Hike /Willisau Tourismus
Menzberg – Napf – Hübeli b. Hergiswil
Dorf MenzbergHübeli bei Hergiswil LU
- Distance
- 17.1 km
- Duration
- 5:22 h
- Ascent
- 501 m
- Descent
- 809 m
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
- Season
- All year
01/ Overview
The route
The route leads from Menzberg to the Napf across panoramic heights and wooded ridges. After the highest summit in the Napfbergland, the long descent to Hübeli follows.
From the Menzberg, Dorfplatz PostBus stop, the trail passes St. Theodul Church and soon leaves the village behind. It crosses meadows and pastures to Waldighubel, then continues in constant undulations through alternating open countryside and woodland in the Napfbergland. An SAC hut stands beside the trail at Chrotthütten.
The ascent now becomes steeper. Passing the Stächelegg mountain inn, the route climbs to the Napf, at around 1,400 m the highest point of the hike and also the highest summit in the Napfbergland. From the top, the panorama extends across the Swiss Plateau to the Alps; the long descent begins at the triangulation point.
At first, the trail descends rapidly through the forest, before meadows and isolated farms reappear. At Oberlehn, a lime tree stands beside seating and a panoramic information board. Towards the end, the route continues downhill to the first houses of Hübeli and finishes near the Hübeli LU, Hintersagi PostBus 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.
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.
