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Alpine Experience Trail Rigi

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  • The alpine adventure trail is an ideal family outing
    The alpine adventure trail is an ideal family outing
    Photo: Beat Brechbühl, www.beatbrechbuehl.ch

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    Rigi Staffel - Rigi First - Unterstetten - Rigi Scheidegg (or vice versa)

    The Alpine Experience Trail Rigi invites hikers into the world of alpine life. They experience natural alpine landscapes, breathtaking panoramic views, and learn a lot about the life of our alpine herders on the Rigi.

    easy
    Distance 8 km
    2:30 h
    212 m
    174 m
    1,641 m
    1,431 m

    The easily walkable path leads from Rigi Staffel to Rigi Scheidegg or vice versa. At various stations, Margrit tells about her life on the alp. In addition, visitors can deepen their knowledge of the alpine herders' world and learn where delicious Rigi alpine products can be obtained.

    The Alpine Experience Trail Rigi delights the whole family

    With Reto and his Saint Bernard dog Barry, children can explore the alp on the Alpine Experience Trail. A picture book, which also includes a puzzle, leads from station to station. Once all stations have been visited and the correct solution word found, a small surprise can be collected at one of the Rigi Bahn stations - whether Rigi Staffel, Rigi Scheidegg, Kaltbad, Vitznau, or Goldau. The picture book of Reto and Barry can be obtained at the aforementioned Rigi Bahn stations.

    Author’s recommendation

    The Gruebis (covered fire pits) along the Alpine Experience Trail Rigi invite you to take a cozy break and to have a barbecue.

    Difficulty
    T1 easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    1,641 m
    Lowest point
    1,431 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 2.77%Dirt road 2.66%Forested/wild trail 93.91%Path 0.63%
    Asphalt
    221 m
    Dirt road
    212 m
    Forested/wild trail
    7.5 km
    Path
    51 m
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    Roadbook

    Rigi Staffel (1604 m) - Rigi First (1480 m) - Unterstetten (1451 m) – Hinder Dossen (1546 m) – Rigi Scheidegg (1656 m)

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    Restaurant Lok 7
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    Unterstetten Gruebi, Rigi Kaltbad
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    Berggasthaus Rigi Scheidegg

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Rigi Staffel, the starting point of the hike, can be reached via Vitznau and Goldau by cogwheel railway or by cable car and cogwheel railway from Weggis.

    Directions

    Goldau:

    Via highway A4, exit Goldau.

    Vitznau or Weggis:

    From A4 exit Brunnen towards Vitznau - Weggis

    From A4 exit Küssnacht towards Weggis - Vitznau

    Parking

    Paid parking spaces are available at the Rigi Bahn stations.

    More information about arrival and parking

    However, we recommend public transport instead of a car: Sit back, enjoy, and also do something good for the environment.

    Coordinates

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    2'678'675E 1'211'904N
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    47.053493, 8.474116
    DMS
    47°03'12.6"N 8°28'26.8"E
    UTM
    32T 460059 5211242
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    Equipment

    Hiking boots with a good tread or trekking shoes, rain jacket, drink, food, possibly poles.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    T1 easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    8 km
    Duration
    2:30 h
    Ascent
    212 m
    Descent
    174 m
    Highest point
    1,641 m
    Lowest point
    1,431 m
    Public-transport-friendly Linear route Scenic Family-friendly Suitable for strollers

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