Hike /Luzern Tourismus
Floodplain Trail
Bahnhof Steinen
- Distance
- 3.7 km
- Duration
- 1:00 h
- Ascent
- 20 m
- Descent
- 20 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
- Season
- All year
01/ Overview
The route
An almost level circuit through the floodplain forest near Steinen. Information panels describe the river landscape, while at Aazopf the view opens out over the Lauerzersee.
From Steinen railway station, the Floodplain Trail initially leads out of the village. The yellow-waymarked hiking trail follows Aazopfweg towards the Steiner Aa and remains almost level. Along the way, information panels highlight the ecology of the floodplain and the diversity of its plants and woody vegetation.
The surroundings grow quiet in the floodplain forest. In places, the original course of the river can still be discerned between the trees. The route continues to Aazopf, the protected area around the mouth of the Steiner Aa. The Aazopf barbecue site offers views of the Lauerzersee, which lies between Vierwaldstättersee and Zugersee and, with a maximum depth of 14 metres, is one of Switzerland’s shallowest lakes.
The circuit then leads through open countryside and woodland back to Steinen. Over the distance of just under four kilometres, the total ascent amounts to only around 20 metres; even the highest point is at approximately 470 m. After a little over an hour, the Floodplain Trail ends back at Steinen railway station.
Route data: Erlebnisregion Mythen / Schwyzer Wanderwege · CC BY 4.0 · Source
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: We look up a live public transport connection from your starting point to the stop closest to the trailhead. If it ends further away, the nearest stop may be a cable car or bus that isn't running right now.
How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
Or from
Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
