Maderanertal

The Maderanertal (French: Val de Fier; Romansh: Val da Fier / i?) Is an eastern tributary of the Reuss Valley.

Location

The valley is located in central Switzerland in the canton of Uri, at the northern foot of the Gotthard Massif. It runs from East to West. In the valley of the Chärstelenbach, of ( 1,634 m) arises from the located at the foot of Hüfigletschers Hüfisee flows. It flows west until it empties after about twelve kilometers in Amsteg to about 500 m into the river. North of the valley Ruchen by Gross ( 3,138 m) and by Gross and chli Windgällen ( 3,187 m) is bounded to the south is the 3,328 m high Oberalp floor. To the east, it is concluded from the United Düssi ( 3'256 m).

From Amsteg a narrow and spectacular road to Bristen, it hardly provides opportunities for evasion. From the valley station of the cable car Bristen - Golzeren from behind Bristen, the rear Maderanertal can be reached on foot or with an off-road taxi.

Name

Originally was called the Maderanertal Kerstelental. The current name is due to the Madran family, who came from the village Madrano in Leventine community Airolo and in the 15th century emigrated to Altdorf.

Photo Gallery

Ore - smelting furnace, Hinterbristen

Entrance to

View from the Bridge at Graupelenweg

End of the valley overlooking the large Düssi

Bristen (village)

Golzerensee

Alp Golzeren

Base station of the Golzerenbahn with the Chärstelenbach and the applied after the floods of 2005 protective dike

Golzerenbahn

Side valleys

The two most important side valleys of the Maderanertal are the Etzlital and Brunnital (not to be confused with the Brunnital the Schächental ).

Etzlital

The Etzlital branches at Cholplatz in Bristen off to the south from Maderanertal and has a length of about 8 km. At the valley of the Eztlitals Etzlihütte of the Swiss Alpine Club, from which one can reach through the Chrüzlipass Val Strem in the Grisons is.

Brunnital

By around 12 km long Brunnital flows the fountain of Ibach, which originated in Brunnifirn (or Brunnigletscher ) has. In this valley lies the Hinterbalmhütte and by the Brunnital the rise leads to Cavardirashütte. The latter led to a few years ago about the Brunnifirn, but is now due to the retreat of the glacier in the summer ice-free.

Other side valleys

Between Etzlital and Brunnital there are four other smaller valleys: Lungental, Griese Rental, Staldental with the Staldenfirn and the Chästal. It is striking that all the side valleys of Maderanertales lie south of it.

Sources and Literature

• Hiking map of the canton of Uri, 1:60 '000, Hersg: Kümmerli Frey, ISBN 3- 259-00873 -X
• Felix Aschwanden: " Düä Bääbä " - The Maderan Gisler Druck AG, Altdorf 2006