Marbachegg - Hürnli - Marbach

The first altitude meters are covered with the Bretzeli-Bahn of the Marbachegg ski lifts. The gondola starts slightly outside the village of Marbach and ascends on the north side to the point with the unexpected, special view – Schrattenfluh and Hogant form the horizon, between them the view opens to the Bernese Alps with Schreckhorn, Finsteraarhorn and Eiger. A first stop is worthwhile on the sunny terrace of the mountain inn, refresh yourself with a breakfast or a first thirst quencher.

The hike starts from Marbachegg and leads past the reservoir lake towards Oberlochsittli and Chadhus up to Alp Imbrig. The Jordi family farms the alp during the summer months and produces various alpine cheeses such as Mutschli, raclette and goat cheese as well as alpine butter in the alpine dairy. In the small restaurant, there are warm as well as cold dishes for hungry and thirsty hikers. Anyone who wants to take a good piece of alpine cheese with them is in the right place here.

The route continues with a slight ascent over the Hürndliegg to the Hürnli. On this section you are always accompanied by the steeply falling slopes of the Schrattenfluh. No wonder numerous myths and legends circulate around this mountain. At the Hürnli you can enjoy the unique view in peace. The Hürnli hut is located at 1497 m above sea level in the Hilferntal in the municipality of Marbach. It can be rented from the Marbach Ski Club from early June to mid-October. There are several picnic spots and fire sites around the hut.

The storm damage left by the foehn storm in November 2019 is also clearly visible around the Hürnli. The severe winds with peak speeds of 205 kilometers per hour shook the area and damaged around 20,000 trees in the areas Hilfernthal, Hürnli and Steigle in the municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.

After a rest, the path now goes up and down towards Schüberlsmoos and then the route runs downhill back to the starting point, the valley station of the Marbachegg ski lifts.