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Ski touring routes in Engelberg

Obwalden, Switzerland

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Ski touring is your great passion? Then Engelberg and the Engelberg valley in central Switzerland in an exclave of the canton of Obwalden is an ideal holiday destination for you. Engelberg offers you a multitude of ski touring routes in front of an imposing mountain backdrop. With more or less effort, you can climb magnificent vantage points and glide back down into the valley in deep snow. Every ski tour, but also every freeride, becomes a unique experience here.

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The 10 most beautiful ski touring routes in Engelberg

Am Wendengletscher Richtung Grassen Biwak
Ski Touring · Urner Alps
Biwak am Grassen von Gadmen
recommended route Difficulty difficult
1
10.6 km
5:00 h
1,494 m
48 m
Aufstiegsmöglichkeit zum tollen Biwak am Grassen. Langer Aufstieg, bei dem, je nach Jahreszeit, die Ski ein Stück getragen werden müssen.
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Der Aufstieg
Ski Touring · Urner Alps
Fünffingerstöck (2994m)
recommended route Difficulty difficult
6.1 km
2:00 h
548 m
1,333 m
Toller Skiberg, der viele Abfahrts- und Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten bietet.
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Skitour Alpelenhörnli
Ski Touring · Engelberg
Alpelenhörnli - medium-difficulty ski tour in Engelberg
recommended route Difficulty difficult
11.8 km
3:15 h
1,027 m
1,027 m
Medium-difficulty ski tour from the Engelberg-Titlis valley station (1,000 m) to Alpelenhörnli (2,024 m).
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Ski Touring · Switzerland
Sustlihütte-Grassen-Engelberg
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 5
10 km
5:30 h
691 m
1,866 m
Abfahrtsorientierte Tour von der Sustlihütte bis Engelberg. Dies ist die grandiose Abschlussetappe der Urner Haute Route mit Steilen Passagen, die eine genaue betrachtung der Lawinenlage erfordern.
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Ski Touring · Central Switzerland
Grassen (2946 m.a.s.l.)
recommended route Difficulty moderate
10.4 km
2:15 h
700 m
700 m
The popular Grassen offers a beautiful panoramic view and a powerful rocky backdrop.
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Ski Touring · Central Switzerland
Titlis Rundtour - The alpine classic
recommended route Difficulty difficult
9.2 km
7:00 h
608 m
2,530 m
One of the most attractive "skitours" in Engelberg. The "Titlis round-trip" is an alpine ski tour. It provides long downhill runs, short climbs, rappelling into steep couloirs and a great glacier hike. 
Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus
Einfahrt in die Grassentraverse
Ski Touring · Switzerland
Urner Haute Route Extension
recommended route Difficulty moderate
26.3 km
7:00 h
1,500 m
2,000 m
Verlängerung der Urner Haute Route ab Sustlihütte mit Grassenquerung, Spannortbesteigung und Übernachtung in Spannorthütte. Am 2. Tag Grassenbesteigung und lange Abfahrt nach Gurtnellen
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Ski Touring · Engelberg
Zieblen
recommended route Difficulty moderate
7.7 km
2:13 h
881 m
874 m
Cosy ski tour from Engelberg to the top tip of the striking triangle at Hahnen.
Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus
Ski Touring · Switzerland
Wissberg
recommended route Difficulty moderate
2.2 km
1:28 h
785 m
0 m
The Fürenalp Cableway takes you comfortably to the wide and continuously steep southern slope of the Wissberg - a difficult ski tour summit with breathtaking views.
Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus
Ski Touring · Switzerland
Surenenpass
Difficulty moderate
13.8 km
5:00 h
857 m
1,298 m
Überschreitende ÖV-Tour mit landschaftsquerendem Anstieg und schöner, direkter Abfahrt
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Tourist Information · Central Switzerland
Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus AG
Central Switzerland

The new designed Tourist Information has an appealing modern ambience with some cosy, rustic ...

from Engelberg - Titlis Tourismus,   Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus

Ski Touring · Switzerland
Urner Haute Route
Difficulty
Distance 45.2 km
Duration 13:02 h
Ascent 5,273 m
Descent 5,734 m

Urner Haute Route, with its many historical associations crosses a particularly desolate stretch of land between Andermatt and Engelberg.

from Engelberg - Titlis Tourismus,   Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus

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Biwak am Grassen von Gadmen by Paul
January 11, 2023 · Outdooractive Editors
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