Easy hikes and walks around Engstlensee

This is a cool hike.

The lake is located right at the entrance to the village, near the valley station of the Titlis cable car. The small lake is located at an altitude of 1,016 meters above sea level. The Eugenisee is approximately 300 meters long and 200 meters wide and is artificially regulated to generate electricity. The Engelberger Aa is both an inflow and outflow of the Eugenisee. There are seating areas around the Engelberger Lake that invite you to linger.

Engelberg Monastery (Benedictine Abbey) The Benedictine Abbey of Engelberg is located in a mountain valley at the foot of Mount Titlis. The monastery was founded by the Zurich nobleman Konrad von Sellenbüren and founded in 1120 by monks from Muri under Abbot Adelhelm. In the middle of the 12th century, monks from the reformed monastery of St. Blasien (Black Forest) renewed monastic life. Abbot Frowin (1147-78) founded a writing school, which flourished under him and his successors Berchtold (1178-97) and Heinrich (1197-1223). Since Frowin's time at the latest, the abbey has been a double monastery. The women's community moved to Sarnen (St. Andreas Monastery) in 1615. Around 1604, Engelberg Monastery was accepted into the Swiss Benedictine Congregation. Since its foundation, the abbey has held a central position in the Engelberg valley. Until the French Revolution, the abbot was both the spiritual and secular lord of the valley. In 1798, the valley people gained political independence. Over time, the monastery was plagued by internal difficulties, external challenges, fires and plague epidemics, but monastic life was maintained without interruption throughout the centuries. The current baroque monastery complex was built after the third fire (1729). The monks have been teaching young people since the monastery's beginnings. In the 19th century, the school was expanded (high school diploma since 1909). The school buildings were expanded in 1972-74. Today, the Engelberg Abbey School runs a high school that prepares students for the bilingual high school diploma (German/English) and the International Baccalaureate. The boarding school is open to boys and girls who attend the grammar school or the secondary school (IOS) run by the municipality of Engelberg and housed in the monastery's rooms. Text / Source: Engelberg Monastery, Benedictine Monastery 1, CH-6390 Engelberg https://www.kloster-engelberg.ch/kloster/geschichte/

Ideal for an environmentally friendly journey... trains leave from Stans every 30 minutes

Titlis Xpress, Engelberg / Opened in 2015 Titlis Xpress - monocable gondola from Engelberg via Trübsee to Stand. The Titlis Xpress is a monocable gondola (8-MGD) in 2 sections, built by Garaventa, which runs from Engelberg to Trübsee (section 1) and from Trübsee to Stand (section 2). From Stand you can then take the "Rotair" cable car, the world's first rotating cable car, up to the Kleiner Titlis. Manufacturer: Garaventa / Year of construction/opening: 2014-2015 / December 12, 2015 / Text / Source: DEEF Railway & Mobility Research https://www.dokumentationszentrum-eisenbahnforschung.org/titlis-xpress

Train station, Engelberg since 1894 In 1890, the concession for a railway line from Stansstad to Engelberg was granted. The line was opened on October 5, 1898. It was electrified from the start. The Zentralbahn operates on its network between Lucerne and Engelberg The Stansstad–Engelberg railway Locals affectionately call it the "shaker cup," the Stansstad–Engelberg railway operated from 1898 until the middle of the 20th century. At that time, passengers from the city of lights took the boat across the lake and changed to the electric train in Stansstad. In order to manage the steep ramp between Obermatt and Engelberg, the railway was equipped with the "Riggenbach" rack and pinion system. The short trains managed the gradient of 246 ‰ with the help of a pusher locomotive. The increasing use of cars as a means of transport affected the growth of the railway from the 1950s onwards. In addition, there was a tough dispute with the railway's financiers. They demanded repayment of the bond debt, which was not possible for the railway. At the last minute, the Nidwalden savings bank was able to avert liquidation. This cleared the way for further development, primarily for the urgently needed technical improvements to the railway. Text / Source: Die Zentralbahn https://www.zentralbahn.ch/de/kennenlernen/die-zentralbahn/geschichte

Kurpark, Engelberg The Kurpark in Engelberg offers space for education, culture and meetings for young and old, as well as spa concerts.

Here you can take two trains: the funicular to Gerschnialp or the cable car to Trüebsee... but of course you can also ignore the train and hike up