Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Nidwaldner Höhenweg
StanserhornEmmetten, Stn. Niederbauen
- Distance
- 94.0 km
- Duration
- –
- Ascent
- 6100 m
- Descent
- 6400 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Hard
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
The Nidwaldner Höhenweg offers varied hiking on mountain trails with grandiose views. Two monastery villages invite you to visit. The many mountain cableway connections make it possible to split the five-day hike.
The multi-day tour begins at Stanserhorn station, high above the valley. Across open pastures and through forest, it mostly follows mountain paths marked in white-red-white. With long stretches of ascent and descent, the route leads to Melchsee-Frutt.
There, Melchsee and Tannensee lie directly on the route. Beyond Tannalp, the path continues to Engstlensee and then to its highest point near Rot Nollen at around 2,210 m. The subsequent descent reaches Trüebsee and leads down to Engelberg. For a short stretch, the valley path follows the Engelberger Aa.
Beyond the village, the mountain path climbs again between pastures and forest. The strenuous succession of ascents and descents continues via Oberrickenbach and Niederrickenbach before the final ridge leads to Niederbauen station. The approximately 94 km, with around 6,100 metres of ascent, require a good 36 hours of walking time.
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.
There may be snow on this hiking trail. Bring appropriate gear and plan accordingly.
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.
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/ 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.
