Gschwandtenmaad Viewpoint & Rosenlaui Valley

Gschwandtenmaad Viewpoint, Switzerland & The Rosenlaui Valley

About 15 minutes from Meiringen, Switzerland is a beautiful meadow with a river running through it, a bridge across it, and beautiful mountains all around.  We loved stopping at this relaxing spot along our European Road trip through Switzerland.  Here is a video of the view there:

Gschwandtenmaad Viewpoint

This was probably the most picturesque photo spot of our entire trip through 9 European countries:

Meiringen

Meiringen, Switzerland

Aareschlucht, Aare Gorge Canyon Walk

Aare Gorge Canyon Walk is located in Meiringen, Switzerland.  My son and his family took me on a European road trip in May of 2024 that included 9 European countries, including Switzerland.  This gorge hike is beautiful!  It takes about 45 minutes to walk through it.  You can find out information and purchase tickets here:

Aareschlucht

It costs 20 euro if you buy a combined ticket with Reichenbach Falls, which I highly recommend.  Information about the rail ride up to Reichenbach Falls is here:

Grimselwelt

Reichenbach Falls is famous because of the story of Sherlock Holmes.  This is the waterfall that Sherlock and Professor Moriaty fight and tumble to their deaths.  There is memorabilia of Sherlock Holmes up at the site.

The water is greener than other gorge hikes we went on in Europe

We were also a lot closer to the water than other gorge hikes

Schraybach Waterfall

The Hasli Eagle

Hasli Eagle

Underground cavern from WWII

Our happy group on our gorge hike

This fun playground was a highlight for my grandsons when we finished the hike

Reichenbach Falls

You can see a video of our walk in Aare Gorge and our ride on the rail car up to Reichenbach Falls here:

Reichenbach Falls

I love the Sherlock Holmes stories, and I also love visiting famous movie shooting locations, so visiting Reichenbach Falls was quite a treat for me!  Sherlock Holmes and his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty fought at the top of the waterfall, and then both plummeted to their deaths down this waterfall.  After riding the cable car to the falls, there is Sherlock memorabilia and a spot to take photos as Sherlock Holmes, which my grandsons enjoyed.

view of the waterfall from the parking lot

Heading up on the rail car

view from the falls

"Across this dreadful cauldron occurred the culminating event in the career of Sherlock Holmes the world's greatest detective, when on May 4, 1891 he vanquished Professor Moriarty the Napoleon of Crime."