Behind the Pilatus

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8.85 km long
Difficulty: medium
condition: medium
Hike
  • 03:50 h
  • 1,002 m
  • 385 m
  • 444 m
  • 1,442 m
  • 998 m
  • 8.85 km
  • Start: Hergiswil, NW
  • Destination: Alpwirtschaft Unterlauelen, Eigenthal
Hergiswil NW – Alpgschwänd – Fräkmüntegg – Unterlauelen

From Lake Lucerne (Hergiswil) via the Fräkmüntegg to the Eigenthal valley. A pleasant round walk that includes a boat trip (e.g. from Lucerne), a section by cable car to Alpgschwänd and a PostBus ride back to Lucerne. You pass the Alpgschwänd mountain restaurant with its traditional Central Swiss specialities as well at the Restaurant Fräkmüntegg with delicious Rösti creations. You could also stop for a bite to eat at the Unterlauelen alp restaurant: the perfect place for some peace and quiet and typical farm food.

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Directions

From Hergiswil, you follow the Steinibach then take the aerial cableway to Alpgschwänd. After a break, it's an hour-and-a-half via the Fräkmüntegg to Unterlauelen. Once back down in the Eigenthal valley, take the PostBus back to Lucerne.

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  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

By Zentralbahn railway or boat to Hergiswil.
Take the Zentralbahn railway or the boat to Hergiswil. The return trip to Lucerne is by PostBus from the Eigenthal, Talboden stop. 

Additional information

More information:


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

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Nidwalden Tourismus

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A must try: The "piquant Drachenrösti" at the Fräkmüntegg restaurant or the " Geschlagene Rindfleisch (larded beef)" at the Unterlauelen Alpwirtschaft in Eigenthal.

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Behind the Pilatus
6052 Hergiswil