Rigi Burggeist - Guetsch - Hinter Dossen

01:45 h
187 m
187 m
1,437 m
1,598 m
161 m
3.94 km
Start: Rigi Burggeist
Destination: Rigi Burggeist

Rigi Burggeist - Nuestafel - Altstafel - Guetsch (vista point) - Hinter Dossen - Rigi Burggeist

On this snowshoe trail you will enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Alps and central of Switzerland.

This snowshoe trail offers you a unique experience away from the mainstreams. The starting point and destination is Rigi Burggeist. The circular trail is approx. 4 km long and can be finished in approx. 120 minutes, depending on your fitness level. The snowshoe tours on Rigi Scheidegg-Burggeist are secret favourites of all snow sports enthusiasts. The paths are not groomed and offer winter hikers an incomparable mountain experience on untouched paths. Snowshoes and sticks can be rented in mountain restaurant Rigi Burggeist. Also in this mountain guesthouse you will recieve a map for this snowshoe tour.

For your information

You can find the current operating status of the railways and hiking trails here.

In order to let our next generation also be inspired from the Queen of the Mountains, may we ask you to dispose of your own waste at Rigi Stations. Thank you.

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Directions

Rigi Burggeist (1551 m) - Nuestafel - Altstafel (1433 m) - Guetsch (Aussichtspunkt) - Hinter Dossen (1545 m) - Rigi Burggeist (1551 m)

Tour information

Loop Road

Equipment

High profiled winter equipments are needed: hiking boots, rain jacket, drink, food and walking sticks when possible.

Directions & Parking facilities

Brunnen - Gersau - Aerial cable car "Obergschwend-Rigi Burggeist" - Rigi Burggeist

At cable car valley stations Kraebel - Rigi - Scheidegg and Obergschwend - Rigi Burggeist are parking spaces avaliable. Fees apply.

Further information on getting there and parking

However, we recommend you to arrive by public transportations instead of cars: just lean back, enjoy and do something good for the environment.

You can reach the starting point of the snowshoe hike - Rigi Burggeist, via Goldau with the cable car Kraebel-Rigi Scheidegg. The short walk from Rigi Scheidegg to Rigi Burggeist takes 15 minutes.

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Additional information

Den Wildtieren zuliebe:

Im Winter brauchen Wildtiere ruhige Rückzugsgebiete, um überleben zu können. Bleiben Sie bitte auf der Route, damit die Wildtiere nicht gestört werden.