Enjoyable hike with sunrise

Tip
15.08 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hike
The enjoyable hike from Lungern-Turren to Fluonalp and back is truly legendary. You walk part of the way on the Butterfly Trail and then switch to a section of the legendary Bärgmandlipfad where many curious stories and legends have taken place. The brochure for the Bärgmandlipfad reveals more about this.

From Lungern you take the aerial cableway up to Turren where the actual hike starts. Along the Butterfly Trail, the path leads to the Dundelegg. In the area between Schönbüel and Lake Lungern, 115 diurnal large butterflies have been recorded so far. This great variety is unique in Switzerland and is due to the diverse landscape with steep slopes.

Then follows the descent to Fluonalp where a fine "Zvieri" and dinner await you in the charming Alpbeizli and Fluonalp dairy. Highly recommended are the unique "Hindersimagronen" from the Fluonalp team. In autumn, local game is also served. The alpine dairy can be visited and by prior arrangement you can even make your own cheese. Cozy rooms with lots of wood and mountain views invite you to a peaceful night. Early in the morning there is reveille and you hike for about 50 minutes up the mighty Giswilerstock to the summit cross. This hiking detour rewards you with a magnificent, breathtaking sunrise over the Sarneraatal. Obwalden wakes up.

After a fine mountain breakfast at Fluonalp, the walk starts towards Sädel where once again you can enjoy the fantastic view over the entire Sarneraatal. The return route to the mountain station of the Lungern-Turren cable car leads through the Ägerten forest.

  • 5:03 h
  • 15.08 km
  • 813 m
  • 813 m
  • 1,371 m
  • 1,818 m
  • 447 m
  • Start: Turren, Lungern
  • Destination: Turren, Lungern

Waypoints

Start
Start
Turren, Lungern
© Obwalden Tourismus, Obwalden Tourismus
© Obwalden Tourismus, Obwalden Tourismus

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Tour information

  • Nature Highlight

Directions & Parking facilities

From Lucerne continue towards Interlaken. At Hergiswil, change to the A8 towards Sarnen. Pass Sarnen and Giswil until Lungern.
Parking spaces are available at the Lungern-Turren cable car.
By train from Lucerne directly to Lungern. From Lungern station it is about a 15-minute walk to the Lungern-Turren cable car. The official start of the hike is at the mountain station of the Lungern-Turren cable car.

Additional information

This wonderful hike is a two-day route

Author

Obwalden Tourismus

Organization

Obwalden Tourismus

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Try the unique "Hindersimagronen" at the Alpbeizli and Fluonalp dairy - simply delicious!

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