Hike /UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
Marbachegg – Kemmeriboden
Marbach, Sportbahnen MarbacheggKemmeriboden, Hotel Kemmeriboden-Bad
- Distance
- 8.2 km
- Duration
- 2:35 h
- Ascent
- 162 m
- Descent
- 647 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
- Season
- May - October
01/ Overview
The route
From Marbachegg, this panoramic high-level hike crosses alpine pastures to Alp Imbrig before a steep mountain trail descends into the valley of the Kleine Emme and on to Kemmeriboden-Bad.
The Bretzeli cable car takes hikers from Marbach up to Marbachegg, where the route begins by the mountain inn at around 1,460 m, already its highest point. The hiking trail crosses open pastures to Spichersee. Along the way, there are views of the Schrattenfluh, Hohgant and as far as the Bernese Alps.
The route continues via Ober Lochsitli, Wittenfären and Kadhus, gently rising and falling on the way to Alp Imbrig. The small alpine inn with its cheese dairy sells Mutschli, raclette cheese and goat’s cheese. The trail then continues via Oberhabchegg and Lauizug, where the broad hiking trail becomes a mountain trail.
The steep, rocky descent begins towards Schibenhüttli. Via Ober Chemmeri and Unter Chemmeri, the route rapidly loses altitude and briefly reaches the Kleine Emme on the valley floor. After a little over two and a half hours, it ends at the nearby Kemmeriboden PostBus stop and the Kemmeriboden-Bad country inn, known for its charcoal-oven-baked Merängge.
Route data: Escholzmatt-Marbach Tourismus / UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch · 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.
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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/ 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.
