Turren - Schönbüel

Thanks to the favourable start and finish altitude at the Bergrestaurant Turren (alt. 1550 m), this trail often boasts views above the fog line. After distant views into Lungern valley floor, you follow the snow-covered alp road southwest around Finsterbüel. At Chuematt, the winter footpath and snowshoe trail separate. The latter leads over the Fritte, which allows a safe crossing of the steeply sloping Lauibachtobel stream.

Soon the extensive Usseri Alp invites you to make a leisurely ascent to the Tüfengrat. Together with the Scheidegg, this forms the cantonal border between Obwalden and Bern. At the lowest point, an impressive view of Lake Brienz awaits. As if in a white arena, the snowshoe trail now runs eastwards again in a large arc up to the Bärghuis Schönbüel (alt. 2020 m.), which is visible from afar. After the last steep ascent, you have earned a rest.

The path leads back along the former ski slope through the picturesque huts of Breitenfeld, which is where the herdsmen managing one of the loveliest and largest Obwald high alps live in summer. During the descent, it is worth taking a final breather at the Lueg, a strategic military vantage point during medieval border disputes.