Reichenbachtal
Reichenbachtal is an alpine valley in Oberhasli, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is situated within the municipality of Schattenhalb, connecting Meiringen with the Grosse Scheidegg pass towards Grindelwald. Its water, the Reichenbach stream, forms the Reichenbach Falls before joining the Aare at Meiringen.
Rosenlaui is the highest settlement in the valley, situated approximately halfway up, at 1,328 m above sea level. The valley is also known as Rosenlauital after the settlement. Rosenlaui hotel is among the oldest in the region, bearing testimony to the early boom of tourism in Switzerland in the mid 19th century.
On the eastern side of the valley rise the Wetterhorn (3,692 m), the Engelhörner (2,782 m), the Wellhorn (3,191 m), besides the Rosenlaui Glacier. Also east of the valley is the Rosenlaui gorge, a deep and narrow gorge formed by the water of Rosenlaui Glacier, accessible by a 500 m footpath.
Further up the valley lies Schwarzwaldalp, marking the end of the public road. The connection to Grindelwald is however possible by Postauto.
External links
Media related to Rosenlaui at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.rosenlaui.ch/ (hotel homepage)
- http://www.rosenlauischlucht.ch/ (Rosenlaui Glacier homepage)
- geoimage.ch