Theme hikes

Excitement, adventure and perhaps learning one or two things at the same time? This can be found on the theme trails around Engelberg. Go on a treasure hunt on Brunni or Trübsee or enjoy nature under your feet on the barefoot trail.

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Alpine cheese trail stage Untertrübsee/Gerschnialp

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    It hardly gets more family-friendly: The stage Untertrübsee/Gerschnialp is short, easy to walk, varied and equipped with many places to stop for refreshment.
    easy
    Distance 8.5 km
    2:35 h
    412 m
    412 m
    1,279 m
    997 m

    From the show dairy in the monastery, go straight ahead towards Bänkli Alp. After the bridge, turn right and follow the Aa stream to the valley station of the Titlis cable cars. The funicular comfortably takes small children’s feet up to Gerschnialp. From the mountain station, the path first leads through the forest and then over the meadow to the Restaurant Untertrübsee (fine Swiss cuisine). After just a few meters on the paved road, the Untertrübsee alpine cheese dairy appears on the left side. From there, take the same path back to the fork at the forest. Instead of walking back to the mountain station, cross the meadow under the Engelberg-Trübsee-Stand gondola station to the Gerschnialp alpine cheese dairy. Then follows a short walk towards the Restaurant Gerschnialp (fine Swiss cuisine). Down to the right over the Gerschniwald back to Engelberg, where you exit the forest clearing at Bänkli Alp.


    Please note that depending on weather conditions (snow cover), not all alpine cheese dairies are staffed in June and that from mid-October the alpine pastures are no longer staffed.

    Author’s recommendation

    Rent a scooter at the Restaurant Untertrübsee or at the Gerschnialp station and ride back to Engelberg at top speed.
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    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

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    Landscape
    Highest point
    1,279 m
    Lowest point
    997 m
    Best time of year
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    Track types

    Asphalt 39.06%Dirt road 20.37%Path 27.75%Lift/cableway 6.88%Unknown 5.92%
    Asphalt
    3.3 km
    Dirt road
    1.7 km
    Path
    2.3 km
    Lift/cableway
    582 m
    Unknown
    501 m
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    Tips and suggestions

    www.engelberg.ch

    www.titlis.ch

    Public transport

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

    Directions

    By car, take 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 are available in Engelberg for a fee.

    Coordinates

    SwissGrid
    2'674'013E 1'185'848N
    DD
    46.819675, 8.408532
    DMS
    46°49'10.8"N 8°24'30.7"E
    UTM
    32T 454882 5185295
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    Equipment

    Sturdy footwear and rain jacket

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

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    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    8.5 km
    Duration
    2:35 h
    Ascent
    412 m
    Descent
    412 m
    Highest point
    1,279 m
    Lowest point
    997 m
    Round trip Refreshment stops available

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