Arvigrat – View of Obwalden Valley loop from Ächerlipass

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Arvigrat – View of Obwalden Valley loop from Ächerlipass

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Arvigrat – View of Obwalden Valley loop from Ächerlipass

03:23

7.19km

550m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 17 m for 2.06 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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519 m

Wedding bench (no longer on site)

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From the bench on the Arvigrat you have a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains

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2.67 km

Arvigrat Ridge

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Wonderful ridge with brilliant panorama. If you want to get your bike up here, you'll have to carry it up for approx. 350m of elevation gain!

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2.74 km

The Arvigrat runs along the border of the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden. The whole way is a nice tightrope walk. The route only occasionally has somewhat narrower passages and therefore requires a little surefootedness and a certain head for heights, but everything is within normal limits. Starting from the Ächerli, the path first leads through wooded terrain. With the steady ascent towards the high point of the Arvigrat, the view increases more and more, and you can enjoy a fantastic view. A breath-taking mountain panorama opens up fabulous views of the Engelberg and Sarneraa valleys and the Nidwalden, Engelberg and Obwalden peaks far into the Bernese and Vaud Alps and even as far as the Jura.

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2.96 km

View of Obwalden Valley

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When you reach the summit of the Arvigrat, you will be rewarded with a breathtaking view of the Obwalden valley, which stretches out below in a patchwork of alpine pastures and deep green forests.

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5.96 km

Scharti Summit

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6.48 km

Ächerli Pass

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The Ächerli Pass is a small connecting pass at 1458m between the two half-cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden and leads from Dallenwil to Sand near Kerns. This pass has historical significance. When Napoleon invaded Switzerland in 1798, he was stopped at the Stanserhorn massif and was unable to cross over to Nidwalden. When the revolutionary army captured some Alpine farmers, they betrayed the crossing to Nidwalden via Ächerli to Napoleon.

If visibility is good and the conditions are right, the Pilatus, the Rigi, the Stanserhorn, the Buochserhorn and the snow-covered Titlis can be seen from here.

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6.84 km

View of Stanserhorn and Buochserhorn

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7.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.42 km

1.50 km

1.25 km

977 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.42 km

2.66 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,970 m)

Lowest point (1,420 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

4°C

94 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2023,Ächerlipass - Arvigrat - Arvihütte - Ächerlipass

Beautiful hike over barren rocks and flower meadows.

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October 2, 2023,Wunderschöne Wanderung ab Ächerli zum Arvigrat

Very nice but challenging hike to Arvigrat.
The hike starts at Ächerli, where the car can be parked. You can get to Ächerli either from Kerns, Wisserlen (OW) or from Dallenwil, Wirzweli (NW).

The way there is steadily uphill. Good sure-footedness and fitness are required. However, the view of the surrounding mountains, such as the Stanserhorn and the Pilatus, makes …

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