Schwarzsee Circular Route (SchweizMobil 787)

On the easy winter hike around Schwarzsee, the everyday hustle and bustle can quickly be forgotten. A series of rugged limestone mountains surround the lake, which is only ten meters deep. Proudly, the Kaiseregg towers in the east. In the south, the Spitzfluh rises, and the Schwyberg range dominates the lake basin in the west. With open water, the black color of the water immediately stands out. According to a legend, the mountain lake in the Sense-Oberland appears so dark since a giant washed his feet in it. For the winter circular hike, we naturally hope for a continuous ice cover, which may be walked on by ice skaters when officially approved. Sometimes a white layer of snow covers the ice. Now cross-country skiers also draw their tracks, and the trampled paths of winter hikers crisscross the wide, white surface.

At the whale sculpture's tail fin rising from the water near Gypsera, the route begins along the groomed path, along the eastern shore. The southern part of the trail often runs in the shadow of the Pre-Alpine peaks. More surprising is the snowy dragon that suddenly looks down on the path from the forest. From the Camping Seeweid, a detour of about fifteen minutes to the spectacularly frozen Seeweidbach waterfall is also recommended. On the way back along the lake, there is also the observation tower in the Pürrena area, from which the Fribourg Pre-Alps can be admired and the Schwarzsee seen in its full size.