Niederbauen - Hunds-Chopf snowshoe route

Tip
5.50 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Great panorama
Snowshoe
Winter hiking
  • 2:05 h
  • 5.50 km
  • 195 m
  • 196 m
  • 1,502 m
  • 1,663 m
  • 161 m
  • Start: Niederbauen mountain station
  • Destination: Niederbauen mountain station

Enjoy a fantastic view of Lake Lucerne and the snow-covered mountains during a snowshoe hike on Niederbauen.

From Emmetten, take the aerial cableway to Niederbauen. At the mountain station, right next door in the Niederbauen mountain inn, there is a café with a fantastic view of Lake Lucerne and the Alps. The trail leads via Ebnet towards Urwängi and then follows a descent on the right down to Stäckenmatt Boden. 

The route from the Niederbauen mountain station to Hunds-Chopf is groomed as a winter hiking trail.

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown
Asphalt
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Mountain inn – Ebnet – Hunds-Chopf – direction Urwängi – Stäckenmatt Boden – Hölloch – mountain inn

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Equipment

Snowshoes can be rented at the valley station of the Emmetten-Niederbauen aerial cableway and at the valley station of the Emmetten-Stockhütte gondola lift.

Good equipment and weather-appropriate clothing are recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Take motorway A2 Lucerne-Gotthard, exit Seelisberg/Emmetten/Beckenried, and drive towards Emmetten. 

Paid parking spaces are available in Emmetten at the valley station of the Emmetten-Stockhütte gondola lift. From there, the valley station of the Emmetten-Niederbauen aerial cableway is 300 meters (approx. 5 minutes) away. 

The Emmetten, Post station from Stans is easily accessible by postal bus. The Emmetten-Niederbauen aerial cableway is 300 meters (approx. 5 minutes) from the bus stop.

Additional information

Literature

The brochure Winter Experiences in Nidwalden is available free of charge at Nidwalden Tourism or at www.nidwalden.com/broschueren.

Author

Nidwalden Tourismus

Organization

Nidwalden Tourismus

Safety guidelines

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Contact

Niederbauen - Hunds-Chopf snowshoe route
6376 Emmetten