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very steep descent: 30% !!!

Always open in good weather. You'll find it from Menzberg to Steinhuserberg near the barbecue area.

From here you have one of the best views of the Napf at Herzschlaufe 399.

On the front right of the church wall there is an old fresco with Helena at the Finding of the Cross

The mystery of the Holy Cross (particle of the cross) is venerated in the pilgrimage church of Heiligkreuz above Hasle in the canton of Lucerne. The history of the Holy Cross pilgrimage church dates back to the late Middle Ages. History Legend says: Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, found the cross of Christ on Golgotha in the year 320. She gave a piece of the wood to a soldier who miraculously brought it to Arras (northern France). To test the authenticity of the relic, the piece of wood was tied between the horns of a wild ox that was raging in the area - it was supposed to tame it. The ox was tamed and trotted, accompanied by a messenger, through Alsace to the gate of Entlebuch. He rested in Wolhusen. He continued on to Witenbach above Hasle. There the piece of wood (particle of the cross) was revealed to the shepherds with a "brilliant heavenly light and angelic music". A prayer house was then built and the particles of the cross were venerated with great devotion. In 1344, Johann von Aarwangen, a Cistercian brother from the monastery of St. Urban, together with fellow brothers, built a chapel and a hermit's house in Witenbach, as Heiligkreuz was then called, for the purpose of venerating the cross of Christ. In 1469, the last hermits moved away. According to a document dated October 15, 1344, Duke Friedrich of Austria assured the hermits of the Witenbach estate in a letter and placed it under the special protection of the bailiff of Wolhusen. In 1386, patronage passed to the city of Lucerne. In January 1479, Pope Sixtus IV granted the residents of Entlebuch the privilege of including the cross, the crown of thorns and nails in their national banner with the beech tree. The name Heiligkreuz first appeared in 1480, and the current church was built in 1588. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiligkreuzkirche_(Hasle_LU)

It is one of those deeply cut ditches/chrachen in the Napf region. And this one with the small fountain is definitely one of the most impressive. You keep thinking: there's no way you can go any further now. And yet you then go around a rock into a new section of the valley.

Hardly any other region in Switzerland has as many natural treasures as the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere. Here you will find the largest and most numerous moorlands in Switzerland, impressive karst areas and a flora and fauna of (inter)national importance. It is no wonder that the Entlebuch was designated as Switzerland's first biosphere reserve by UNESCO 20 years ago. Since then, the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere has committed itself to truly sustainable action in all areas, among other things it is committed to gentle tourism with offers that are compatible with nature and the climate.

One of the best viewpoints and photo spots in the area!