Tomasee

From the Oberalp Pass, the hiking trail initially leads towards Tschamut across alpine pastures with beautiful flora into the Maighel Valley. A narrow mountain path finally leads to the source of the Rhine. The idyllic Tomasee is beautifully embedded in a large basin surrounded by an impressive mountain backdrop. Here, the water begins its 1230 km long journey to the mouth of the sea near Rotterdam. The Rhine then flows through the canton of Graubünden and up to the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen. From there, the Rhine then runs via Basel through Germany into the sea in Holland.

The same path is taken back to the Oberalp Pass.