The Limmern pumped storage plant is one of Axpo's most important expansion projects. The underground pumped storage plant pumps water from the Limmern lake back up to the Muttsee reservoir located at 630 m above sea level, so that it can be reused to generate electricity when needed.
At the Limmern pumped storage plant in Linthal / Tierfed we offer you a look into the heart of the plant. The tours start and end in Tierfed.
The tour starts and ends in Tierfed. First you take the funicular up to around 1700 metres above sea level. Then you follow us 700 metres deep into the mountain through the huge machine and transformer caverns and the associated connecting tunnels. With the help of information boards, videos and explanations, you will learn many interesting and interesting facts about the power plant operation and the most important installations.
Minimum 6 persons, maximum 28 persons
Individuals or additional groups can be added to already booked tours up to a maximum group size of 28 persons.
Summer months: Wednesday - Sunday
Winter months: Wednesday - Saturday
Time: 9.45 - 12.30 h and 13.45 - 16.30 h
CHF 20 for adults
CHF 10 for children and young people under 18
Payment in advance by credit card.
Would you like to visit the pumped storage plant with your family, club or company as a closed group? Then an exclusive tour is the right thing for you. No additional persons or groups will be booked. This offer is aimed at groups with a maximum of 28 people.
Maximal 28 persons
Summer months: Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday
Winter months: Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 9.45 - 12.30 h and 13.45 - 16.30 h
Would you like to book an exclusive tour on a Friday or Saturday? Please contact us by telephone.
CHF 560 all-inclusive
Payment in advance by credit card.
Would you like to visit the pumped storage plant with a group of up to 50 people? Then this guided tour for large groups is the right thing for you. You and your group are among yourselves. No other persons will join you.
For logistical reasons, the participants will be divided into two groups. The second group will start 30 minutes after the first group. The tour lasts 2 h 45 min.
Minimum 29 persons, maximum 50 persons
All year round: Friday, Saturday
Time: 9.15 - 12.30 h and 13.15 - 16.30 h
CHF 1'000 all-inclusive
Payment in advance by credit card.
The LPSP guided tours are subject to a fee. Payment by credit card.
Prices
A pumped storage plant functions like a large battery. You can find out exactly how it works and what it has to do with the security of electricity supply in Switzerland here.
How about some refreshment before or after a visit to the Limmern pumped storage plant or even an overnight stay at the southern most end of the Glarus region? The Hotel Tödi is located in the immediate vicinity of the power plants and is the starting point for guided tours.
Find out more under: hoteltoedi.ch
How do I pay for the guided tour?
You will receive an email request for payment 21 days before the tour. The link in the email allows you to pay conveniently by credit card. You have until 14 days before the tour to pay the outstanding amount.
Can the number of visitors be adjusted at a later date?
Additional persons can be booked with a separate booking in our webshop. If the number of visitors is lower than stated at the beginning, the booking must be cancelled and then re-booked. Please use the link in your confirmation email. Changes are possible 14 days in advance of the tour.
Please be sure to inform us of the correct group size so that we can ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Can reservations be cancelled again?
You can cancel the booked tour free of charge 14 days in advance of the tour, as long as you have not yet paid the remaining balance. Please note our general terms and conditions.
Are the guided tours in the Limmern PSP wheelchair accessible?
The guided tours in the Limmern PSP are not suitable for wheelchair users.
Can guided tours be shortened or is it possible to leave the group before the end of the tour?
The guided tours begin and end in Tierfed. For safety reasons it is not possible to end or leave the tour prematurely.
Can I participate in a visitor tour as an individual?
Yes. You can easily join a group that has already registered. You can find all available dates in our webshop.
Can the Limmernboden and Muttsee dams be visited?
The two dam walls cannot be visited during the guided tours.
Both dams can be reached during the summer months via the hiking trail from the Kalktrittli mountain station. Please note the information on the cable car Tierfed - Kalktrittli.
Is the path through the "tunnel" from Kalktrittli to Limmernboden open?
The hiking trails through the "tunnel" from Kalktrittli to Limmernboden and from Limmernboden to Muttenalp are open during the summer months. Please note the information on the cable car Tierfed - Kalktrittli.
How do we get to Tierfed / the aerial cableway Tierfed - Kalktrittli?
Tierfed is not accessible by public transportation. The nearest railway station is in Linthal. The hike from Linthal to Tierfed takes about 1 hour.
Please use the parking spaces at the bottom station of the cable car.
Telephone information on the guided tours is available from Monday to Friday from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG
Auenstrasse 51
8783 Linthal
By car from Zurich or from Chur/Sargans via the A3 motorway to exit no. 44 Niederurnen; then main road towards Glarus/Klausen (approx. 30 km) to Linthal and on to Tierfed. Sufficient parking spaces are available.
At the valley station of the cable car Tierfed – Kalktrittli parking spaces are available. The car park also offers space for three coaches.
Tierfed is not accessible by public transport.
Please note the weather conditions. The ascending road from Linthal to Tierfed is not cleared during the winter and a snow-covered road must be expected.
You will find additional links and downloads for your trip to the Glarnerland here:
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