This mountain trail starts at the Klausen Pass and hikes up to a beautiful glacier lake, with bright blue water reflecting the peaks above. Then you traverse the mountain, hiking along cliffs and through alpine meadows with big views all around.

Trail: Moderate • 3.5 h • 9.2 k • 400m up, 350m down
See trail map.

When to go: mid June to mid September

Cost: Bus to reach trail, one way on cable car at end of trail.

We loved this hike for so many reasons. It’s not super difficult, just a little work on that first climb. It’s also much more affordable than many Swiss hikes, but still full of beauty, variety and drama.

If you want a shorter day, you can just hike up to the glacier lake and back from the pass – still a great day out.

How to get there

This is a one-way trail connected by bus stops at each end of the trail

Start: Klausen Pass – 46°52’05.0″N 8°51’17.4″E / Bus stop: Klausen, Passhöhe

End: Urnerboden-Fisetengrat cable car: Dorfstrasse 31, 8751 Urnerboden / Bus stop: Urnerboden, Dorf

From from mid June to mid September, Bus 408 runs between these stops but has a very limited schedule (see schedule on PostAuto.ch).

By car, we suggest parking at the cable car and taking the bus up to the pass to start the hike. Then you end at the cable car.

Cable car

At the end of the trail, you can ride the Urnerboden Fisetengrat cable car down to the bus stop. It runs June to Sept 7:00 - 18:00 (one hour break at lunch). In 2024, a one way ticket costs CHF 12. No discount with Swiss travel passes or cards.

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