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46.613,8.32,Gelmerbahn top [FOOT]
46.617,8.326,Dam wall [FOOT]
46.622,8.334,East shore [FOOT]
46.626,8.341,Lake head

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The Steepest Way Up
The Gelmersee is a turquoise reservoir held in raw Grimsel granite, and the way up is half the adventure, a funicular built for dam construction that climbs at a 106 percent gradient, among the steepest in Europe. From the top station a rough shore path traces the lake under bare polished rock. The water is an electric blue green fed by glacier melt off the Grimsel massif.


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The Gelmerbahn funicular runs from the Grimsel pass road and is popular, book a time slot in summer.
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The shore path is rough and rocky with some exposure above the water. Good footwear matters and it is no place for small children near the edge.


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https://grimselwelt.ch/en/adventures/gelmer-funicular/
Gelmerbahn and lake