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The Old Pass
The Gemmi has carried traffic between the Valais and the Bernese Oberland for centuries, a dramatic cleft that the cable car now reaches in minutes from the spa town of Leukerbad. At the top a stark high plateau opens out around the Daubensee, a lake that lies frozen well into summer in a landscape closer to the Arctic than the Alps. The walk to Sunnbüel is gentle and otherworldly.
Duration
~4 hours
Distance
12 km
Elevation gain
400 m
Difficulty
T2 — moderate
Daubensee
2207 m
Cable cars run at both ends, from Leukerbad up to the Gemmi and from Sunnbüel down to Kandersteg. The plateau holds snow late, so check conditions before June.
