Now we are ready for our
excursion. We will hike from Kandersteg (1200 m) in the Bernese Oberland
(Switzerland) to the Gemmi-Pass (2340 m) and then back to Kandersteg.
The route is about 33 km long; in reality you would need two days; for
the virtual hike, 30 minutes should be enough. Climatically, Kandersteg
lies in the rainy northern Prealps while the Gemmi-Pass is on the border
to the more continental Valais. The bedrock of the excursion area is formed
by different types of calcareous sediment rocks. Consequently, we will
only find plant communities occurring on calcareous bedrocks (with one
exception). During the excursion, you will occasionally be bothered with
a few questions; use the excursion documents to answer them!
Now, put on your cap, check your bootlaces, and here we
go!
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