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Snowshoe route Maria-Rickenbach
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- Tip
- 5.00 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Great panorama
- Snowshoe

Experience stunningly beautiful and well-marked snowshoe trails in the nature and hiking paradise Maria-Rickenbach.

The sporty snowshoe trail from Maria-Rickenbach offers impressive views of the Engelberg valley and runs mostly through forests and meadows. It starts at the mountain station, runs along the monastery walls and steadily ascends, passing Steinrüti and a log cabin. The path continues over the Buoholzbach and ends after a steep section back in the village of Maria-Rickenbach.

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- 1:45 h
- 5.00 km
- 210 m
- 210 m
- 1,156 m
- 1,366 m
- 210 m
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- Start: Niederrickenbach village
- Destination: Niederrickenbach village

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Pavements

Unknown (69%)

Gravel (17%)

Trail (13%)

Path (1%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

Niederrickenbach village – Ahorn–Hermisegg – Niederrickenbach village

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Equipment

Snowshoe equipment is available at the valley station of the Dallenwil-Niederrickenbach cable car.

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**A2 from Lucerne towards Gotthard to the Stans-Süd exit. 3.5 kilometers towards Engelberg, after Dallenwil turn left at the signpost, to the valley station of the Dallenwil-Niederrickenbach cable car.

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**Parking**Adequate parking spaces available.

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**Public transportation**Zentralbahn from Lucerne towards Engelberg to Niederrickenbach Station stop (stop on request). 2 minutes on foot to the valley station of the Dallenwil-Niederrickenbach cable car.

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Author

Nidwalden Tourismus

Organization

Nidwalden Tourismus

Safety guidelines

The paths/trails are used at your own risk. The notices at the valley and mountain stations as well as the current avalanche situation before starting the snowshoe route must be observed.

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