Snowshoe route Niederbauen - Unterst Hütte

  • Tip
  • 3.23 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Great panorama
  • Snowshoe
  • 1:10 h
  • 3.23 km
  • 127 m
  • 125 m
  • 1,472 m
  • 1,584 m
  • 112 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, there is a coffee directly next door in the Niederbauen mountain inn with a fantastic view of Lake Lucerne and the Alps. The route leads towards Ebnet and via Hölloch to Unterst Hütte and back again via Hölloch to the Niederbauen mountain station.

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (28%)
Gravel (4%)
Trail (66%)
Path (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Mountain inn - Ebnet - Hölloch - Unterst Hütte - Hölloch - Mountain inn

Tour information

  • Circular trail

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

Getting there

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

Parking

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.

Public transportation

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

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

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