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From the Muota Valley, you hike on the second stage of the Tell Trail to the shore of Lake Lucerne. The hike starts at the bottom of the valley and initially takes you along the Muota river. You can warm up for the first 8.5 kilometers without any incline. The Stoosbahn - the steepest funicular in the

The Tell Trail takes you 221 kilometers and a challenging 13,000 meters of altitude across the Lucerne-Lake Lucerne region. During eight daily stages, you reach the Big6 of Central Switzerland: the peaks of Stoos, Rigi, Pilatus, Stanserhorn, Titlis and Brienzer Rothorn. But even if you are not standing

This is the overall course of “Route 1291”, which runs around 380 kilometers from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne, through Meiringen, Willisau and Sursee and back to Lucerne, heading for classics such as the Furka, Grimsel and Brünig passes.



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The fifth stage of the Tell Trail starts with a relaxing ride on the Stanserhorn cable car and the CabriO cable car up to the Stanserhorn. You can enjoy the breathtaking views as you ascend on the open upper deck of this unique cable car.



When you arrive at the Stanserhorn, you are already at an altitude

Final spurt on the Tell Trail! The eighth and final stage leads from Lungern over the highest peak in Lucerne, the Brienzer Rothorn, to Sörenberg.



After a short walk through the village of Lungern on the turquoise-blue Lungernsee, you board a gondola at the valley station of the Lungern-Turren cable car

You can look forward to it, because the hike on the sixth Tell Trail stage is considered one of the most beautiful in the entire Lucerne-Lake Lucerne region. This will probably not surprise you after the last five days - but today, too, the varied kilometers between impressive peaks and idyllic mountain

At least in terms of the number of meters of ascent and the difficulty of the trails, the seventh and penultimate stage on the Tell Trail is one of the more leisurely hikes. From the swampy plateau of the Älggialp, the center of Switzerland, you hike through small forests towards the Brünig Pass. From

Before you start the fourth stage on the Tell Trail, you can enjoy some of the old town flair in charming Lucerne. You then hike towards Kriens and through the Chrienser Hochwald before the paths become rougher from Fräkmünt. You walk steadily uphill and after about eleven kilometers you arrive at the

The third stage of the Tell Trail starts in Brunnen on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Today you will quickly leave the lake behind you, because this hiking day begins with an ascent. After five kilometers and almost 900 meters in altitude, you have reached the Rigi plateau, which consists of several peaks

The first stage of the Tell Trail starts in Altdorf. And it doesn't take long before the scenic long-distance hiking trail lives up to its name: after just three kilometers, still down in the valley, it's worth taking a quick look over your shoulder: when you reach the small town of Bürglen, you have