Hells-Bells Trail Engelberg

Tip
1.67 km long
Difficulty: medium
Great panorama
Tour
Trail
With a path width of one meter, the Jochpass–Engstlenalp route is comfortably designed. Nevertheless, some bike-technical challenges await you. 

The starting point of this trail is the Jochpass at 2200m above sea level. To get there, take the Titlis Xpress from Engelberg to Trübsee and travel the short distance along Trübsee to the Jochpass chairlift. Once at the top, the fun begins next to the top station of the Engstlen chairlift on the flowing, one-meter-wide trail towards Engstlenalp. On this bike route, riding pleasure is paramount; harmoniously integrated into the landscape, it is by no means only for downhill enthusiasts. You can comfortably return to the start with the chairlift. So much fun gives rise to hunger and thirst. The Berghuis Jochpass has a lot to offer culinarly. “Urner Häfelichabis,” a traditional stew, homemade corn croquettes, the lukewarm chocolate cake, or the meat patties – you have the hard choice. It's sure that it's worth taking a seat on the terrace or fighting for one of the deck chairs. When the day is over, the fun riding doesn't stop. The descent back to the valley goes via the newly created Flowtrail Jochpass-Trübsee (see route description) and from there via Untertrübsee to Engelberg.

  • 0:05 h
  • 1.67 km
  • 277 m
  • 1,930 m
  • 2,207 m
  • 277 m
  • Start: Jochpass
  • Destination: Engstlen

Good to know

Pavements

Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Jochpass-Engstlen

Tour information

  • Mountain Railway Tour

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

The bikeshops in Engelberg offer a wide range of bikes and accessories for rent and purchase. It's also worth stopping by for repairs and spare parts.

Directions & Parking facilities

By car, drive on the A2 (Basel-Gotthard) to Stans Süd, then 20 km on the main road to Engelberg. Engelberg is 30 minutes from Lucerne, 1 hour and 15 minutes from Basel, Zurich, or Bern.
Paid parking is available in Engelberg.
National and international connections (from Zurich Airport connections every half hour with about 1 hour travel time) to Lucerne. Then take the Zentralbahn in 43 minutes through varied landscapes and gorges up to Engelberg.

Additional information

Author

Engelberg - Titlis Tourismus

Organization

Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

View as far as Melchsee-Frutt

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