Winter Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Nussbüel-Wanderung
Braunwald, Bergstation
- Distance
- 7.0 km
- Duration
- 2:25 h
- Ascent
- 200 m
- Descent
- 200 m
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- Loop
01/ Overview
The route
A family favourite in Braunwald: this easy and enjoyable hike runs through the enchanted forests of the Glarus mountain village with no challenging inclines.
The roughly seven-kilometre winter hike begins just outside Braunwald mountain station, by the Braunwald stop. The route initially winds between the houses through the village and out onto open meadows and pastures. The elevation profile remains gentle: a total ascent of around 200 metres is spread across the route without any prolonged climb. Short ascents are repeatedly followed by flatter sections before the trail gradually enters the forest.
Around halfway, the route reaches its highest point at approximately 1,270 metres, near Tüfels-Chilchli. From here, it turns back towards Braunwald. Forest and open terrain alternate as the few metres of elevation gained are lost again. After just over two hours, the village houses reappear. The winter hike ends after around two and a half hours at Braunwald mountain station, a few steps from the Braunwald 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.
Winter hiking 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.
