From the Simmen Falls to the Siebenbrunnen waterfall

Water has always been the defining element in the Simmental. Its numerous springs and lakes are regarded as places of reinvigoration and tranquillity, or simply as beautiful destinations for excursions. On the Rezliberg, above Lenk, the "Siebenbrunnen" waterfall shoots out of rocks at the foot of a mighty limestone wall. This multi-stream water jet, also called "Bi de Sibe Brünne", is the source of the Simme and gives the Simmental its name. Johann Gottfried Ebel wrote: "There are not precisely seven, but far more springs that gush out from the bare wall face under a cross of green bushes, foaming white and in such abundance that, right at the foot of the rock, they form a considerable stream which is called the Siebne or Simme from which the long valley took its name." In summer, up to 2,800 litres of water flow over the rocks every second. Not far beyond that, all this water coalesces to form the Simmen Falls which thunders down into the valley in several cascades. A beautiful hiking