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Alpine Cheese Trail Blackenalp section

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    Although the Blackenalp is situated in the furthest corner of the Engelberg valley, in the canton of Uri, even young children can manage this tour thanks to the cable cars. And it’s an easy way to visit a grand total of three cheese dairies.
    moderate
    Distance 19.9 km
    4:30 h
    335 m
    1,019 m
    1,853 m
    1,003 m

    If you want to avoid overtaxing little legs, the first short cut is available right from the start. Opposite Engelberg Abbey’s artisan cheese dairy is a bus stop for the regular service to the valley station of the Fürenalpbahn cableway. If you prefer to walk, you can take the idyllic route along the Aa river to the end of the valley. From here you can quickly cover the 800 metres of ascent up to the Fürenalp by riding on the Fürenalpbahn cable car. Then you have around an hour’s hike to the Blackenalp – first slightly downhill, and then slightly uphill, passing through beautiful natural scenery. At the Blackenalp dairy you can taste and purchase fine Alpine cheese. But don’t eat too much – on the way back there are one more Alpine cheese dairies to visit, the Surenen. You can take a cable car from the Surenen dairy in Äbnet down to the Stäfeli to shorten the journey. Both these dairies also sell their cheese directly on site. You then take the broad gravel path via Alpenrösli to Herrenrüti and from there the tarmac road back to the Fürenalp valley station. 


    Please note that depending on weather conditions (snow conditions) not all alpine cheese dairies are occupied in June.

    Author’s recommendation

    You can complete this route as a two-day hike with an overnight stay at the Blackenalp or at Hobiel, 15 minutes from the Surenen cheese dairy.
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    Update: May 28, 2021
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    1,853 m
    Lowest point
    1,003 m
    Best time of year
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    Track types

    Asphalt 21.88%Dirt road 9.83%Forested/wild trail 21.09%Path 34.75%Lift/cableway 9.85%Unknown 2.57%
    Asphalt
    4.4 km
    Dirt road
    2 km
    Forested/wild trail
    4.2 km
    Path
    6.9 km
    Lift/cableway
    2 km
    Unknown
    0.5 km
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    Tips and suggestions

    www.engelberg.ch

    www.fuerenalp.ch

     

    Start

    Schaukäserei Kloster Engelberg
    Coordinates:
    SwissGrid
    2'674'017E 1'185'858N
    DD
    46.819761, 8.408584
    DMS
    46°49'11.1"N 8°24'30.9"E
    UTM
    32T 454886 5185304
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    Destination

    Schaukäserei Kloster Engelberg

    Turn-by-turn directions

    Schaukäserei Kloster Engelberg-Fürenalp Talstation-Fürenalp-Äbnet-Blackenalp-Äbnet-Alpenrösli-Herrenrütti-Fürenalp Talstation-Schaukäserei Kloster Engelberg

    Public transport

    Nationale und internationale Verbindungen (ab Zürich Flughafen Verbindungen im Halbstundentakt mit ca. 1h Fahrzeit) bis Luzern. Danach mit der Zentralbahn in 43 Minuten durch eine abwechslungsreiche Landschaft und Schluchten hinauf nach Engelberg.

    Directions

    Mit dem Auto fahren Sie auf der A2 (Basel-Gotthard) bis Stans Süd, dann auf der Hauptstrasse 20 km nach Engelberg. Engelberg liegt 30 Minuten von Luzern, 1 Stunde und 15 Minuten von Basel, Zürich oder Bern. 

    Parking

    Parkplätze stehen in Engelberg kostenpflichtig zur Verfügung.

    Coordinates

    SwissGrid
    2'674'017E 1'185'858N
    DD
    46.819761, 8.408584
    DMS
    46°49'11.1"N 8°24'30.9"E
    UTM
    32T 454886 5185304
    w3w 
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    Equipment

    Festes Schuhwerk und Regenjacke

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    19.9 km
    Duration
    4:30 h
    Ascent
    335 m
    Descent
    1,019 m
    Highest point
    1,853 m
    Lowest point
    1,003 m
    Round tripScenicRefreshment stops available

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