XC Ski Trail /Schweiz Mobil
Unterschächen-Loipe
Unterschächen, Langlaufzentrum
- Distance
- 6.0 km
- Duration
- –
- Ascent
- 140 m
- Descent
- 140 m
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- Loop
01/ Overview
The route
Certain to have snow, surrounded by towering three-thousand metre peaks, and leading through picturesque woodland: the Unterschächnen cross-country ski trail is a real insider's tip. A demandingly contoured section plus a flat section make the circuit along the village a highly varied route.
From the Unterschächen, Dorf bus stop, it is just under 200 metres to the cross-country skiing centre on the edge of the village. This is where the approximately six-kilometre trail begins. It quickly leaves the houses behind and crosses open meadows, alternating between short climbs and gentler sections. The circuit involves around 140 metres of ascent in total and takes just over one hour and 40 minutes.
Beyond the halfway point, the trail climbs once more, reaching its highest point near Chulm at around 1'050 m. The circuit then descends again towards Unterschächen. Open terrain continues to predominate at first, with the village houses drawing closer only towards the end. In the village, the circuit finally closes at the cross-country skiing centre, where it began.
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.
Cross-country skiing 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.
