Hike /Willisau Tourismus
Circular Hike from Wiggernhütte to Napf
Parkplatz Wiggerehütten
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Duration
- 2:06 h
- Ascent
- 426 m
- Descent
- 426 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- Loop
- Season
- All year
01/ Overview
The route
A steep ascent through the forest leads to the Napf, the highest summit in the Napf region. At the top, views extend across the hills to the Bernese Alps, before the route returns to Wiggernhütte.
The circular hike begins at the Wiggerehütten car park at just under 1,000 m. There is no direct bus service; the nearest stop, Luthern Bad, Dreilindenplatz, is around 1.8 km away. From here, the hiking trail climbs steeply through the forest. Along the way, simple benches and barbecue sites offer places to rest before a water point is reached at UHU Passage Napf.
Higher up, the forest thins and views open out across the deeply dissected Napf region as far as the Bernese Alps. After just over an hour, the route reaches the Napf, at around 1,400 m the highest summit in the Napf region and also the highest point of the hike. The mountain restaurant on the summit already lies in the canton of Bern, while the border with the canton of Lucerne runs a short distance to the north. The trail then descends through open pastures and forest back to the Wiggerehütten car park.
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.
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/ 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.
