Sledding Trail /Schweiz Mobil
Burggeist-Gschwänd-Schlittelweg
Rigi BurggeistGersau, Gschwänd
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Duration
- –
- Ascent
- –
- Descent
- 540 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
This scenic sledging run from Rigi Burggeist offers guaranteed fun off the beaten track. Passing over a sun terrace on the southern slope of the Rigi down to Gschwend above Gersau, tobogganers are treated to a panoramic view of Lake Lucerne along the way.
The descent begins at Rigi Burggeist by the Burggeist (Rigi Scheidegg) stop, right beside Restaurant Burggeist. The highest point is at the start, at around 1,550 m. Below Rigi Scheidegg, the sledging run sets off across open slopes, while the summit itself lies away from the route. Over roughly three kilometres, it descends a good 500 metres, through a landscape dominated by broad meadows and pastures.
After a little over half an hour, the descent approaches Gätterlipass and passes Restaurant Zum Gätterlipass. From there, only a short final section downhill to Gschwänd remains. The entire run takes around 40 minutes. The sledging run ends in Gersau, Gschwänd, at around 1,000 m and just a few steps from the Gersau, Ober Gschwend bus stop.
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.
Sledding is more fun in the snow! Check local conditions before heading out.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. 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.
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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/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ 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.
