The Goms valley near Reckingen with the Rhône meandering through wide summer meadows.
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Gommer Höhenweg (Oberwald to Münster)

A gentle balcony walk along the sunny south side of the Obergoms, from Oberwald above Ulrichen and Geschinen down to Münster, all wide meadows and Walser villages.

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Gommer Höhenweg (Oberwald to Münster)

The Goms is Valais at its calmest: flat wide valley, wooden villages, the young Rhône running through the middle. This balcony walk on the sunny side keeps just above the timberline and connects one Walser hamlet after the next.

Cover photo: Kecko (Flickr), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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