Seetal: hiking suggestion no. 15, Mosen – Aesch – Hitzkirch – Gelfingen, vineyard hike

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10.51km

448 - 605m

Distance

188hm

164hm

Ascent

02:55h

Duration

Seetal Tourismus

Brief description: This hike leads from Mosen to Gelfingen, passing various wine estates and Heidegg castle.
Difficulty: easy
Rating: Technique

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Starting point: Mosen railway station
Route: Kreuz restaurant
0.0 km

Mosen village
0.1 km

Aesch LU village
2.2 km

Bleuliken hamlet
6.8 km

Hitzkirch village
7.7 km

Kreuz restaurant
7.7 km

Kirche St. Pankratius place of worship
7.8 km

Engel restaurant
7.8 km

Kapelle Schloss Heidegg place of worship
9.6 km

Hl. Wendelin place of worship
10.1 km

Gelfingen village
10.3 km

Hotel Sternen;Sternen restaurant
10.4 km

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Description: The hike starts at Gelfingen railway station, initially skirting a section of Lake Hallwil. The first wine estate is located in Aesch, Canton Lucerne.
Klosterhof Estate, Aesch LU, www.weingut-klosterhof.ch
Wine sales on request. Online shop.

After the Klosterhof, the trail continues over the stream through the forest. Some 2 km further on you reach the highest point of the hike. You then proceed through the Altwisertobel ravine to the Lourdes Grotto in Hitzkirch. Passing the Hitzkirch Commandry, you soon arrive at the Kaiserspan wine estate.

Kaiserspan Estate, Hitzkirch, www.kaiserspan.ch
Wine sales on request. Online shop.

Around a kilometre further on you reach Heidegg castle with its delightful rose garden. Open to the public (please note the opening hours), this is a great spot to linger. Below the castle is the Heidegg wine estate.

Heidegg castle, Gelfingen, www.heidegg.ch
Wine sales in the museum shop.

Heidegg Estate, Gelfingen, www.weingut-heidegg.ch

Wine sales on request. Online shop.

The end of the trail (Gelfingen railway station) is some 15 minutes' walk from the Heidegg Estate.
Highest point: 605 m
Endpoint: Gelfingen railway station
Height profile: © outdooractive.com
Tips: Visit Heidegg castle and its delightful rose garden. Note the opening hours: www.heidegg.ch (open April - October. Closed every Monday.)

Seetal wine open days: the first weekend of September finds the wine growers of the Seetal region presenting their products in the foyer of the Braui cultural centre in Hochdorf.
Public transportation: Take the S9 urban train to Mosen. Return via Gelfingen.