The Engstligen Falls near
Adelboden
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Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental admin ...
in the
Bernese Highlands
The Bernese Oberland ( en, Bernese Highlands, german: Berner Oberland; gsw, Bärner Oberland; french: Oberland bernois), the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern, is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context ...
consists of two waterfalls, Engstligen Fall I & II (german: Engstligenfall I & II) of heights of , and , respectively).
They are listed in the Swiss ''
Inventory of Landscapes of National Significance''.
The Engstligen Falls have one of the highest water volumes of alpine waterfalls, and are one of Adelboden's attractions.
The numerous mountain streams of the
Engstligenalp
The Engstligenalp is a plateau of the western Swiss Alps. It lies south of Adelboden at above sea level. Since 1996 it has belonged to the Swiss culture landscapes of national importance.
The plateau, which belongs to the community of Adelbode ...
, a plateau at an elevation of , join together near its northern exit and cascade in two steps over the rocks, falling 375 metres into the Engstligen valley where they form the source of the river
Entschlige.
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The upper falls can be partly seen from the Engstligenalp cable railway; a full view is possible from the ]mule track
A bridle path, also bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, ride, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding on horses. Trails originally created for use by horses often now serve a wider r ...
leading up the rocks.
The lower falls are accessible on an easy mountain path
Ridgeways are a particular type of ancient road that exploits the hard surface of hilltop ridges for use as unpaved, zero-maintenance roads, though they often have the disadvantage of steeper gradients along their courses, and sometimes quite narr ...
from the lower station of the Engstligenalp cable railway.
In winter, the Engstligen Falls are a paradise for ice climbers.
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Bernese Oberland
Waterfalls of Switzerland
Adelboden
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