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Alp Gschwänd – Zick Zack Weg zum Pilatus Circuit à partir de Hergiswil

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Alp Gschwänd – Zick Zack Weg zum Pilatus Circuit à partir de Hergiswil

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July 3, 2022

Alp Gschwänd – Zick Zack Weg zum Pilatus Circuit à partir de Hergiswil

Hard

07:01

13.2km

1.9km/h

1,380m

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Overview

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

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Parking

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1.96 km

View of Lake Lucerne from Alpgeschwand

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Lovely view on the walk up to Pilatus Kulm before the path starts to get more demanding.

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2.17 km

Alpgschwänd Mountain Restaurant and Viewpoint

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If you want to shorten the route to Pilatus, you can get here by cable car. Otherwise a nice place for a stopover.

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4.58 km

Klimsenhorn Chapel

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Very nice place to stay after the hard climb. Nice view all around, and a nice top view from Castelendossen, just next to it.

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5.54 km

Head with a view of the Hotel Bellevue

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When the weather is clear, you have a phenomenal view of the valley.

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5.68 km

Final climb to Pilatus

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A short but challenging path leads from Pilatus to the Matthorn, where we are rewarded with a brilliant view of the Sarneraa Valley.
The Matthorn is 2040 m high.

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6.75 km

View of Mount Pilatus Summit

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Great view of the last climb and the summit of Mount Pilatus.

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7.10 km

Zigzag Trail to Mount Pilatus

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Endless zigzag path but great view

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12.1 km

Anyone who hikes from Fräkmüntegg to Hergiswil will understand why the three original cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden (today the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden) fought so vehemently against …

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.20 km

4.24 km

1.07 km

483 m

166 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.82 km

4.20 km

2.52 km

788 m

439 m

434 m

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Alp Gschwänd – Zick Zack Weg zum Pilatus Circuit à partir de Hergiswil

View of Lake Lucerne from Alpgeschwand

Alpgschwänd Mountain Restaurant and Viewpoint

Klimsenhorn Chapel

Head with a view of the Hotel Bellevue

Final climb to Pilatus

View of Mount Pilatus Summit

Zigzag Trail to Mount Pilatus

View of Lake Lucerne

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