Hike /Willisau Tourismus
Luthern – Ahorn – Eriswil (2-Day Tour, Part 2)
Luthern DorfEriswil
- Distance
- 11.5 km
- Duration
- 3:30 h
- Ascent
- 400 m
- Descent
- 428 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
A steep start, open pastures and the Napfbergland Border Trail characterise the hike from Luthern Dorf via panoramic Ahorn to Eriswil.
The starting point is just a few steps from the Luthern, Dorf PostBus stop. The trail soon climbs steeply towards Nesslisboden. Pastures and farm animals line the ascent alongside the farms, interspersed with varied stretches of woodland. After around four kilometres, the route reaches its highest point below Gume at 1,137 metres.
The hike continues across open terrain to the Ahorn viewpoint. Shortly afterwards, the Ahornalp mountain restaurant lies directly on the route and is a good place to take a break after the long ascent. The trail now follows the Napfbergland Border Trail, gradually losing altitude between pastures and woodland.
The final third begins at Hegen. Passing the scattered houses of Oberthalweid and Hitzenberg, the hiking trail continues downhill. After a total of around three and a half hours and just over eleven kilometres, the first houses of Eriswil are reached; the Eriswil, Station bus stop is just a few steps from the destination.
Route data: Willisau Tourismus · CC BY-SA 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.
