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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Herrenrüti track

Cross-Country Skiing · Engelberg
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    The 4 km long track "Herrenrüti" is conditionally and technically demanding. Situated at the very back of the valley, the route is unique from a scenic point of view.
    Skating, Classic
    difficult
    Distance 4.3 km
    0:45 h
    100 m
    101 m
    1,175 m
    1,074 m

    The starting point of this cross-country skiing route is the Fürenalp valley station. This conditionally and technically demanding route is over 4 kilometres long and includes a steep ascent up to Herrenrüti. The start is still easy, with a slight ascent over the Herrenrütiboden. From there it's a steep climb up to Spannörtern. Once you reach the top of Herrenrüti, after a short loop, the route descends back to the starting point. Situated at the far end of the valley, the route is scenically unique. You almost feel like you are back in time and there is nothing to listen to except your own breath and the crunch of the snow.

     

    Author’s recommendation

    The tour can be extended at will and the valley trail can be added. Via the valley cross-country trail you can get to the Nordic Center in the village, or use the free sports bus to get to the starting point of the tour.
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    Update: October 18, 2021
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    1,175 m
    Lowest point
    1,074 m
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    Start

    Fürenalp valley station.
    Coordinates:
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    2'677'254E 1'183'832N
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    46.801167, 8.450654
    DMS
    46°48'04.2"N 8°27'02.4"E
    UTM
    32T 458080 5183215
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    Destination

    Fürenalp valley station.

    Public transport

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

    Directions

    Take the Motorway A2 (Basel-Luzern-Gotthard) to Stans-south. From there follow the main road for 20 km to Engelberg. Engelberg is about 30 minutes from Lucerne. From Zurich you need about 1 h 15 min, and from Bern or Basel approximatly 1 h 45 min.

    Parking

    Parking spaces are available in Engelberg for a fee.

    Coordinates

    SwissGrid
    2'677'254E 1'183'832N
    DD
    46.801167, 8.450654
    DMS
    46°48'04.2"N 8°27'02.4"E
    UTM
    32T 458080 5183215
    w3w 
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    The cross-country skiing equipment can be rented in the sports shops in Engelberg.

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    Cross-country skiing technique
    Skating, Classic
    Difficulty
    difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    4.3 km
    Duration
    0:45 h
    Ascent
    100 m
    Descent
    101 m
    Highest point
    1,175 m
    Lowest point
    1,074 m
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