Helmer Funicular, Bern, Switzerland ⠀
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The Gelmer funicular with a slope of 106° is considered the steepest in Europe. Its open trailer will take you to the Helmer Lake, located at an altitude of 1860 m above sea level. Hiking mountain trails start from the lake. ⠀
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The Gelmer Railway was built in the 1920s to support the construction of a dam on Lake Gelmer. The journey on this freight railway was very exciting, and in 2001 it was converted into a passenger railway. An open carriage takes 24 passengers in 12 minutes from Handegg in the Gasly Valley (1,412 m above sea level) to Lake Helmer.
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