ALPINE CHEESE TRAIL
Passing by seven different Alpine dairies, the Alpine Cheese Trail is an attractive hiking route through Engelberg’s varied natural landscape. At the farms, you will learn all there is to know about traditional Alpine cheeses and the hard lives of the Alpine farmers who graze their animals up in the mountains each summer.
Brunni Trail
Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus Explorers Choice
On arrival at the Brunnihütte refuge, you're met with splendid views of the Titlis and Hahnen, while Lake Härzli - which is encircled by a Kneipp foot hydrotherapy "tickle path" - is perfect for cooling tired feet, so shoes off! You'll find the next section of the round walk easier on the feet. You might like to eat something at the refuge: the menu alone is enough to make your mouth water, what with its traditional Swiss specialities such as rösti and alp cheese and homemade fruit tarts. Go on, you've earned a break!
Thus fortified, it's time to turn back. The path remains on the same level as far as Rosenbold. Once at this vantage point, take a few snaps while you consult the panel describing the peaks on the skyline: you don't see a panorama like this every day. From now on it's downhill all the way back to Ristis. Take the cableway and bus back to the village.
Note: you can also walk between Engelberg and Ristis.
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Destination
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Public transport
National and international connections to Lucerne, e.g. trains every half-hour from Zurich airport; travel time around 1 hr. Then a 43-minute journey on the Zentralbahn railway through ever-changing scenery and gorges up to Engelberg.Directions
By car: take the A2 Basel-Gotthard motorway to "Stans Süd", then the main road for 20 km to Engelberg. Engelberg is 30 minutes' drive from Lucerne or 75 minutes from Basel, Zurich or Bern.Parking
Fee-paying car parks are available in Engelberg.Coordinates
Weather at the route's trailhead
Statistics
- 21 Waypoints
- 21 Waypoints