Engelberg valley to Lake Lucerne (multi-day hike)

Route

Mountain Hike

Length

18.2 km

Travel time

Engelberg valley to Lake Lucerne (multi-day hike)

Brisenhaus-Plättli
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Blick Richtung Risetenstock
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Wegweiser vor Brisengipfel
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Schuenegg, vor Abstieg zum Brisenhaus
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Aussicht fjordartigen Vierwaldstättersee
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Wildbeobachtungspfad Emmetten
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Kühe auf der Weide
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Gleitschirmfliegen Luftseilbahn Niederbauen
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Haldigrat – Brisen – Schuenegg – Brisenhaus – Ängiloch (Klewenalp) – Faulberg – Niederbauen (upper terminus)

We take the aerial cableway from Alpboden (Niederrickenbach) for the initial 700 metre ascent. On the Haldigrat we meet Kurt, who has been operating "his chairlift" and the mountain inn here for almost 20 years. Over the Brisen to the overnight accommodation in the Brisenhaus. The next day we pass Klewenalp on the wildlife observation path to the upper cable terminus at Niederbauen.

Technical details

Tour type: Mountain Hike
Starting point: Haldigrat (Niederrickenbach), upper terminus
Point of arrival: Niederbauen, upper terminus
Difficulty: Medium
Condition: 4 / 6
Ascent: 1100 m
Descent: 1460 m
Best Time of Year: June, July, August, September, October
Directions: From the cableway upper terminus at Haldigrat the route goes over the ridge (some of it slippery) to the alt. 2403 m Brisen. The panoramic views is amazing! Take care when descending on the south side of the Brisen and via Steinalper Jochli / Schuenegg. In the afternoon we reach the SAC's Brisenhaus, where we spend the night. The simple dormitory is reminiscent of former SAC huts, the food is excellent and the nut bars are the best in Central Switzerland. The next day we pass Klewenalp and follow the wildlife observation trail. Ibex and chamois are often to be found among the rocks between Oberbauenstock and Zingel. We choose the upper path via Fulberg, and on the Oberbauen path descend to the upper terminus of the Niederbauen aerial cableway.
Author’s advice: Don't tell anyone! The nut bars at the Brisenhaus are the best!
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Good to know

Accessible by bus and train: No
Further information & links: 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).