Following the Wallbach through the eponymous gorge, this stage begins along a path and over steps. The ascent to the Wallegg-Stube restaurant is relatively steep. Impressively, the river has carved out metre-deep cylindrical pools in the rock here over hundreds of years. The path then continues uphill, winding its way through rolling meadows and over the tree line.

Another boundary, the cantonal border with Valais, becomes visible in the form of the Wildstrubel and Wildhorn. Passing between these two peaks over 3,200 metres high, the Rawil Pass was used by the inhabitants of Lenk from the early Middle Ages to maintain trade relations with Valais. The Tierberg comes into view on the other side, towards Adelboden. Its cave was probably the highest Alpine resting place in the Neolithic period. Via the Trüttlisberg Pass, the highest point of the stage, we leave the municipal boundary with Gstaad and now look down into the magnificent Turbach valley. The panoramic view to the south stretches from the famous Lake Lauenen to the Geltenschuss. This impressive waterfall 100 metres high has multiple levels and is also the emblem of the valley basin.

The hiking trail leads down to the Turbach, starting on a moorland path. Nestling between the Hornfluh and the Giferhorn, Gstaad’s local mountain, we sink deeper and deeper into the lovely, unspoilt Turbach valley, surrounded on both sides by steep slopes and always following the stream. The further we descend into the valley, only the lower part of which is inhabited all year round, the greener the meadows become. Passing by the scattered agricultural settlement of Turbach, we finally reach the fashionable holiday resort of Gstaad.