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description: "The snowshoe route begins at the valley station of the Heiligkreuz ski lift. It leads uphill to the Neuhütte and further to the Reistegg. From here you enjoy a magnificent view of the opposite hill ranges with the Napf. At Reistegg, the path branches off to the left. You have now completed half of the route. Over the next 1.5 km, the path becomes a bit narrower, but the view of the pilgrimage site Heiligkreuz, the Napf and the Jura is all the more impressive. Once you have crossed the ski lift, it is only a few meters to the sun-drenched mountain restaurant First."
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Snowshoe trail Heiligkreuz - Reistegg - First
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- 3.15 km long
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Snowshoe

Snowshoe route at Heiligkreuz with a magnificent view.

The snowshoe route begins at the valley station of the Heiligkreuz ski lift. It leads uphill to the Neuhütte and further to the Reistegg. From here you enjoy a magnificent view of the opposite hill ranges with the Napf. At Reistegg, the path branches off to the left. You have now completed half of the route. Over the next 1.5 km, the path becomes a bit narrower, but the view of the pilgrimage site Heiligkreuz, the Napf and the Jura is all the more impressive. Once you have crossed the ski lift, it is only a few meters to the sun-drenched mountain restaurant First.

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- 1:20 h
- 3.15 km
- 308 m
- 1,124 m
- 1,432 m
- 308 m
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- Start: Heiligkreuz
- Destination: Mountain restaurant First

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Directions

Heiligkreuz - Ski lift valley station - Neuhütte - Reistegg - Mountain restaurant First

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Tour information

- Refreshment stop

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Heiligkreuz is reachable by car from Hasle in about 5 minutes and from Schüpfheim in just under 10 minutes.

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**Parking**Several free parking spaces are available in Heiligkreuz.

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**Public transportation**You can reach Heiligkreuz by post bus. The post bus stop "Heiligkreuz" is located directly next to the pilgrimage church and the Kurhaus Heiligkreuz hotel.

The start of the hike is also directly at the post bus stop.

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Additional information

UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch
Biosphere Center
Chlosterbüel 28 
CH-6170 Schüpfheim
Tel. +41 (0)41 485 88 50

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Author

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch

Organization

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch

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From the mountain restaurant First you can also return to Heiligkreuz via Kleine First.

A description of the route can be found

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Safety guidelines

Please note that the two routes up to First are not pure snowshoe trails but are also used as winter hiking trails.

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