Klimsenhorn Chapel – Pilatus Dragon Trail loop from Hergiswil NW

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Klimsenhorn Chapel – Pilatus Dragon Trail loop from Hergiswil NW

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Klimsenhorn Chapel – Pilatus Dragon Trail loop from Hergiswil NW

06:55

12.4km

1,290m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.70 km

Klimsenhorn Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The signpost is a little way from the chapel

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5.63 km

Rock Gallery on Mount Pilatus

Highlight • Structure

A great experience for visitors

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5.66 km

Rock Tunnel on Hiking Trail

Highlight • Cave

very pretty here, very pretty

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5.66 km

Pilatus Kulm Sun Terrace

Highlight • Viewpoint

pretty here, very pretty

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5.77 km

Summit of Mount Pilatus

Highlight • Summit

Peak of Pilatus, accessible all year round by cable car. In summer you can also take the cog railway.

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5.88 km

Pilatus Railway

Highlight • Structure

There is a large crowd on weekends
pilatus.ch

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6.13 km

Pilatus Dragon Trail

Highlight • Trail

Only accessible in summer, the paths are very busy on the weekends. But a really great view in good weather.

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9.59 km

Alpgschwänd Mountain Restaurant and Viewpoint

Highlight • Restaurant

If you want to shorten the route to Pilatus, you can get here by cable car. Otherwise a nice place for a stopover.

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12.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.96 km

2.52 km

1.71 km

178 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.05 km

2.42 km

1.51 km

654 m

432 m

263 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

21°C

9°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 6, 2026,1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣🇨🇭Alpgschwänd - Pilatus - Abbruch des Abstiegs 06.06.2026

Pilatus ascent the fourth, this time on completely unknown paths. As the title suggests, the descent did not go as planned.

Parked at the valley station of the Alpgschwändbahn, took the eponymous cable car up to the mountain station where there is also a very nicely prepared restaurant, really wow.
The path led up the north side of the Pilatus, …

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