Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Trans Swiss Trail, Stage 17/32
GiswilFlüeli-Ranft
- Distance
- 10.0 km
- Duration
- 2:45 h
- Ascent
- 340 m
- Descent
- 100 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- One way
- Season
- March - September
01/ Overview
The route
From the Sarnersee lakeside path steeply up to the Flüeli-Ranft pilgrimage site, where eremite Niklaus von Flüe retreated into a gorge, to live as a cleric, visionary, warning voice and counsellor. His birthplace is one of Switzerland’s oldest wooden dwellings.
The roughly ten-kilometre hike begins directly at Giswil railway station. The path leaves the village and follows the Kleine Melchaa for a short while. It then passes between settlements and open meadows to Lake Sarnen, reaching the shore at Ewil. Around the halfway point, the nearby Badibeizli is an inviting place for a break.
Sachseln soon draws closer. The hiking trail leads through the centre of the village and past the parish and pilgrimage church of St. Theodul. Consecrated in 1684, the church is also a pilgrimage church dedicated to Niklaus von Flüe, known as Brother Klaus.
Beyond Sachseln, the longer final ascent begins. Crossing meadows and sparsely settled countryside, the path steadily gains elevation. Shortly before Flüeli-Ranft, the highest point of the hike is reached at around 730 m. A little later, the route passes close to the Chapel of St. Charles Borromeo and ends in the village. The Flüeli-Ranft, Dorf bus stop is only a few steps from the finish.
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.
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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.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
Comparative snow depth is only available from November 1 to June 30.
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.
