At the foot of the Brisen

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11.54 km long
round trip
Difficulty: medium
condition: medium
Hike
  • 05:05 h
  • 1,153 m
  • 1,132 m
  • 1,155 m
  • 2,071 m
  • 916 m
  • 11.54 km
  • Start: Niederrickenbach
  • Destination: Niederrickenbach
Niederrickenbach – Alpboden – Haldigrat – Brisenhaus – Musenalp (– Niederrickenbach)

The convent village of Maria-Rickenbach (Niederrickenbach) is reached from Dallenwil (Niederrickenbach lower terminus) with the aerial cableway. Many visitors pop into the Pilgerhaus near the summit terminus to learn the secret of the Alpöhi dessert. It takes half-an-hour to reach the lower terminus of the unusual chairlift to Haldigrat: it can only carry eight passengers a time. You then walk to the Brisenhaus and via Bärenfallen to the Musenalp opposite. After a snack – do try the well-known Nidwalden Bratchässchnitte – take the aerial cableways back down to the valley. The walking time from Haldigrat is two-and-a-half hours, not counting breaks.

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Directions

It takes half-an-hour to walk from Niederrickenbach upper terminus to the chairlift at Haldigrat. After a break in the restaurant, there are two ways of reaching the Brisenhaus refuge (run by the Pilatus section of the Swiss Alpine Club): a 150 m climb, then via Peterslücke and around the Zwelfer; or first a descent northwards and then a flat walk. You then follow a mountain path via Bärenfallen to the Musenalp opposite. Have a bite to eat here before taking the aerial cableways back to the valley.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Gutes Schuhwerk ist empfohlen.

Directions & Parking facilities

Parkplätze hat es bei der Talstation zur Verfügung.

Zentralbahn railway to Niederrickenbach

Additional information

More information:

Nidwalden Tourismus
Bahnhofplatz 2
6370 Stans
+41 41 610 88 33
info@nidwalden.com
nidwalden.com


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Nidwalden Tourismus

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Nidwalden Tourismus

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

"Alpöhi" dessert at the Pilgerhaus Maria-Rickenbach and then a "Nidwalden Bratchässchnitte" at Musenalp to round off the outing: in contrast to raclette, this cheese slice is made by melting grated cheese in a frying pan and spreading it over a slice of wholemeal bread.

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At the foot of the Brisen
6383 Dallenwil