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Oberaar Dam – Trail to Oberaar Glacier loop from Oberaarsee

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Oberaar Dam – Trail to Oberaar Glacier loop from Oberaarsee

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Oberaar Dam – Trail to Oberaar Glacier loop from Oberaarsee

02:03

6.24km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5 m

Oberaar Lake

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Nice quiet place

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89 m

Oberaar Dam

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Gigantic structure at this height

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589 m

Trail to Oberaar Glacier

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The Oberaar Glacier is a valley glacier in the eastern part of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is almost 5 km long, has an …

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Oberaarglacier

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐟𝐞𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐭!
This short and easy mountain hike in the Bernese Oberland leads in a high alpine atmosphere from the Oberaarsee dam to the Oberaar glacier tongue, where the …

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6.24 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

1.04 km

110 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.06 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 14 July

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Comments

September 21, 2021,Oberaarsee

It doesn't always have to be 1000 meters in altitude. Today it was more about enjoying the fantastic mountains and I'm currently doing a photography course in dog photography 🐕 so the focus is more on the pictures 😊

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September 15, 2023,🇨🇭 Aan de Oberaarsee 🥾, 15.09.2023

At the top of the Grimsel Pass in Switzerland, a small road leads further to the Oberaarsee, at 2340m. High Alpine area, that is. Walked along the reservoir to the glacier. This glacier has also become smaller and shorter at a rapid pace...

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September 5, 2023,Oberaarseegletscher - Grimselsee - Grimselpasshöhe

Our final hike in Switzerland this year. We have been interested in the development of the Rhone glacier for years, but for two years we have also been interested in the development of the Aare glacier, the damming of meltwater and the resulting possible electricity generation for Switzerland in the Haslital. A similar situation exists at Lac d'Emmosion near Martigny. …

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Oberaar Dam – Trail to Oberaar Glacier loop from Oberaarsee

Oberaar Lake

Oberaar Dam

Trail to Oberaar Glacier

View of the Lake and Dam

Oberaarglacier

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