Rigi Burggeist - Guetsch - Hinter Dossen - Rigi Burggeist (4.0km)

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Tour data

3.93km

1,445 - 1,596m

Distance

160hm

150hm

Ascent

01:45h

Duration

Gäste-Service Rigi

Brief description: Rigi Burggeist - Nuestafel - Altstafel - Guetsch (vista point) - Hinter Dossen - Rigi Burggeist

On this snowshoe trail you will enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Alps and central of Switzerland.
Difficulty: medium
Rating: Technique

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Experience
Starting point: Rigi Burggeist
Route: Burggeist restaurant

Burggeist restaurant
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Description: This snowshoe trail offers you a unique experience away from the mainstreams. The starting point and destination is Rigi Burggeist. The circular trail is approx. 4 km long and can be finished in approx. 120 minutes, depending on your fitness level. The snowshoe tours on Rigi Scheidegg-Burggeist are secret favourites of all snow sports enthusiasts. The paths are not groomed and offer winter hikers an incomparable mountain experience on untouched paths. Snowshoes and sticks can be rented in mountain restaurant Rigi Burggeist. Also in this mountain guesthouse you will recieve a map for this snowshoe tour.

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You can find the current operating status of the railways and hiking trails here.

In order to let our next generation also be inspired from the Queen of the Mountains, may we ask you to dispose of your own waste at Rigi Stations. Thank you.
Directions: Rigi Burggeist (1551 m) - Nuestafel - Altstafel (1433 m) - Guetsch (Aussichtspunkt) - Hinter Dossen (1545 m) - Rigi Burggeist (1551 m)
Highest point: 1,596 m
Endpoint: Rigi Burggeist
Height profile: © outdooractive.com
Equipment: High profiled winter equipments are needed: hiking boots, rain jacket, drink, food and walking sticks when possible.
Safety instructions: Please always follow the marked snowshoe trails.
Tips: I really recommend you to have a refreshment before or after the hike in the cosy mountain inn Rigi Burggeist.
Directions: Brunnen - Gersau - Aerial cable car "Obergschwend-Rigi Burggeist" - Rigi Burggeist
Public transportation: You can reach the starting point of the snowshoe hike - Rigi Burggeist, via Goldau with the cable car Kraebel-Rigi Scheidegg. The short walk from Rigi Scheidegg to Rigi Burggeist takes 15 minutes.
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Parking: At cable car valley stations Kraebel - Rigi - Scheidegg and Obergschwend - Rigi Burggeist are parking spaces avaliable. Fees apply.
Further information on getting there and parking

However, we recommend you to arrive by public transportations instead of cars: just lean back, enjoy and do something good for the environment.