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Kriens - Fräkmüntegg (Mount Pilatus)

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Trail stats

Distance
4.78 mi
Elevation gain
3,077 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
82 ft
Max elevation
4,620 ft
TrailRank 
49
Min elevation
1,612 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 9 minutes
Time
2 hours 59 minutes
Coordinates
1375
Uploaded
June 29, 2024
Recorded
June 2024
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near Kriens, Kanton Luzern (Switzerland)

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Itinerary description

Demanding hike from Kriens, where the cable car to Pilatus Kulm starts (you can get there with public transportation). All the hike is uphill with a vertical gain of around 940 meters. Not technical but demanding.

You can continue going up to Pilatus Kulm (the mountain top with restaurants and hotels) but decided to take the cable car instead. You can buy tickets directly at Fräkmüntegg.

The trail is very well mark. There are many alternative trails along the way.

We had a very hot and humid days at the end of June, well above historical averages.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,617 ft
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Waypoint

PictographMonument Altitude 1,640 ft
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Monumento

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,732 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,778 ft
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Panorámica

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,877 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,890 ft
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Waypoint

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,093 ft
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Intersección

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,264 ft
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Intersección

PictographRiver Altitude 2,388 ft
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Río

PictographWaterfall Altitude 2,398 ft
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Cascada

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,431 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,595 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,923 ft
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Panorámica

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,304 ft
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Waypoint

PictographIntersection Altitude 3,264 ft
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Intersección

PictographBridge Altitude 3,301 ft
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Puente

PictographBridge Altitude 3,327 ft
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Puente

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,333 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,491 ft
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Waypoint

PictographRiver Altitude 3,579 ft
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Río

PictographPanorama Altitude 3,894 ft
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Panorámica

PictographPanorama Altitude 4,022 ft
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Panorámica

PictographIntersection Altitude 4,068 ft
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Intersección

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,173 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,206 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,393 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 4,600 ft
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Panorámica

PictographInformation point Altitude 4,633 ft
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Punto de información

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