Hiking

Obwaldner Höhenweg
Stage 1, Alpnachstad (Pilatus)–Langis

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Obwaldner Höhenweg
Stage 1, Alpnachstad (Pilatus)–Langis
Up to Pilatus with the world's steepest cogwheel railway. Sensational panorama of countless Alpine summits; historic hotel. Lovely moorland landscapes on the way through the Schlierental and across the Schlierengrat in the region of the Entlebuch biosphere reserve.
Up to Pilatus with the world's steepest cogwheel railway. Sensational panorama of countless Alpine summits; historic hotel. Lovely moorland landscapes on the way through the Schlierental and across the Schlierengrat in the region of the Entlebuch biosphere reserve.
Length
23 km
Ascent | Descent
1000 m | 1650 m
Hiking time
7 h 10 min
Grade | Fitness level
medium
(mountain hiking trail)
|
difficult
Arrival | return travel
Season
Season
Beware: snowfields possible into summer months on high-level sections
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Hint
Rail/bus/boat: please note rail and cableway recommendations No. 321 Kriens–Pilatus and No. 322 Alpnachstad–Pilatus.
Arrival | return travel
Contact
Signpost management
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Become a member
Obwaldner Wanderwege
6061 Sarnen
info@ow-wanderwege.ch
www.ow-wanderwege.ch