From the Lake to the Resort

Route

Hiking Trail

Length

6.0 km

Travel time

2 ½ h

Tarnung der Festung Fürigen in Stansstad
Photo: Nidwalden Tourismus, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Schnitzturm in Stansstad
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

das imposante Bürgenstock Resort
Photo: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

Stansstad – Kehrsiten – Bürgenstock

Until Kehrsiten a flat path, then a steep ascent to Bürgenstock. Two fundamentally different parts... both very rewarding!

Technical details

Tour type: Hiking Trail
Starting point: Stansstad
Point of arrival: Bürgenstock Resort
Difficulty: Medium
Condition: 3 / 6
Ascent: 470 m
Descent: 35 m
Best Time of Year: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Directions: Passing the Schnitzturm (sight), we follow the road next to Lake Lucerne. Shortly after "Harissen Bucht" you pass the entrance to the former military fortress Fürigen, a 200 metre long cave system that is now a museum. One kilometre after the quarry we reach the area of Kehrsiten. The places name refers to cherries (Chirscheten), which grow splendidly in the mild climate here. At the first houses or in front of the boat station the ascent towards Bürgenstock begins. After the last homesteads the forest path winds up to the resort, at the end over the completely new "hanging stairs" behind the hotels.
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