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About the Rigi Hochflue
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- Tip
- 8.52 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Great panorama
- Mountain tour

Airy alpine hike (T5) over the shapely Rigi Hochflue with some challenging scrambling sections.

Viewed from the east, the Rigi Hochflue stands out as a magnificent pyramid, with Lake Lucerne to the left and Lake Lauerz beneath to the right. The popular east-west crossing runs for long stretches along a scenic mountain ridge. The key point is a slabby rock step below the summit ridge equipped with iron brackets and wire ropes. Among several descent options, one especially leads back over the Zilistock and Bärfallen to the valley station of the Timpel cable car in Brunnen.

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- 5:00 h
- 8.52 km
- 669 m
- 1,365 m
- 437 m
- 1,698 m
- 1,261 m
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- Start: Top station of the Urmiberg cable car
- Destination: Valley station of the Urmiberg cable car

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Pavements

Street (1%)

Asphalt (3%)

Trail (6%)

Path (90%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Tour information

- Cable car tour
- Mountain summit
- Refreshment stop

Equipment

Hiking boots with good grip or trekking shoes, rain jacket, drink, provisions, possibly poles.

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**

From the Brunnen motorway exit towards Gersau, turn right at the Brunnen station roundabout. The valley station of the Urmiberg cable car is located on the right side of the road, just outside Brunnen.

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**Parking**

Parking spaces are directly available at the valley station of the cable car.

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**Public transportation**

By bus connection B508 from Brunnen train station to the bus stop Brunnen, Urmiberg cable car.

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Additional information

Detailed information can be found on the SAC tour portal ().

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Author

Xaver Büeler

Organization

Schwyz Tourismus

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

If the long descent all the way down to Brunnen seems too strenuous, take the more comfortable descent via the iron ladder down to the Gätterlipass. From there, return via Gottertli to the mountain restaurant Timpel.

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Safety guidelines

Children and inexperienced hikers can be secured with a rope on the tricky passages or take a via ferrata set.

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