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Michaelskreuz Pass Summit – Michaelskreuz Chapel loop from Root D4

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Switzerland

Lucerne

Root

Michaelskreuz Pass Summit – Michaelskreuz Chapel loop from Root D4

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Michaelskreuz Pass Summit – Michaelskreuz Chapel loop from Root D4

01:09

13.7km

410m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.08 km for 199 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.09 km

Bench With a View Near the Pass Summit

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6.83 km

Michaelskreuz Pass Summit

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The Michaelskreuz is also known as the Alp d'Huez of central Switzerland so a must for every cyclist.

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6.93 km

Restaurant Michaelkreuz

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Good service, friendly with a large parking lot

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7.14 km

A brochure from the parish of St. Martin in Root provides information on the history of the power place Michael's Cross: "Around 1,500 years ago, the pious Medardus decided to build a wooden hut in the Meggerwald forest to live there. While he was busy felling trees, a boy came to him and asked Medardus to take two tree trunks on his shoulders and follow him. After a four-hour hike, the two arrived at a hill near Root. There, the boy asked the hermit to build a cross from the two trunks. With the words: 'I am the Archangel Michael, sent by my Lord Jesus Christ to mark and consecrate this place with the sign of the holy cross,' the boy took on the form of the Archangel Michael. Since then, the hill on which the chapel stands today has been called Michael's Cross.

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7.16 km

View of Lake Lucerne

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It is not Lake Lucerne but the wonderful Lake Zug!
I am from Zug !! 😉😉😉

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7.16 km

The magic, 🔝view of Rigi & Seebodenalp & more...

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When you get up there, sit under the treetops, enjoy the view, in peace, silence... With the beauty of the queen of the mountains magically drawing your gaze... Enjoy...

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7.16 km

Panorama board at Michaelkreuz Chapel

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Three panoramic panels give you enough information about the surrounding mountain peaks and rivers.

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8.76 km

Great view of the Reuss

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Beautiful view of the Reuss.

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13.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.72 km

2.43 km

2.34 km

1.11 km

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

2.76 km

406 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

31°C

14°C

25 %

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Michaelskreuz Pass Summit – Michaelskreuz Chapel loop from Root D4

Bench With a View Near the Pass Summit

Michaelskreuz Pass Summit

Restaurant Michaelkreuz

Michaelskreuz Chapel

View of Lake Lucerne

The magic, 🔝view of Rigi & Seebodenalp & more...

Panorama board at Michaelkreuz Chapel

Great view of the Reuss

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