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Alp Ober Balm

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  • Die Ober Balm, ein Oberstafel des Urnerboden
    Die Ober Balm, ein Oberstafel des Urnerboden
    Photo: Korporatiin Uri, CC BY, Verein Urner Wanderwege

Die Alp Ober Balm liegt am Schächentaler Höhenweg. Dieser Wanderweg führt entlang der nördlichen Talflanke vom Klausenpass bis Eggbergen. Das Alpgebiet erstreckt sich auf 1780 bis 1850 m ü. M. Die Alp ist Oberstafel für fünf Betriebe mit insgesamt fast 100 Kühen. Zwei Älpler verarbeiten die Milch auf Ober Balm zu Käse.

Auf der Ober Balm entsteht hauptsächlich Urner Alpkäse, es wird aber auch Butter produziert, der direkt ab den Höfen verkauft wird.

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Alp Ober Balm
Ober Balm / Klausenpassstrasse
6464 Spiringen

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2'705'877E 1'192'492N
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46.875122, 8.827558
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46°52'30.4"N 8°49'39.2"E
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32T 486859 5191301
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Alp Ober Balm

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Ober Balm / Klausenpassstrasse
6464 Spiringen
https://www.urneralpen.ch/schaechental/staefel-sonnenhalb/ober-balm/
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