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title: "Wichelsee round"
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description: "The start of this jogging route is at Alpnach Dorf station. Along the road, the route leads across the airfield, where the path follows the Große Schliere. Through winding forest trails and past the hydroelectric power plant, the Wichelsee with its impressive rocks soon comes into view. Many different animal and plant species live in the Wichelsee nature reserve. Soon the southernmost point at Kernmatt is reached. The river is crossed and it goes back to Alpnach. After a short stretch along the Aa, the route passes farms until almost reaching the village of Kägiswil. From there it goes back down to the Wichelsee, where a short section is run twice. After the campfire site, the route leads on the other side of the highway towards the airfield, from where the station is not far away."
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Wichelsee round
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- 11.02 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Jogging

A wonderful jogging route through a magnificent landscape!

The start of this jogging route is at Alpnach Dorf station. Along the road, the route leads across the airfield, where the path follows the Große Schliere. Through winding forest trails and past the hydroelectric power plant, the Wichelsee with its impressive rocks soon comes into view. Many different animal and plant species live in the Wichelsee nature reserve. Soon the southernmost point at Kernmatt is reached. The river is crossed and it goes back to Alpnach. After a short stretch along the Aa, the route passes farms until almost reaching the village of Kägiswil. From there it goes back down to the Wichelsee, where a short section is run twice. After the campfire site, the route leads on the other side of the highway towards the airfield, from where the station is not far away.

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- 1:30 h
- 11.02 km
- 47 m
- 47 m
- 439 m
- 477 m
- 38 m
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- Start: Alpnach Dorf station
- Destination: Alpnach Dorf station

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Tour information

- Circular trail

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**From Lucerne take the A8 towards Interlaken and use the Alpnach exit. At the roundabout, take the second exit towards Alpnach Dorf. Then follow the main road and turn left before the church towards the station.

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**Parking**There are plenty of paid parking spaces at Alpnach Dorf station.

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**Public transportation**By train to Alpnach Dorf

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Author

Obwalden Tourismus

Organization

Obwalden Tourismus

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