Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Nussbüel-Weg
Braunwald
- Distance
- 8.0 km
- Duration
- 2:00 h
- Ascent
- 220 m
- Descent
- 220 m
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
01/ Overview
The route
The circular trail at Braunwald in Glarus offers uninterrupted views of the high-Alpine mountain chain and an exciting nature experience. Deep green forests, austere rock formations and a captivating panorama invite you to linger.
The eight-kilometre circular hike starts at the Braunwald stop in the heart of the village. The yellow-marked hiking trail soon leads out onto meadows and pastures. With steady ups and downs, the route sweeps in a wide arc around Braunwald, entering longer stretches of forest before repeatedly returning to open terrain. The circuit involves around 220 metres of ascent and takes approximately two hours.
In the final quarter, the houses draw closer again. The trail passes Restaurant Cristal and shortly afterwards climbs to its highest point at just over 1,300 metres, near Tüfels-Chilchli. The Bruder Klaus Chapel, which stands directly beside the route, follows soon after. The trail then leads back through the residential area to Braunwald and the stop of the same name, where the circular hike ends.
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: 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.
