Hiking by the Water - Gornerewasser

The Gamchi Glacier, at the end of the Kiental between Blüemlisalp and Gspaltenhorn, is the source of the Gornerewasser, which first rushes as the Gamchibach through the Gamchi and via Bundstäg to the Griesalp. On the following 250 meters in elevation down to the Tschingelsee, the Gornerewasser becomes a rough, winding mountain stream. Its bed winds through rock blocks, disappears in underground tunnels, and then shoots splashing through openings towards the valley. Waterfalls like the Pochtenfall and water basins like the Hexenkessel make the hike from Griesalp to the Tschingelsee both impressive and varied. The rushing of the stream stops abruptly at the bottom, and the mountain stream, which has become a broad body of water, calmly spreads out on the alluvial plain of the Tschingel. Not much is left of the former lake. Instead, a unique nature reserve has formed here, continually changing its appearance. At the end of the alluvial plain, the Gornerewasser bundles and flows as the Chiene towards the Kandertal. Those who like can follow it further to Kiental Dorf or end the hike as described here at the Restaurant Alpenruhe.