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Ranft Chapels – Hotel Paxmontana loop from Hotel Paxmontana

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Switzerland
Zentralschweiz
Obwalden
Sachseln

Ranft Chapels – Hotel Paxmontana loop from Hotel Paxmontana

Moderate

4.7

(29)

142

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Ranft Chapels – Hotel Paxmontana loop from Hotel Paxmontana

02:35

8.73km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Bus stop

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297 m

Flüeli Ranft – High Bridge – St. Niklausen (OW) Hike

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This beautiful circular hike starts at the public parking lot opposite the Tschiferli Cafe restaurant, where there are no fees. There are also public toilets at the parking lot.

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330 m

House of Niklaus and Dorothee

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This highlight probably primarily refers to the house of Niklaus and Dorothee - and not the hermitage and chapel in Ranft.
Niklaus built the house himself, as assumed, around 1450. …

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384 m

View of the Catholic Church of St. Josef

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The church of Flühli was built in 1782 in a privileged location on the foothills of the Waldfluh in the middle of the Waldemmental. The church of St. Joseph and …

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453 m

The path to the Ranft

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A steep path to the Ranft. It's worth it, wonderful encounters with people from all over the world.

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1.04 km

Ranft Chapels

Highlight • Religious Site

In 1467 Brother Klaus settled here, not far from his previous house, where he left his wife and children. Here he lived as a hermit for 20 years until his …

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6.94 km

Hohe Brücke

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Of the approximately 200 covered wooden bridges in Switzerland, the Hohe Brücke is unique as it is the highest in Europe. It towers 100 metres above the course of the Grosse Melchaa.

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8.22 km

Grandhotel Giessbach

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8

8.39 km

Hotel Paxmontana

Highlight • Monument

The beautiful Art Nouveau hotel with its pointed towers and artistic balconies is located in the middle of a dreamlike landscape. The impressive building has stood at this location since …

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8.73 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.27 km

1.45 km

1.45 km

1.44 km

126 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

2.52 km

1.26 km

883 m

463 m

206 m

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

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Monday 18 May

7°C

-1°C

12 %

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