The trail is groomed for both skating and classic style.
It begins at Rothenthurm railway station and leads through the Nordic-looking Rothenthurm high moor (hence the name Finnenloipe, English Finn's cross-country skiing trail), the largest contiguous high moor area in Switzerland.
[1] Several times it passes the Biber, one of the last freely meandering rivers in the Swiss Prealps.
In addition, there is a 3 km long night trail that is illuminated in the evening.
The trail is maintained by the Finnenloipe Rothenthurm association, which was founded on October 29, 1977.