Engelberg

Grandpa & Grootmoe are visiting...

.....so we all ventured to the Engelberg Valley for some hiking last weekend. It is a large valley with several choices of lifts, gondolas & cogwheel trains to take you up your choice of mountains. On the first day we took a cable car & then a chair lift up to Brunni. At the top we did the Kitzelpfad trail which is a barefoot trail. You take your shoes off & then follow the trail over changing surfaces: pinecones, rocks, water, mud, moss, etc. The trail goes around a little lake & also has great views - a really fun little hike.


The Wiggers walk over woodchips, pebbles & sticks.

Grandpa & Lukas walk through the water section.

Lukas loved it all - except this knee-high (thigh-high on him) section of mud.


Fun walk & beautiful scenery

The little lake also had tons of tadpoles that Lukas could catch and a nice picnic area near a small waterfall. A nice spot to spend a morning even without doing more hiking.

Hundreds of tadpoles - fun & easy to catch

We then hiked back down to the midstation. There was a nice playground there & a rodelbahn that we all tried out.

Grootmoe on the rodelbahn

The next day we headed up the gondola that goes all the way up Titlis. Lots of people, but we got off at an earlier stop & avoided a lot of the tourists that only go to the peak for pictures. We did a tough, but beautiful hike to Trübsee.

Easy meadow walk before the climbing began

No hike is complete without wurst grilling!

Lots of uphill hiking - most of which Lukas did himself


Reward for off-the-track hiking - beautiful trails all to ourselves!

The town of Engelberg is nice in itself with a monastery dating back to 1120 that houses the largest church organ in CH (9000 pipes). We had a little time to walk around the town after dinner, but mostly we were just there for the hiking - which was great!