Bärfallen Panorama Trail (Route 565)
Klewenalp – Niederrickenbach · Nidwalden · Switzerland
Difficulty scale
Muntside hiking scale: Easy, Moderate or Hard. It rates physical effort, not technical difficulty. It does not map onto via ferrata, climbing or ski scales.
Rating estimated from distance and accumulated ascent.
Technical difficulty (exposure, scrambling, terrain) is not assessed.
Map and track
Track with 1,048 imported points
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About the trail
Walk from the Klewenalp mountain station past Staffel to Bärfallen, with views over Lake Lucerne. Descend through Ahorn and continue via the Steinrüti reservoir area to Niederrickenbach and Maria Rickenbach. This entry follows the complete official point-to-point route; the optional Brisenhaus excursion is not included. Official reference: 7 km, +150/−580 m, 2.00 hours. Complete federal track: 7.25 km, accumulated +151/−588 m. Official classification: medium mountain hiking trail; medium fitness. Although the narrative calls this an easy hike, the official technical classification is medium mountain hiking trail. It explicitly describes a steep descent from Bärfallen to Ahorn. Use mountain footwear, take care on wet descents, and verify both access cableways separately; no transport operation is promised. Summer hiking entry: snow-free conditions are required. No independently established fixed opening months or SAC T-grade are asserted. Federal closure/diversion layer checked on 24 October 2026: no reported closure or diversion intersects this exact route; absence of a notice is not an assurance that the route is open. Recheck official notices, local conditions and weather before departure. Official original name: Bärfallen-Panorama-Weg. Source: https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-565. Geometry licence: OGD BY. Attribution: Bundesamt für Strassen, Kanton, Stiftung SchweizMobil.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Klewenalp – Niederrickenbach · Nidwalden · Switzerland
- Track start:
- 46.94041, 8.47337
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 46.94041, 8.47337
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