Stans – Bluematt – Rinderalp – Stanserhorn

An uncompromising ascent from Stans to the Stanserhorn: along a historic railway trackbed, via Bluematt and Rinderalp, and finally up to the ridge with its sweeping panoramic views.

The long ascent begins right by the valley station of the Stanserhornbahn in Stans. Initially, the hiking trail leads out of the village and follows the trackbed of the 1893 funicular as far as Kälti. It quickly gains height across open slopes and through woodland, with the CabriO cable cars crossing the view along the way. At the Maria zum Schnee chapel, the scenery definitively shifts from the valley floor to the mountainside.

Above Kälti, the white-red-white-marked mountain trail climbs steeply to Bluematt, where the mountain inn stands directly on the route. The ascent then continues via Rinderalp. Meadows and pastures alternate with stretches of woodland, and the elevation profile offers hardly any level respite. Over a little more than seven kilometres, the route gains around 1,390 metres in elevation; about four and a half hours should be allowed for the ascent.

Towards the end, the trail reaches the ridge at around 1,840 m. Here, sweeping panoramic views open up before the route ends at the Stanserhorn mountain station. The revolving restaurant, serving Älplermagronen, is also located at the destination.