Simmenfälle, Mountain waterfall in Lenk, Switzerland.
Simmenfälle is a waterfall that plunges roughly 40 meters in multiple stages, creating a powerful display of cascading water in the Bernese Oberland. The water tumbles over rock ledges and forms a visible mist zone at the base of the slope.
The Simmenfälle are the section of the Simme between its source at Siebenbrünnen and the valley floor of Lenk. The present course results from a water correction carried out in 1702, when the stream bed was artificially relocated after persistent flooding in the 18th century; the falls were blasted into the rock at that time.
The falls lie on the Simme between its source at Siebenbrunnen and the valley floor of Lenk. Hikers coming over the Bummerepass reach them after about two hours on the trail.
You can reach the falls from Lenk by driving through Oberried, then walking a short distance from the restaurant parking area nearby. The path is straightforward and requires no special equipment or preparation.
The area includes the Siebenbrunnen, where seven distinct springs emerge directly from the rock face, creating their own natural water display. This multi-source spring landscape makes it one of the few places where you can observe such a complex underground water system in action.
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