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.
Bike route Brunnihütte
Mountain Bike
· Canton of Obwalden

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Biking on the sunny side of Engelberg is possible on the route to the Brunnihütte SAC. The highlight of this route is the view of the Titlis. Nowhere else can you see the glacier as well as from there. At the end of the route, the Herzlisee with the tickle path awaits tired biker feet.
moderate
Distance 13.1 km
2:21 h
861 m
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1,861 m
1,000 m
From Engelberg train station, the starting point of the bike route to the Brunnihütte, you ride through Dorfstrasse, past the Tourist Center always in the direction of the monastery. After Viktoriagärtli, the park on the left, turn left onto Schwandstrasse. From here, the paved road climbs pleasantly between the houses of Engelberg. When you reach Hotel Waldegg, it’s worth taking a first look over the village and towards the Titlis. Continue on the same road through the forest until the Berggasthaus Schwand comes into view. Here, it is recommended to take a short break before the next ascent. If you missed the break at Schwand and have provisions with you, the picnic spot Spisboden is a nice place to rest. Once you reach the mountain lodge Ristis, it gets more demanding and the surface changes from asphalt to gravel. The natural road winds at the foot of Rigidalstock to Rigidalalp. The small, rustic alp has only a few seats but is well worth a pause. From so close, Engelberg’s local mountain Hahnen can be admired only rarely. After the photos are taken, it’s time to climb and pedal hard again. It takes just a short moment until you see the Brunnihütte SAC with the waving Swiss flag. Destination reached – take off your shoes and onto the tickle path. Around the Herzlisee, the Kneipp path quickly makes the aching feet forget the pain. Take the same route back down into the valley and to the starting point of the route.
Author’s recommendation
- You pass by the Tourist Center - get up-to-date daily tips
- A stop at the Herzlisee
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Engelberg - Titlis Tourismus
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Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,861 m
Lowest point
1,000 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Asphalt
10 km
Forested/wild trail
1.3 km
Road
1.8 km
Tips and suggestions
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
National and international connections (from Zurich Airport connections every half hour with about 1 hour travel time) to Lucerne. Then with the Zentralbahn in 43 minutes through varied landscapes and gorges up to Engelberg.Directions
By car, drive on the A2 (Basel-Gotthard) to Stans Süd, then 20 km on the main road to Engelberg. Engelberg is 30 minutes from Lucerne, 1 hour and 15 minutes from Basel, Zurich, or Bern.Parking
Parking spaces in Engelberg are available for a fee.Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'673'585E 1'185'823N
DD
46.819495, 8.402914
DMS
46°49'10.2"N 8°24'10.5"E
UTM
32T 454453 5185278
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
The bikeshops in Engelberg offer a wide range of bikes and accessories for rent and purchase. It is also worth stopping by for repairs and spare parts.
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
13.1 km
Duration
2:21 h
Ascent
861 m
Highest point
1,861 m
Lowest point
1,000 m
Weather at the starting point
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Maps and trails
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