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Heavenly Trails: Flüeli/Ranft - Engelberg
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- 34.95 km long
- Difficulty: difficult
- Condition: very difficult
- Great panorama
- Pilgrim Trail

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Monastery village Melchtal

Engstlensee

Engelberg Monastery

Baroque monastery church Engelberg

Organ Monastery Engelberg

- 11:49 h
- 34.95 km
- 1,890 m
- 1,602 m
- 727 m
- 2,210 m
- 1,483 m
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- Start: Flüeli-Ranft at the chapel
- Destination: Engelberg at the monastery

The network of paths "Heavenly Trails" forms connections in Central Switzerland around Lake Lucerne between monasteries and pilgrimage churches, over mountains and valleys, depending on the weather.

The route of this two-day stage connects the place of activity of Saint Nicholas of Flüe in Sachseln/Flüeli-Ranft in Obwalden with the monastery village Engelberg. The path leads from Flüeli along the Melchaa to Melchsee-Frutt and further to Engelberg. This section of the route can only be walked in the summer half-year and in safe weather conditions. The stage passes the pilgrimage site Melchtal with the neo-baroque pilgrimage church along the Four-Lakes Hike to the monastery village Engelberg.

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Pavements

Street (3%)

Asphalt (8%)

Path (48%)

Trail (40%)

Gravel (1%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

Flüeli - Oberhus - Zangg - Vorder Teufibach - Hinter Teufibach - Am Diesselbach - Melchtal - Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt - Tannensee - Tannalp - Spycherflue - Engstlenalp - Engstlensee - Saumboden - Jochpass - Jochboden - Trübsee - Trübsee station - Gerschnialp station - Engelberg station - Engelberg

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Additional information

Further information and links are contained in the POIs (Points Of Interest) and also at .

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The stages in this documentation are suggestions that every pilgrim can adapt to their wishes. However, the technical data always assume that these stages are completed in one day each.

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Contact

6073 Sachseln

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