Four Springs Trail leads from Obergesteln via Oberwald, Gletsch and Muttbach up to the Furka Pass. From this highlight, continue to a viewpoint over the Rhone glacier. The source of the Rhone shows itself from a fitting distance.

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From a glacier in the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. The journey of the Rhone.

The Rhone rises at the foot of the glacier of the same name near the Furka Pass. The Rhone glacier can be reached from the Furka Pass in a short time.

Four Springs Trail

The fifth stage of the Four Springs Trail leads from Obergesteln via Oberwald, Gletsch and Muttbach up to the Furka Pass. From this highlight, continue to a viewpoint over the Rhone glacier. The source of the Rhone shows itself from a fitting distance.