Engelberg valley to Lake Lucerne (multi-day hike)

Route

Hiking Trail

Length

18.4 km

Travel time

approx. 8h

"Plättli" at Brisenhaus
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Blick Richtung Risetenstock
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Christina Bucher, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Wegweiser vor Brisengipfel
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Christina Bucher, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Schuenegg, vor Abstieg zum Brisenhaus
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Christina Bucher, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Aussicht fjordartigen Vierwaldstättersee
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Wildbeobachtungspfad Emmetten
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Christina Bucher, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Kühe auf der Weide
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Christina Bucher, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Gleitschirmfliegen Luftseilbahn Niederbauen
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Christina Bucher, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Niederrickenbach – Haldigrat – Brisen – Schuenegg – Brisenhaus – Ängiloch (Klewenalp) – Faulberg – Niederbauen

Beautiful multi-day tour from Haldigrat to Niederbauen.

Technical details

Tour type: Hiking Trail
Starting point: Haldigrat (Niederrickenbach), mountain station
Point of arrival: Niederbauen, mountain station
Difficulty: Medium
Condition: 4 / 6
Ascent: 1100 m
Descent: 1460 m
Best Time of Year: June, July, August, September, October
Directions: From Alpboden (Niederrickenbach) we take the first 700 meters with the chairlift. On the Haldigrat we meet Kurt, who has been running "his chairlift" and the mountain inn here for almost 20 years. Then we hike all the way over the ridge to the 2403 meter high Brisen. At the top partly a bit slippery . The panoramic view is brilliant! Be careful when descending on the south side and via Schuenegg. In the afternoon we reach the SAC Brisenhaus, where we spend the night in a simple mattress camp. The food is excellent and the nut bars are the best in central Switzerland. The next day we pass Klewenalp and go on the game observation trail. In the rocks between Oberbauenstock and Zingel it is not uncommon to spot ibexes and chamois. We choose the way up via Fulberg and get on the Oberbauen mountain trail down to the mountain inn Niederbauen and the mountain station of the Niederbauen cableway.
Author’s advice: Other rewarding ascents for fit hikers on this two-day tour are the Oberbauenstock (2117 m) and the Niederbauen (1923 m). From Niederbauenalp it's not far to Hundschopf, an awe-inspiring vantage point overlooking Lake Uri (marked on the map).
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Accessible by bus and train

Yes

Further information & links

More information:

Nidwalden Tourismus
Bahnhofplatz 2
6370 Stans
+41 (0)41 610 88 33
info@nidwalden.com
www.nidwalden.com