Four Lakes Hike (Route 574)
Melchsee-Frutt – Engelberg (Trübsee) · Melchsee-Frutt, Obwalden · 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 1,834 imported points
Altitude and elevation
Elevation profile
About the trail
The Four Lakes Hike, official SchweizMobil summer hiking Route 574, from Melchsee-Frutt to Trübsee above Engelberg past Lakes Melch, Tannen, Engstlen and Trüb, with views of Mount Titlis from the Joch Pass, the highest point of the hike. Official figures: 15 km, 4 h 35 min, +620 m / −760 m; the licensed dense federal geometry measures 14.93 km and accumulated +611 m / −755 m, altitudes 1764–2210 m. Medium mountain hiking trail with medium physical requirement. The official page notes a chairlift between Engstlensee and Jochpass that saves about 300 m of ascent; the published metrics cover the full walked route. Start and finish are at cable-car stations; check timetables. Check local trail conditions and weather before departure. No claim of current opening; no closure notice was displayed on the official route page when checked on 2026-10-24. Source: SchweizMobil, https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-574. Geometry: federal ASTRA Open Government Data, OGD BY. Attribution: Bundesamt für Strassen, Kanton, Stiftung SchweizMobil.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Melchsee-Frutt – Engelberg (Trübsee) · Melchsee-Frutt, Obwalden · Switzerland
- Track start:
- 46.77554, 8.26891
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 46.77554, 8.26891
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