Engelberg valley chapel path

Wolfenschiessen

This thematic tour begins in Wolfenschiessen. The parish church of Maria Geburt and the ossuary (Beinhaus) are located in the village. We follow Oberrickenbachstrasse to the Brändlen aerial cableway. From here, a footpath leads through the Tannwald forest towards Oberrickenbach. After a short stretch on the main road, we reach the Stutzkapelle Burgholz, Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel. This is a good spot for a short rest. The path continues towards Oberrickenbach and the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1601. It was immediately rebuilt and consecrated in 1604.

A delightful path leads along the fen to the Eggeligrat vantage point, followed by a narrow path to the Wellenberg, where you need to be sure-footed and have a head for heights. Fantastic views of Wolfenschiessen and the Bürgenberg await on the Wellenberg. After a descent in elevation of around 400 metres, we reach the Bettelrüti chapel, another spot with magnificent panoramic views; it was built in 1700 in memory of Brother Konrad Scheuber. The path then continues to Altzellen to the St. Joder's chapel and then back down into the Engelberg valley and the Grafenort chapel. From there we follow the Aawasser to the Sebastian chapel in Dörfli, which was built after a plague epidemic in 1620. The path continues back to Wolfenschiessen.