Leukerbad is a political municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The winter sports and thermal resort is located in the rear Dalatal (derived from the river Dala) at an altitude of 1411 to 2700 m a.s.l. The valley is bounded in the northwest by the mountain range from the Leeshörner to the Rinderhorn and the Balmhorn, with a deep saddle at the Gemmi Pass, the other side of the valley is overlooked by the Ferdenrothorn, the Majinghorn and its glacier and the Torrenthorn.
In the high-altitude spa town of Leukerbad, 3.9 million liters of 51° Celsius hot water bubble up daily from 65 thermal springs. The thermal springs have driven the tourist development of Leukerbad into the largest thermal spa and wellness resort in Switzerland. Today, in addition to a medical rehabilitation center, the resort's offerings include numerous public thermal baths.
Gemmi Pass is a high mountain pass across the Bernese Alps connecting Leukerbad (on the south) in the canton of Valais with Kandersteg (on the north) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself lies within the canton of Valais, at a height of 2,270 metres (7,450 ft) above sea level. The main trail reaches 2,322 metres (7,618 ft). The pass lies between the Daubenhorn (2,942 metres (9,652 ft)) in the west and the Rinderhorn (3,448 metres (11,312 ft)) in the east. The pass is at the west end of the Aar Massif and at the east end of the Wildstrubel Massif. Near the pass is the Daubensee, which has no outlet above ground. The Gemmi Fault passes close to the pass. The pass is mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes story The Final Problem. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the pass on their way to Meiringen, where Sherlock Holmes has his famous meeting with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
The pass is described by Guy de Maupassant in his short-story L'Auberge.[3] The American writer Mark Twain also visited the pass in August 1878, and described it in a letter to his wife. Although the pass cannot be traversed by road, it is still directly accessible by cablecar from Leukerbad. Alternatively, the pass can be reached by a two-hour dramatic hike on foot. From Kandersteg a cable car gives access to the Sunnbüel area (1,934 m), 10 km north of the pass, allowing hikers to cross the pass on a wide and easy trail. The trail over the Gemmi Pass is very popular with hikers both in summer and in winter. The pass itself is also used as a vantage point, because of the view of some major peaks in the Pennine Alps, such as the Dom, Matterhorn, Weisshorn and Dent Blanche.
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Chapters
00:00 Exploring Leuckerbad Village
02:25 At the church of Leukerbad
04:05 More exploration of Leukerbad village through old alleys
06:10 Beautiful panoramic view of Leuckerbad and the mountains beyond
08:00 Continuing to explore Leukerbad village down to the river
11:45 Walk up to the cable car and enjoy the mountain atmosphere
12:45 Entering the cable car and first orientation
13:40 Riding the cable car up to 2350 meters to the Gemmi Pass
18:39 Exploration of the Gemmi Pass
23:30 A view of the Daubensee, a lake on the Gemmi Pass
24:48 Exploring the top station of the Gemmi cable car as well as viewing platform down into the valley
26:20 Walk outside the mountain station of the Gemmi cable car and last look to the valley of Leuckerbad
English title: A tour of Leukerbad village and Gemmi Pass via cable car | Canton of Valais, Switzerland 2022
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