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Engelberg valley chapel path

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Route
Thematic Trail
Length
17.9 km
Travel time
approx. 6h
Tour details
Tour details
Engelberg valley chapel path
Chapel Bettelrüti, Altzellen
Photo: Caroline Pirskanen, CC BY-ND, Nidwalden Tourismus
Engelberg valley chapel path
Chapel zur schmerzhaften Mutter, Chapel of protection Burgholz
Photo: Caroline Pirskanen, CC BY-ND, Nidwalden Tourismus
Engelberg valley chapel path
Chapel Heilig-Kreuz, Oberrickenbach
Photo: Caroline Pirskanen, CC BY-ND, Nidwalden Tourismus
Engelberg valley chapel path
Chapel St. Joder, Altzellen
Photo: Caroline Pirskanen, CC BY-ND, Nidwalden Tourismus
Engelberg valley chapel path
Chapel Grafenort
Photo: Caroline Pirskanen, CC BY-ND, Nidwalden Tourismus
Engelberg valley chapel path
Chapel St. Sebastian im Dörfli
Photo: Caroline Pirskanen, CC BY-ND, Nidwalden Tourismus
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Wolfenschiessen–Wolfenschiessen
This route leads from Wolfenschiessen to Oberrickenbach and over the Wellenberg. The thematic walk centres on eight lovely chapels and offers magnificent views of the Engelberg valley.
Tour details
Tour details

Technical details

Tour type
Thematic Trail
Starting point
Wolfenschiessen
Point of arrival
Wolfenschiessen
Difficulty
Difficult
Condition
5 / 6
Ascent
901 m
Descent
901 m
Best Time of Year
May, June, July, August, September
Directions
This thematic tour begins in Wolfenschiessen. The parish church of Maria Geburt and the ossuary (Beinhaus) are located in the village. We follow Oberrickenbachstrasse to the Brändlen aerial cableway. From here, a footpath leads through the Tannwald forest towards Oberrickenbach. After a short stretch on the main road, we reach the Stutzkapelle Burgholz, Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel. This is a good spot for a short rest. The path continues towards Oberrickenbach and the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1601. It was immediately rebuilt and consecrated in 1604.

A delightful path leads along the fen to the Eggeligrat vantage point, followed by a narrow path to the Wellenberg, where you need to be sure-footed and have a head for heights. Fantastic views of Wolfenschiessen and the Bürgenberg await on the Wellenberg. After a descent in elevation of around 400 metres, we reach the Bettelrüti chapel, another spot with magnificent panoramic views; it was built in 1700 in memory of Brother Konrad Scheuber. The path then continues to Altzellen to the St. Joder's chapel and then back down into the Engelberg valley and the Grafenort chapel. From there we follow the Aawasser to the Sebastian chapel in Dörfli, which was built after a plague epidemic in 1620. The path continues back to Wolfenschiessen.

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Arrival / Return journey
Route planner to Wolfenschiessen
Accessible by bus and train
No
Public transport
SBB Timetable
Further information & links
Tourism information:

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

Eight chapels:
- Church of Maria Geburt, Wolfenschiessen
- Beinhaus, Wolfenschiessen
- Chapel Heilig-Kreuz, Oberrickenbach
- Chapel zur schmerzhaften Mutter, Stutzkapelle Burgholz
- Chapel Bettelrüti, Altzellen
- Chapel St. Joder, Altzellen
- Chapel Grafenort
- Chapel St. Sebastian im Dörfli

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