Hike /Luzern Tourismus
Bödmeren Primeval Forest Trail
Unter Roggenloch
- Distance
- 3.4 km
- Duration
- 1:15 h
- Ascent
- 176 m
- Descent
- 176 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
- Season
- May - October
01/ Overview
The route
Nine themed stations, open stands of birch and furrowed limestone pavements characterise this short circuit through the Bödmerenwald at the foot of Roggenstöckli.
Unter Roggenloch lies away from public transport links; the nearest stop, Bisisthal, Mettlen, is almost 4 km away. At the Primeval Forest Pavilion, an exhibition provides an introduction to the trail and its nine forest-themed stations. The mountain path then climbs across alpine pastures towards Oberes Roggenloch.
After only a short distance, the route reaches its highest point near Roggenstöckli at around 1,630 m. Open stands of birch grow in the sparse woodland, interspersed with the limestone pavements typical of the area. The trail continues to Bödmeren and enters the Bödmerenwald. Woodland and open terrain alternate as the circuit descends again via Murmeltier-Plangg and Stägen.
Towards the end, the mountain path leads to the Unteres Roggenloch alpine inn. A few steps later, after just over an hour and around 3.5 km, it returns to the starting point at Unter Roggenloch.
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.
