Gersau-Föhnenbergen-Ochsenalp-Gersau

We start in Gersau and quickly gain altitude on a nicely maintained hiking trail. Here and there lies a boulder as evidence of an ice stream that once approached from the south. The place where you look into the Tridwand is somewhat hidden. Only a narrow path that veers right in the bright mountain maple forest reveals the nearby viewpoint. And what a viewpoint! Depending on how far you venture, you look into yawning depths. It is usually warm and sheltered here, which climbers especially appreciate during the cold season. You feel like you are in the southern French Calanques: Mediterranean scents of thyme and marjoram embrace the nose, deep blue water gleams from below, finely textured Schratten limestone tickles the fingertips.  

But we continue hiking on good paths – enjoying the permanent view – towards the homestead at Föhnenbergen. After a turnaround, the path then leads westwards again to the Ochsenalp viewpoint above the Sattelflue. Those who have had enough now meander back down to Gersau on marked mountain hiking trails.