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title: "Time travel themed trail - step by step through the history of the Rigi"
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Time travel themed trail - step by step through the history of the Rigi
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- Tip
- 5.20 km long
- Difficulty: easy
- Great panorama
- Hike

**Rigi Kulm – Rigi Staffel – Rigi Staffelhöhe – Rigi Kaltbad «old village shop» - Rigi Kaltbad – Rigi First – Rigi Klösterli**  (or vice versa)

Would you like to learn more about the 150-year history of the Rigi? On the occasion of the 150th anniversary, there is now an exciting themed trail on the Rigi with various locations that showcase the long history of the mountain.

This effortless high-altitude hike offers you magnificent views over the Swiss Plateau extending to the Black Forest and the Vosges. On your hike, you will cross both the Lucerne and Schwyz borders.

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- 1:30 h
- 5.20 km
- 10 m
- 439 m
- 1,311 m
- 1,749 m
- 438 m
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- Start: Rigi Kulm
- Destination: Rigi Klösterli

Good to know
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Pavements

Asphalt (72%)

Gravel (13%)

Trail (4%)

Path (11%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

Rigi Kulm (1748 m) – Rigi Staffel (1604 m) – Staffelhöhe (1565 m) – Rigi Kaltbad (1436 m) – Rigi Klösterli (1373 m)

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Tour information

- Culturally interesting
- Refreshment stop

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**

Exit Goldau A4 and continue to the Arth-Goldau station of RIGI BAHNEN AG.

Information about arrival and parking can be found .

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**Parking**

Paid parking spaces are available at the Rigi railway stations.

However, we recommend public transport instead of a car: sit back, enjoy, and do something good for the environment at the same time.

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**Public transportation**The journey is conveniently made by cogwheel train from Arth-Goldau or Vitznau.

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Author

Gäste-Service Rigi

Organization

Rigi

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The cordon bleus from the restaurant Lok 7 on Rigi Staffel are an absolute classic.

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Safety guidelines

You can find the current operating status of the trains and hiking trails .

So that future generations can also enjoy the Queen of the Mountains, please dispose of your waste at the stations of the Rigi railways. Thank you.

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