Snowshoe route Niederbauen - Niederbauen Chulm

Tip
4.02 km long
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: easy
Great panorama
Snowshoe

Experience the snowshoeing paradise Niederbauen high above Lake Lucerne.

From Emmetten, take the cable car to Niederbauen. At the mountain station, there is a café right next door in the Berggasthaus Niederbauen with a fantastic view of Lake Lucerne and the Alps. The route from Niederbauen mountain station to Niederbauen Chulm is not groomed or marked for snowshoe hiking. 

  • 2:03 h
  • 4.02 km
  • 352 m
  • 353 m
  • 1,570 m
  • 1,923 m
  • 353 m
  • Start: Niederbauen mountain station
  • Destination: Niederbauen mountain station

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown
Asphalt
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Equipment

Snowshoes can be rented at the valley station of the Emmetten-Niederbauen cable car and at the valley station of the Emmetten-Stockhütte gondola.

Good equipment and weather-appropriate clothing are recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Take motorway A2 Luzern-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. From there, the valley station of the Emmetten-Niederbauen cable car is 300 meters (approx. 5 minutes) away. 

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

Additional information

Literature

The Winter Experiences brochure 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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