Hiking ticket Engelberg-Brunnihütte winter with one-way ticket between Brunnihütte and Ristis
Highlights
- High flexibility: You decide whether you want to hike up or down between Ristis and Brunni
- The sun shines particularly long on the southern slopes of Engelberg Brunni, even in winter
- A breathtaking view of the Titlis makes it seem very close
Description
With this ticket you reach Ristis from Engelberg with the cable car. It is a 65-person cable car and takes about 3 minutes to Ristis. From Ristis you hike to the Brunnihütte at the Härzlisee and take the chairlift back to Ristis. You can also take the chairlift up first and down later.
**Route mountain railroad
Bottom station: Engelberg (1016 m above sea level) Middle station: Ristis (1605 m above sea level) Top station: Brunnihütte (1861 m above sea level)
From Ristis you have several possibilities to get to the Härzli lake. You can also walk these routes the other way round.
Hikes between Ristis and Brunnihütte:
- Ristis - Holzghirmi - Brunnihütte: 4.5 km, 280 vertical meters, 1:20 hours downhill, 1:30 hours uphill. You take the cable car to Ristis and walk on an asphalt road to Rigidalalp. From there you continue on a hiking trail to Holzghirmi. Here you pass directly the "magic hole".
- Ristis - Brunnihütte directly: 6.3 km, 270 vertical meters, 2:00 hours. A wide path leads first to Rigidalstafel. Later you walk up the instructive Brunnipfad
- Ristis - Rigidalalp - Brunnihütte: 4 km, 260 vertical meters, 1:00 hours downhill, 1:15 hours uphill.
- Ristis - Rosenbold - Brunnihütte: 3 km, 260 vertical meters, 1:00 hours downhill, 1:10 hours uphill.
Practical information:
- Large parking lot at the valley station Engelberg (5 CHF per day)
- A free bus runs from Engelberg train station to the Brunni valley station in winter
- The cable car is open depending on the weather, therefore it is important to check the weather conditions before arrival
- Dogs require their own tickets
Swiss Activities Tip
Directly behind the mountain station Ristis is the children's adventure park Yeti Park. Children can sled and ski here on the practice area and improve their skills
Timetable
The winter season ends at the beginning of May and begins anew at the beginning of December. As a rule, the cable car and the chairlift run daily
Air cableway
- Departure: every 20 minutes
- First departure from Engelberg: 08:20 a.m
- Last departure from Ristis: 17:00 hrs
Chairlift
- First departure from Ristis: 08:40 a.m
- Last departure from Brunnihütte: 16:15 hrs
With pram or wheelchair
The panoramic hiking trail between Ristis and Brunnihütte is passable with an all-terrain pram or wheelchair. Between Ristis and Rigidal the path is asphalt. From Rigidal to the Brunnihütte it is a gravel path that requires some strength. Downhill it is easier.
All other paths are not passable with a wheelchair or a pram.
Please also note the following:
- Wheelchairs and prams are taken on the cable car.
- folding wheelchairs and folding prams can be taken on the chairlift
- the Berglodge Ristis is wheelchair accessible incl. WC
What's included
Ride with the cable car from Engelberg to Ristis (return)
Ride with the chairlift from Ristis to Brunnihütte or vice versa (one way)
Meeting point
Talstation Brunnibahn: Wydenstrasse 55, 6390 Engelberg
Wydenstrasse 55, 6390 Engelberg, Schweiz
Operator
Operated by
Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg AG
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