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Gebidem Dam and Reservoir – Gibidum Dam loop from Stausee Gibidum

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Mountain hikes & routes
Switzerland
Valais
Brig
Naters

Gebidem Dam and Reservoir – Gibidum Dam loop from Stausee Gibidum

Hard

5.0

(2)

27

hikers

Gebidem Dam and Reservoir – Gibidum Dam loop from Stausee Gibidum

02:44

3.48km

210m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 45 m for 2.84 km

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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35 m

Gebidem Dam and Reservoir

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View of the reservoir below the Aletsch Glacier

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492 m

Stausee Gibidum

Lake

3

1.39 km

The Aletsch Glacier (Reservoir) VF starts with a nice hike from Blatten VS to the dam, then is usually followed clockwise from the left side over a long route of …

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4

1.41 km

Suspension Bridge Over Gorge

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Suspension bridge 80m long and 40m high, a head for heights required!

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5

2.88 km

Gibidum Dam

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There is also a via ferrata

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6

3.26 km

Gibidum Dam Spillway

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View of the reservoir

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7

3.26 km

Electra-Massa Information Board

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Information about the reservoir

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8

3.39 km

Aletsch via ferrata

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A simple and scenic circuit above the reservoir, interspersed with occasional walking terrain. You do gain a few meters of altitude here, but the focus is clearly on the experience …

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3.48 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.81 km

282 m

194 m

129 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

347 m

127 m

116 m

113 m

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Highest point (1,490 m)

Lowest point (1,400 m)

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Monday 27 July

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11°C

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