Tell Trail stage 4: Lucerne-Pilatus-Stans

08:00 h
1,650 m
362 m
432 m
2,099 m
1,667 m
27.41 km
Start: Lucerne
Destination: Stans

The fourth stage of the Tell Trail starts in Lucerne and leads via Fräkmünt up the Pilatus. The descent to Alpnachstad is by cogwheel railway then a walk to Stans.

You start in the city of Lucerne. Take the bus to Kriens, where an idyllic hike through the Chrienser Hohwald forest awaits you. From Fräkmünt the paths become rougher. You circle the Klimsenhorn and hike up countless hairpins to Lucerne's local mountain, the Pilatus. The world's steepest cogwheel railway takes you back down to the valley and Alpnachstad. Finally, you walk to Stans village.

Walking time: approx. 5 hours | Distance: 10 km (not including bus, cog railway) | Total elevation gain: 1,650 m | Total elevation loss: 120 m (including cog railway: 1984 m)

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Directions

You start in the city of Lucerne. Take the bus to Kriens, where an idyllic hike through the Chrienser Hohwald forest awaits you. From Fräkmünt the paths become rougher. You circle the Klimsenhorn and hike up countless hairpins to Lucerne's local mountain, the Pilatus. The world's steepest cogwheel railway takes you back down to the valley and Alpnachstad. Finally, you walk to Stans village.

Tour information

Stop at an Inn
Summit

Equipment

Sturdy footwear.

Directions & Parking facilities

In Luzern gibt es verschiedene Parkhäuser. In Kriens sind ebenfalls Parkplätze neben der Seilbahnstation vorhanden.

Dank der zentralen Lage ist Luzern mit allen öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln hervorragend erreichbar.

Additional information

This stage is part of the long-distance Tell Trail, which runs through the whole of Central Switzerland in eight stages.

Further information on the Tell Trail: www.luzern.com/telltrail

Author

Laila Bosco

Organization

Region Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

If you want to go more easy on your legs for the rest of the tour, you can shorten the distance from Alpnachstad to Stans by public transport. More information here.

Safety guidelines

T3: demanding mountain hiking.

• Good surefootedness

• Average navigation skills

• Elementary alpine experience

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