Discover the ancient pilgrim walks that cross the territory of Stans. This page features a selection of the best pilgrim trails in Stans recommended by experts. Filter the results to best suit your needs. Each route contains useful information to help you plan each stage of your pilgrimage.
Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Stans
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Innerschweiz route: Stans - Flüeli-Ranft
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 4
closed
16.6 km
5:00 h
607 m
342 m
The section Stans - Flüeli-Ranft is part of the Innerschweiz route, which will take us from Einsiedeln to Brünig. We are on the Swiss Ways of St. James.
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Innerschweiz route: Beckenried - Stans
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 3
10.1 km
2:40 h
177 m
152 m
The section Brunnen - Beckenried is part of the Innerschweiz route, which will lead us from Einsiedeln to Brünig. We are on the Swiss Jakobswege.
Pilgrim Trail
· Mythen Adventure Region
Via Jacobi 06: Brunnen SZ - Stans (Way of St. James)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
25.7 km
7:32 h
740 m
748 m
6th of 18 stages on my Way of St. James from Rorschach to Genève
Part 102 of my Way of St. James from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela
The adjacent routes:
previous: Upper Swabian Way of St. James
next: Via Gebennensis
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Obwalden
Heavenly Paths: Valley variant Flüeli/Ranft - Engelberg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
closed
39.2 km
11:05 h
992 m
702 m
The network of paths "Heavenly Paths" forms connections around Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland between monasteries and pilgrimage churches, over mountains and valleys, depending on the weather.
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Via Jacobi 07: Stans - Flüeli-Ranft (Camino de Santiago)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
16.7 km
5:01 h
597 m
306 m
7th of 18 stages on my Camino de Santiago from Rorschach to Geneva
Part 103 of my Camino de Santiago from Saint Petersburg to Santiago de Compostela
The adjacent routes:
before: Upper Swabian Camino de Santiago
after: Via Gebennensis
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Jerusalem Trail: Stans - Brunnen
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 93
24.1 km
7:00 h
677 m
696 m
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Obwalden
Jerusalemweg: Flüeli - Stans
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 92
15.8 km
4:30 h
289 m
556 m
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Bruderklausenweg-Stans-Sachseln
23.6 km
6:44 h
642 m
622 m
von Stans nach Sachseln - dem Pilgerweg Bruder Chlausens entlang.
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Swiss011 Way of St. James (Camino) Stans to Bethanien Monastery
17.1 km
4:49 h
526 m
179 m
An interesting walk with open vistas culminating in a wonderful sunset seen from the dining room of a friendly Monastery community
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Nidwalden
Swiss010 Way of St. James (Camino) Beckenried to Stans
13.4 km
4:08 h
192 m
174 m
A relatively tiring walk on roads, but with some interesting religious buildings, including a collection of skulls in an ossuary and a Loreto chapel in Stans, the capital of Canton Nidwalden.

