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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E-Bike Engelberg - Ristis

E-Bike · Canton of Obwalden
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    Go on a bike route without breaking a sweat? We make it possible! Our suggestion: rent an electric bike and explore the landscape in a relaxed way. The bikes with electric motor assistance are easy to ride and promise great riding fun.
    moderate
    Distance 8.9 km
    1:17 h
    599 m
    1 m
    1,598 m
    1,000 m
    Enjoy the sunny side of Engelberg. The mountain road leads from the starting point in Engelberg over the Bergli to Ristis. The return is via Schwand back towards Engelberg.

    Author’s recommendation

    Stop at the Berglogde Restaurant Ristis or on the way back at the Restaurant Schwand.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    1,598 m
    Lowest point
    1,000 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 72.49%Road 27.50%
    Asphalt
    6.5 km
    Road
    2.5 km
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    Tips and suggestions

    Public transport

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

    Directions

    By car, 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

    SwissGrid
    2'673'584E 1'185'827N
    DD
    46.819527, 8.402901
    DMS
    46°49'10.3"N 8°24'10.4"E
    UTM
    32T 454452 5185282
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    The bikeshops in Engelberg offer an extensive 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
    8.9 km
    Duration
    1:17 h
    Ascent
    599 m
    Descent
    1 m
    Highest point
    1,598 m
    Lowest point
    1,000 m
    Scenic Refreshment stops available Linear route eBike

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