Again, the weather was rotten when I did this both in 1981 & in 2008, so the photos are not great.

It is the same path for the first half. (After that, there are two options). It rises gently to Finilu, which has a new little church dated 2003.
I was shocked that such capital investment in superstition still goes on.

From Gspon to Finilu

From Finilu to Siwineboden: the star marks the next picture

Crossing the Mattwaldbach

The path seemed to rise all day. There is a bit of going down soon after the Schwarzewald, where coffee can be obtained but it is a bit early for such indulgence, given that it is quite a long day if one goes to Kreuzboden, the upper alternative. At Siwineboden, the paths split. The one going down, I took in 1981 & gradually comes out at Saas Tamatten, just North of Saas Grund & a much easier way. I went to Kreuzboden in 2008.

Grüebi to Kreuzboden across the rocky bit

Kreuzboden at last back in the mist

Both hohewegs from the Saas Fee Mittaghorn

The Kreuzboden track goes higher & is even metalled for a short way before a tiny village, Grüebi. Then, up for a long way to an area of largish broken blocks that needed careful negotiation, especially in the mist, as the track is not obvious. Eventually, they petered out onto a good track down a little to the Kreuzboden ski area. I had a coffee Sfr3.70 & picked my way down the ski slope, never a very comfortable thing to do, to the Triftalp village, where one can resume the old Weissmies Hut track down the zig-zags to Saas Grund.

I stayed the night in Saas Grund (Hotel Tenne) but if you have any puff left, there are several options: bus or thumb a lift to Saas Fee; cross the bridge, turn right & follow the mule track up (mauletierweg, also used to get to the Balfrin Hoheweg from Saas Grund, which I did the next day, see this link for doing it the other way round) or cross the bridge, turn left & follow that track up to Saas Fee

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