Kleiner Klettersteig Leukerbad / Via Ferrata Daubenhorn

Duration

20 min

Distance

1.6 km

Ascent

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Descent

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Elevation

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From the Gemmipass cable car station (2346 m), descend to Gemmipass, then turn left (southeast) on the old path down to the Lower Schmitte, a grassy terrace at about 2060 m marked by a large information board (20 minutes).

Duration

5 h 30 min

Distance

1.7 km

Ascent

340 m

Descent

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Elevation

2,941 m

From the Lower Schmitte, follow the trail across the meadow to the base of the rock, crossing a rugged basin to reach the first cables. Narrow ledges lead around an exposed rock nose with views of the steep wall ahead, climbing steep terrain to the grassy ledge of Lerch (about 2190 m). Two short but airy traverses and several pull-up sections lead to a major 76-meter ladder pitch, ascending above the large Swiss Cross visible from Leukerbad, to a shoulder at the Upper Gemsfreiheit (2345 m, about 2 hours 20 minutes from the start). From here traverse left below the cliffs to the junction where the small and large via ferrata routes diverge.

Duration

2 h 30 min

Distance

4.7 km

Ascent

60 m

Descent

1,030 m

Elevation

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Follow the cabled traverse from the Upper Gemsfreiheit across sloping meadows to Mieläs (about 2350 m), then descend in zigzags past rocky steps, some secured with cable, into the grassy Tysche basin (1832 m). Continue down through the Pischürgraben to the Fiess huts, then follow the Geissenweg back into Leukerbad, roughly 5.5 hours total from Gemmipass.