recommended routeAround Stans
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/ Ober Hostatt, oberhalt StansPhoto: Nidwalden Tourismus -
/ Huobliegg, above StansPhoto: Christina Bucher, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Stanser Wuche-Märcht, auf dem DorfplatzPhoto: Nidwalden Tourismus, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Cordon bleu at Hotel Engel in StansPhoto: Hotel Engel, Stans, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Winkelried monumentPhoto: Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Kniri, above StansPhoto: Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Huobliegg, above StansPhoto: Christina Bucher, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Huobliegg, views of BuochserhornPhoto: Christina Bucher, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Wilerrank, narrow path to WächselacherPhoto: Christina Bucher, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ On the narrow path, views of Mt. PilatusPhoto: Christina Bucher, Nidwalden Tourismus
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/ Älplermagronen im Restaurant Rondorama, auf dem StanserhornPhoto: CarbiO Stanserhorn Bahn, Nidwalden Tourismus
Stans station – Wächselacher – Wirzboden – Huebliegg – Stans
easy
Distance 7.3 km
2:00 h
154 m
154 m
596 m
444 m
The cantonal capital can be viewed from a number of different angles. This two-hour walk is signposted "Rund um Stans" (around Stans) and takes you through residential neighbourhoods, past pretty farmhouses and to the romantic Hueblimatt vantage point. If it's a Saturday morning, fortify yourself for the walk with a visit to the local "Wuche-Märcht" (weekly market), which is held from late April to early November.
Author’s recommendation
There are many culinary highlights to discover in Stans. For example, the delicious Cordon Bleus at the Hotel Restaurant Engel or the baked "Geisschäs" from Meierskählen and the "Rindskopfbäggli" at the Restaurant Stärne. In the CULINARIUM ALPINUM in the former Capuchin monastery, you will encounter regional products such as milk caramel.
Difficulty
easy
Technique
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Experience
Landscape
Highest point
596 m
Lowest point
444 m
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Tips and hints
More information:Nidwalden Tourismus
Bahnhofplatz 2
6370 Stans
+41 41 610 88 33
info@nidwalden.com
nidwalden.com
Visit nidwalden.com/culinary-hikes for more gastronomy from Nidwalden.
Nidwalden recipes to try out: nidwalden.com/recipes
Start
Stans, station (450 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'670'650E 1'201'238N
DD
46.958461, 8.366842
DMS
46°57'30.5"N 8°22'00.6"E
UTM
32T 451826 5200742
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Destination
Stans, station
Turn-by-turn directions
Starting at Stans railway station, head for Ebene in the Wächselacher area, then enter the Niederdorf quarter and head towards the Länderpark shopping centre. Now aim for Ennetmoserstrasse and, west of Wirzboden, ascend up to Ober Hostatt past the flood protection barriers. You now come to the panoramic section above Stans to Chlostermatt and the Huebliegg: not for nothing are there benches here! Following Huebstrasse, you reach the Heinrich chapel then the Wilerrank. A narrow field path takes you back to the Wächselacher area.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Stans station, ZentralbahnGetting there
StansCoordinates
SwissGrid
2'670'650E 1'201'238N
DD
46.958461, 8.366842
DMS
46°57'30.5"N 8°22'00.6"E
UTM
32T 451826 5200742
w3w
///quarrel.important.hunk
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
7.3 km
Duration
2:00 h
Ascent
154 m
Descent
154 m
Highest point
596 m
Lowest point
444 m
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