Nidwalden Beer Trail Klewenalp-Stockhütte

Tip
7.15 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Theme trail
Hike
  • 1:40 h
  • 7.15 km
  • 64 m
  • 378 m
  • 755 m
  • 1,597 m
  • 842 m
  • Start: Top station Klewenalp
  • Destination: Restaurant Dorfklatsch Emmetten

Up with the cable car, into the experience! The Nidwalden Beer Trail takes you from Klewenalp to Stockhütte – with four enjoyable stops, a fine 3-course menu, and an earth refrigerator right in nature.

Bookable: June 21 to November 2, 2025, Thursday to Sunday at https://www.unsermoment.ch/event/nidwaldner-bierpfad/

Note: Registration at least 48 hours before the hike.

Start point: Valley station cable car Beckenried-Klewenalp, Kirchweg 27, 6375 Beckenried

The total hiking length is about 6 km.

Procedure

Valley station mountain railway Beckenried-Klewenalp: Exchange your online ticket for the hiking description and off you go with the mountain railway to the top.

Nature friends house Röthen: First stop, first beer! With a fine dried sausage, the perfect start to get your stomach and mood going.

Twäregg: A cool beer awaits in the earth refrigerator right in nature. No joke, you have to hike it! In return, there is a breathtaking panorama included. Note, the earth refrigerator is filled exclusively with beer.

Mountain inn Stockhütte: Time for the big meal: Cheese slice with fried egg and naturally the next beer.

Top station gondola Emmetten–Stockhütte: Relaxed gondola ride back down to the valley.

Restaurant Dorfklatsch: Cream slice meets the last beer of the day. A tasty finish in a relaxed atmosphere.

Return: Very relaxed by bus back. You earned it!

Included in the ticket

  • 4 x 33cl beers from the region
  • 1 x dried sausage
  • 1 x cheese slice with fried egg
  • 1 x cream slice
  • 1 x mountain railway Beckenried, 1 x gondola Emmetten-Stockhütte
  • 1 x bus transfer Emmetten to Beckenried

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown
Street
Asphalt
Gravel
Trail

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Cable car Beckenried-Klewenalp - Nature friends house Röthen - Twäregg - Mountain inn StockHütte - Gondola Stockhütte-Emmetten - Restaurant Dorfklatsch Emmetten

Equipment

Good footwear, weatherproof clothing, mobile phone recommended

Directions & Parking facilities

Highway A2 (Basel-Chiasso-Italy), 2 exits for Beckenried:

- Exit Buochs/Beckenried or

- Exit Beckenried/Emmetten.

Beckenried is about 20 km south of Lucerne.

Parking directly at the valley station of the Klewenalp cable car for CHF 5.-/day.

By SBB to Lucerne, change to the Zentralbahn to Stans, change again and take the bus to Beckenried

The ticket includes the PostBus from Emmetten to Beckenried.

Additional information

All info & booking at: https://www.unsermoment.ch/event/nidwaldner-bierpfad/

Start window: 11:00 - 11:30 am
Pure hiking time approx. 1 hr 40 min (6.0 km)
Costs (incl. mountain railway, food & drinks):

  • GA CHF 89.00
  • Half-fare CHF 99.00
  • Without subscription CHF 119.00

Not suitable for wheelchair users

Vegetarian option available on request

Author

Bergbahnen Beckenried-Emmetten AG

Organization

Nidwalden Tourismus

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