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Trans Swiss Trail - Emmental & Lake Lucerne
9 days / 8 nights
from £ 1200
Discover the Emmental in all its glory. Starting from the main town of the Emmental, you will hike into the UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch. You will spend idyllic nights in Schangnau and Sörenberg and reach the lakes of central Switzerland. This is a great place to spend some time, and the hermit Niklaus von Flüe spent the last twenty years of his life in this region. Historically, the route continues to Stans with the oldest settlement in Nidwalden and a detour to the Rütli meadow. On the shores of the Lake of Uri, a picturesque rocky path leads you to the Reuss plain.
Highlights
- UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch
- Emmental
- Lake Lucerne
- Rütli - Birthplace of Switzerland
Your itinerary
Langnau - Eggiwil - Schangnau - Sörenberg - Giswil - Stans - Seelisberg - Attinghausen
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Day 1
Arrival in Langnau
Arrival by public transport from your starting point in Switzerland to the idyllic village of Langnau in the Emmental. If time allows why not explore the village and surroundings with its typical houses.
Day 2
Langnau - Eggiwil
High-altitude hike over the Hohwacht-Girsgrat range of hills. On the way there is a historic signal post, a cheese dairy that is guaranteed to produce real Emmental and one of the oldest tunnels in Switzerland. Typical Emmental patchwork of harrows, ditches, fields and forest.
Details: approx. 10km, ↑545m ↓335m
Duration: approx. 3h
Day 3
Eggiwil - Schangnau
Ridge walk on the west flank of the Pfyffer. On the Wachthubel, breathtaking views of the Schrattenflue and Hohgant bulwarks in the foothills of the Alps. On the descent you come across black buffalo. They made Schangnau famous for its mozzarella.
Details: approx. 13km, ↑790m ↓675m
Duration: approx. 4.5h
Day 4
Schangnau - Sörenberg
Wild and romantic hiking route through the valley of the young Emme. The rock faces of Hohgant and Schrattenflue are impressive, and the former bathhouse in Kemmeriboden-Bad is interesting. The wet biotopes near Sörenberg made Entlebuch a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Details: approx. 20km, ↑840m ↓600m
Duration: approx. 5.5-6h
Day 5
Sörenberg - Giswil
Rewarding tour over the Faith Bielen pass with great views of the Sarnersee and the Titlis summit. From time to time you come across the pass road, but there are always quiet sections near Almoglen or the Pörterwald.
Details: approx. 17km, ↑535m ↓1210m
Duration: approx. 5h
Day 6
Giswil - Flüeli-Ranft - Stans
Train ride to Sachseln and from Lake Sarnen steeply up to the Flüeli-Ranft pilgrimage site, where the hermit Niklaus von Flüe, secluded in a gorge, worked as a man of God, visionary, admonisher and advisor. The house where he was born is one of the oldest wooden houses in Switzerland. Continue along the side of the Stanserhorn, which you almost circle. The Winkelried monument is located in Stans.
Details: approx. 21km, ↑785m ↓805m
Duration: approx. 6h
Day 7
Stans - Seelisberg
A lakeside promenade along Lake Lucerne leads from Beckenried to the imposing Risleten Gorge, where ancient dinosaur footprints can be found. After a steep climb, a romantic mountain path towards Seelisberg. The green-blue lake shimmers far below.
Details: approx. 20km, ↑760m ↓415m
Duration: approx. 6h
Day 8
Seelisberg - Attinghausen
This stage follows the Swiss Path , which comes from the Rütli and leads via Flüelen to Brunnen. On the descent to Bauen you can see the entire route and the Rütli. Interesting castles and stately homes along the way.
Details: approx. 20km, ↑760m ↓415m
Duration: approx. 6h
Day 9
Departure
Departure by public transport to your final destination in Switzerland or extension of your stay (on request).
Tour characteristics
On idyllic paths through the Emmental and along Lake Lucerne. The stages require a good level of fitness.
The hiking route "Trans Swiss Trail - Emmental & Lake Lucerne" on Switzerland Mobility
Details of the Route
Detailed map at SwitzerlandMobility