Highlights
- Lake Vierwaldstättersee panorama
- Northernmost stretch of the Swiss Alps
Technical details
| Altitude | 2119m |
| Distance | 3.5km |
| Ascent | 770m |
| Descent | 0m (cable car) |
| 1h45 |
GPS route: Pilatus (from Fräkmüntegg)
Weather near site
Starting point
Cable car from Kriens towards Fräkmüntegg.
Alternatively Alpnachstadt from the lakeside – see below at Vertical transport.
Notes
- There are many alternative hikes around / up to Pilatus, for any desired level of difficulty
- Dog-friendly
Food and drinks
- Fräkmüntegg at the lower cable car station
- Pilatus Kulm and Bellevue at the top
Vertical transport
- Kriens-Fräkmüntegg-Pilatus Kulm cable car
- Alpnachstadt-Pilatus Kulm cogwheel train from the other / lakeside (apparently the steepest in the world at 48% incline)