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recommended routeEngelberg - Schweizerhaus - Wasserfall
Promenade Route · Switzerland
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A pleasant, short walk from the village center to the beautiful waterfall. This stroller-friendly path is suitable for young and old, who would like to enjoy the restaurant Wasserfall afterwards.
easy
Distance 4.4 km
0:45 h
70 m
0 m
1,069 m
1,000 m
The start of this walk is at the Engelberg train station. Past Kurpark, you walk through the Dorfstrasse all the way straight to the monastery. At the monastery church you walk up to the cemetery and across the Klostermatte to St. Anna. There you cross the bridge and walk along the road to the restaurant Schweizerhaus. Afterwards, the path leads you across the wide Matte to the waterfall, and there you will already find the destination.
Author’s recommendation
On the route is the beautiful restaurant Schweizerhaus with seasonal and market-fresh cuisine.
Author
Engelberg - Titlis Tourismus Update: May 25, 2022
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,069 m
Lowest point
1,000 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Track types
Asphalt
2.7 km
Forested/wild trail
0.5 km
Road
1.3 km
Tips and suggestions
Gastronomy
Start
Engelberg train station
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'673'579E 1'185'842N
DD
46.819663, 8.402845
DMS
46°49'10.8"N 8°24'10.2"E
UTM
32T 454448 5185297
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Destination
Wasserfall
Turn-by-turn directions
Engelberg-Heimat-Schweizerhaus-Holz-Wasserfall
Public transport
National and international connections (from Zurich airport connections every half hour with approx. 1h travel time) to Lucerne. Then with the Zentralbahn in 43 minutes through varied landscape and gorges up to Engelberg.Directions
By car, take the A2 (Basel-Gotthard) to Stans Süd, then take the main road 20 km to Engelberg. Engelberg is 30 minutes from Lucerne, 1 hour and 15 minutes from Basel, Zurich or Bern.Parking
Parking spaces are available in Engelberg for a fee.Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'673'579E 1'185'842N
DD
46.819663, 8.402845
DMS
46°49'10.8"N 8°24'10.2"E
UTM
32T 454448 5185297
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
Sturdy shoes, sun protection as well as walking sticks can be an advantage.Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
4.4 km
Duration
0:45 h
Ascent
70 m
Highest point
1,069 m
Lowest point
1,000 m
Weather at the route's trailhead
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