Reichenbachtal

It is situated within the municipality of Schattenhalb, connecting Meiringen with the Grosse Scheidegg pass towards Grindelwald.

Rosenlaui is the highest settlement in the valley, situated approximately halfway up, at 1,328 m above sea level.

Rosenlaui hotel is among the oldest in the region, bearing testimony to the early boom of tourism in Switzerland in the mid 19th century.

On the eastern side of the valley rise the Wetterhorn (3,692 m), the Engelhörner (2,782 m), the Wellhorn (3,191 m), besides the Rosenlaui Glacier.

Further up the valley lies Schwarzwaldalp, marking the end of the public section of the road over the pass of the Grosse Scheidegg.

Reichenbachtal seen from the Grosse Scheidegg Pass, with a view of the Engelhörner
Reichenbachtal at Rosenlaui, with a view of Wetterhorn and Rosenlaui Glacier
Klein & Gross Simelistock, Engelhörner-Mittelgruppe & Engelhörner-Westgruppe – Tannenspitze, Rosenlauistock & Sattelspitzen