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From Herigiswil to Pilatus
Hiking Trail
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/ Alpgschwänd towards Klimsenhorn and HergiswilPhoto: Nidwalden Tourismus, Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee -
/ SteinbockPhoto: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee
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/ AlpendohlePhoto: Roland Baumgartner (Nidwalden Tourismus), Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee
Hergiswil – Alp Gschwänd (cable car) – Klimsensattel – Pilatus
difficult
7.8 km
4:15 h
1,220 m
50 m
From Hergiswil an ascent for the sporty. With the Alp Gschwänd cableway we save a good 400 metres in altitude; the cableway is included in the march time and altitude calculation.
Author’s recommendation
Einkehren zum Start in der Bergwirtschaft zur Alpgschwänd und zum Schluss im Glasi-Restaurant Adler in Hergiswil.
Difficulty
difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,099 m
Lowest point
444 m
Best time of year
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Tips, hints and links
Für touristische Auskünfte:
Nidwalden Tourismus
Bahnhofplatz 2
6370 Stans
+41 (0)41 610 88 33
info@nidwalden.com
www.nidwalden.com
Weitere Touren auf nidwalden.com/wandern
Start
Hergiswil or Alp Gschwänd (448 m)
Coordinates:
DD
46.982279, 8.310263
DMS
46°58'56.2"N 8°18'36.9"E
UTM
32T 447545 5203425
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Destination
Pilatus Kulm
Turn-by-turn directions
Behind the Restauant Alp Gschwänd the path climbs through the forest and then steadily uphill towards the chapel on the "Klimsensattel". The red large cabins float above us to the Pilatus Kulm. Next to the newly renovated chapel stood the elegantly furnished Hotel Klimsenhorn until the middle of the last century, built thirty years before the cogwheel railway to Pilatus. In many zigzags we reach the Pilatus Circular Path and through the "Chriesiloch" we head for the summit. The return trip with the cogwheel railway to Alpnachstad is a delight.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public transport friendly
Coordinates
DD
46.982279, 8.310263
DMS
46°58'56.2"N 8°18'36.9"E
UTM
32T 447545 5203425
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
7.8 km
Duration
4:15h
Ascent
1,220 m
Descent
50 m
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