Winter Hike /Nidwalden Tourismus
Winter Hiking Trail: Engelweg Seelisberg
Bushaltestelle Tanzplatz Seelisberg
- Distance
- 1.7 km
- Duration
- 25 min
- Ascent
- 40 m
- Descent
- 39 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
- Season
- November - March
01/ Overview
The route
Angel figures and poems accompany this short winter circuit through the Tannwald. At Marienhöhe, views open up towards Lake Lucerne, while a nativity scene with life-size figures awaits at Waldweidli.
The short circuit along the Engelweg begins at the Seelisberg, Tanzplatz bus stop. The prepared winter trail initially leads to the Tannwald and into the trees. Angel figures created by local residents line the route; together with poems, they form an Advent calendar. The forest offers children space to play, and despite the short distance of just under two kilometres, the surroundings alternate several times between woodland, open meadows and the houses of Seelisberg.
At Waldweidli, a nativity scene with life-size figures stands in a stable. The route then continues to nearby Marienhöhe, where views open up towards Lake Lucerne. Shortly afterwards, near Brandegg, the winter trail reaches its highest point at around 860 metres. It then crosses more open terrain, with only gentle changes in elevation, back to Oberdorf. After just under half an hour, the Engelweg ends back at the Seelisberg, Tanzplatz bus stop.
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.
