Brünigpass - Ober Brünig - Lungern

The Brünig Pass was already an important north-south connection across the Alps for the Romans. The hike initially passes south of the pass by the watchtower up to the Brüniger Älpeli. Through the once disputed border area with alternating terrain basins and forest sections. The path continues through the Schäriwald around Gspan. Crossing the cantonal border, you reach Ober Brünig in Obwalden and from one snow-rich valley to another the Rüti. At the hunter’s hut, a boundary stone from 1785 decorated with the coats of arms of both cantons (probably relocated) recalls old times. Green signs indicating the wildlife sanctuary remind you not to leave the path, which now overcomes the Letzi and leads down to the cantonal road. From there, the route goes via the Balmiflue to the rest area by the castle chapel. Natural forest windows repeatedly offer magnificent views of the Sarneraatal up to Pilatus and the Lungerersee nestled between the mountains as well as the village of Lungern. A little road then leads down from there to Lungern station, halfway passing the “Wätterloch”: if cold air flows out, it indicates good weather; with warm air, there is rain!