Bike Trails

The region’s clearly marked mountain bike tours offer thrilling expeditions through beautiful natural landscapes for cyclists of all abilities. There are tours that include cable car trips, trails offering plenty of flow, and routes with challenging ascents. However you prefer to ride, the Engelberg region has the ideal tour for you.

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4-Lakes MTB Tour

Mountain Bike · Jungfrau Region
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     The 4-Lakes MTB Tour offers stunning views of the mountain panorama alongside crystal clear mountain lakes, which are welcome following the physically demanding climb just completed.

     

    moderate
    Distance 53.1 km
    6:30 h
    1,422 m
    1,982 m
    2,207 m
    445 m

    Starting the tour at Engelberg station, you make your way to the lower terminus of the TITLIS cableway and continue left along the asphalted Gerschnistrasse (look out for works traffic) towards Untertrübsee. Around a kilometre after passing Alp Untertrübsee, a gravel path forks off left. From now on, strong legs are the order of the day. The coarse gravel makes considerable demands of both rider and technique. Views of the Titlis and the knowledge that there is a chair lift waiting further up should be enough to lessen the discomfort. The chair lift makes the 400-metre ascent between Lake Trüb and the Joch Pass. What follows is a wonderfully constructed, metre-wide single trail alongside Lake Engstlen. Need a break? The crystal clear glacier water is nice and cooling. Once you have passed the lake, there follows a section involving having to push the bike for some 600m along dhe Spycherflue as you climb to Tannalp. You then have a wide asphalted road alongside Lake Tannalp and delightful alpine pastures, descending gently towards Lake Melch. On arrival at Melchsee-Frutt, you take the Melchtalerstrasse to Stöckalp. This road is open to downhill traffic only at odd-numbered times, e.g. 11.00 a.m. - 11.40 a.m.). In the Melch valley, you take the main road between St. Niklausen and Kerns. In the centre of Kerns follow the signs for Stans. The Zentralbahn station is in the centre of this pretty village: there are hourly trains (at xx.24) to your setting-off point, Engelberg.

     

     

     

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    Buy a combi-ticket for rail/train use.

     

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    Difficulty
    S2moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

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    2,207 m
    Lowest point
    445 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 30.18%Dirt road 15.19%Forested/wild trail 6.12%Path 6.26%Road 39.54%Unknown 2.68%
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    16 km
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    8.1 km
    Forested/wild trail
    3.2 km
    Path
    3.3 km
    Road
    21 km
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    Safety information

    On the road between Gerschnistrasse and Untertrübsee you have to reckon with works traffic.

    The Melchtalerstrasse, which leads to Stöckalp, can only be used downwards to the odd hours (e.g. 11.00-11.40 a.m.).

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    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    National and international connections (from Zurich airport connections every half hour with approx. 1h travel time) to Lucerne.Afterwards with the Zentralbahn in 43 minutes through varied landscape and gorges up to Engelberg.

    Directions

    By car you drive on the A2 (Basel-Gotthard) to Stans Süd, then on the main road 20 km to Engelberg. Engelberg is 30 minutes from Lucerne, 1 hour and 15 minutes from Basel, Zurich or Bern.

    Parking

    Parking spaces are available in Engelberg for a fee.

    Coordinates

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    2'673'584E 1'185'827N
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    46.819526, 8.402902
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    46°49'10.3"N 8°24'10.4"E
    UTM
    32T 454452 5185282
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    Equipment

    Engelberg’s sports shops have a wide range of bikes and cycling accessories for sale or hire. It’s also worth stopping by if your bike is in need of repairs or replacement parts.

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    Difficulty
    S2moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    53.1 km
    Duration
    6:30 h
    Ascent
    1,422 m
    Descent
    1,982 m
    Highest point
    2,207 m
    Lowest point
    445 m
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