Rheingebiet Rhein - Tomasee

The wandering Benedictine monk from the monastery of Disentis, Father Placidus A. Spescha (1752 - 1833), mentioned the place in his description of the Tavetscher valley as follows: "This lake, 200 paces wide and 400 paces long, is the basin from which the anterior Rhine takes its source. It is a beautiful area and therefore worthy of being the original source of such a river."

The source of the Rhine can be reached from the Oberalp Pass in 1.5 to 2 hours.

Four Springs Trail

The first stage of the Four Springs Trail leads from the Oberalp Pass to the Vermigelhütte in the Unteralp Valley. As one of the largest rivers in Europe, the water that leaves the lake begins its 1232 km journey to the North Sea.