CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING TRACKS

Well-prepared cross-country trails are at your disposal in Engelberg. If you tackle the tracks in the valley, you start and finish at the Sporting Park, where there are also cloakrooms with showers and a restaurant. As an option you can also park at the Brunni lifts and get into the valley tracks perfectly. You can reach the cross-country skiing area on Gerschnialp via the funicular and it is best to use the TITLIS Xpress car park.

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Gerschnialp trail

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    With Titlis at your back and the local mountain Hahnen in view – you glide quietly through the Gerschniwald. On the Gerschnialp cross-country ski trail, both connoisseurs and ambitious skiers get their money's worth.
    Skating, Classic
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    Distance 8.4 km
    1:15 h
    107 m
    107 m
    1,282 m
    1,196 m
    The funicular takes cross-country skiers from Titlis valley station quickly into the winter wonderland Gerschnialp. The 8.4-kilometer long and varied trail starts just a short distance from the Gerschnialp mountain station. A small shuttle bus bridges the distance to the trail. Experienced skiers tackle the first meters to the track on the piste. Once the skis are mounted, off you go through the open forest. The snow muffles the quiet sliding sounds on the trail and lets you really enjoy the peace of nature. In between, the short, intense ascents raise the pulse a bit and heavy breaths create white puffs rising to the sky. Need a break? The guesthouse Gerschnialp - Café Ritz right next to the trail invites you to pause. A warm cup of tea melts frozen fingers again. Ready for a new round, it goes gently downhill towards Untertrübsee. At the end of the training session, the funicular takes you back to the valley.

    Author’s recommendation

    The trail pass is available together with the rail ticket at the valley station or at the tourism office. With the guest card, the trail can be used for free. The guesthouse Gerschnialp - Café Ritz right next to the trail invites you to take a break. 

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    GASTHAUS GERSCHNIALP - CAFÉ RITZ
    Restaurant Untertrübsee

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    Public transport

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

    Directions

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

    Coordinates

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    2'673'023E 1'184'534N
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    46.807959, 8.395348
    DMS
    46°48'28.7"N 8°23'43.3"E
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    32T 453866 5184001
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    Cross-country skiing equipment can be rented at the sports shops in Engelberg.

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    Similar routes nearby

    • Schanzenloipe / Night trail
    • Kloster Erlen track / night track
    • Herz trail
    • Valley trail
    • Golf trail
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    Cross-country skiing technique
    Skating, Classic
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    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    8.4 km
    Duration
    1:15 h
    Ascent
    107 m
    Descent
    107 m
    Highest point
    1,282 m
    Lowest point
    1,196 m
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