Alpkäse-Trail

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Logo Alpkäse-Trail
Tour data
46.72km
996 - 1,850m
Distance
1,852hm
1,846hm
Ascent
14:30h
 
Duration
Brief description

The Alpine Cheese Trail passes by seven cheese dairies around Engelberg. This varied hiking route offers beautiful mountain views and tempting treats for cheese connoisseurs.

Route
Engelberg (1,000 m)
0.0 km
Untertrübsee
4.2 km
Bergstation Ponylift Gerschnialp
6.1 km
Talstation Skilift Eggen
6.1 km
Ritz
6.3 km
Talstation Herrenrüti
12.4 km
Talstation Herrenrüti
12.6 km
Niedersurenen
14.5 km
Alpenrösli
14.5 km
Talstation Luftseilbahn Stäfeli-Äbnet
15.4 km
Stäfeli
15.6 km
Berggasthaus Stäfeli
15.6 km
Tritt
16.4 km
Stäuberfall I
17.4 km
Stäuberfall II
17.5 km
Blackenalp
19.2 km
Stäuberfall I
21.0 km
Stäuberfall II
21.0 km
Talstation Äbnet
22.6 km
Fürenalp
24.7 km
Dagenstal (1,587 m)
27.0 km
Bergstation Zieblen
29.0 km
Ende der Welt
31.2 km
Horbis (1,125 m)
31.4 km
Marienkapelle im Horbis
31.4 km
Bergrestaurant Ristis
35.6 km
Schwandkapelle "Unserer Lieben Frau"
42.1 km
Schwand
42.2 km
Schwand (1,189 m)
42.3 km
Engelberg (1,000 m)
46.2 km

Best season
Jan
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Description
The route is 47 kilometres long from start to finish, but you can walk individual parts of it on day hikes. The trail starts at Engelberg Abbey’s show dairy and follows the gentle uphill hiking path to Untertrübsee. The Untertrübsee dairy, with panoramic mountain views, is the first stop. The path then crosses to the Gerschnialp dairy before going downhill through woodland to Engelberg. You follow the Engelberger Aa river on easy paths until you reach the Stäfeli dairy. From here, you can penetrate further into the mountains and head in the direction of the Surenen Pass to visit the Blackenalp dairy. Next, you head gently uphill again to the Surenen dairy. The Fürenalp is the highest point on the hike; after that you head back into the valley, down to the Horbis, before the steep path over the Schletteren brings you back to the sunny side of the valley. Here, the Hüttismatt and Langenboden dairies await you. After that you can walk back to Engelberg via Bränd, Spisboden, Heg and Bergli.


Please note that depending on weather conditions (snow conditions) not all alpine cheese dairies are occupied in June.

Highest point
1,850 m
Endpoint

Kloster Schaukäserei Engelberg

Height profile
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Equipment

Normal hiking equipment, sturdy hiking boots, spare clothing, toiletries, light sleeping bag and headlamp for overnight stays, food and drink on the go.

Tips

Take along plenty of cash and leave space in your rucksack for cheese as all seven dairies sell their delicious produce on site.

In the only Swiss monastery show factory you can experience live how cheese is made by hand and how regional milk is processed into cheese specialities (from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.).


Author
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