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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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.
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    Distance 13.1 km
    2:21 h
    861 m
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    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.

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    • You pass by the Tourist Center - get up-to-date daily tips
    • A stop at the Herzlisee
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Highest point
    1,861 m
    Lowest point
    1,000 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 76.28%Forested/wild trail 10.09%Road 13.61%
    Asphalt
    10 km
    Forested/wild trail
    1.3 km
    Road
    1.8 km
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    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
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    46.819495, 8.402914
    DMS
    46°49'10.2"N 8°24'10.5"E
    UTM
    32T 454453 5185278
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    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

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    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
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