Obwaldner Höhenweg
Reported OSM relation: SchweizMobil regional hiking route 57, Obwaldner Höhenweg, Pilatus to Stanserhorn, 98.3 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.
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Distance 98.3 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 6d · SAC T2 · Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Obwaldner Höhenweg, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/obwaldner-hohenweg
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-10-26T12:19:22.997Z
Representative point on Obwaldner Höhenweg: 46.758°, 8.140°, about 2232 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
Altitude weather delta
High 2,232 m minus low 970 m is 1,262 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 8.2 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · read 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
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GeoJSONLine download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Catalog entry
Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)
- SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Stored distance is 98.3 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (89.68 km), not the published line length.
Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 13136418 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.
OSM 2D length is 98.3 km (relation 13136418; network=rwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz, ref=57). lengthKm is verified: 98.3 km is 1.21% under the official 99.5 km (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-57; ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint.
DEM high 2,232 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 5,657 m is the same order as the official 6,321 m figure (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). High point left as Copernicus.
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and inns exist; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
Permits, closures, and hazards on this page are a citation, not a substitute for the issuer’s current notice.
No permit required.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the Pilatus (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Rail · Zurich (ZRH) → Pilatus
Zurich Airport is a usual air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). Rail/PostBus toward Pilatus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_(mountain), checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 57 (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-57, checked 2026-09-09). Nidwalden at the Stanserhorn finish.
en.wikipedia.org · read 2026-09-09 · wikidata · provisional
No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). SAC and private hut booking is logistics.
Plan from your location
Type a city, then pick a match. These links open external search tools — they do not fetch fares or timetables.
Getting there car-free
- Pilatus (OSM line start): car-free flag yes.
- Stanserhorn (OSM line end): car-free flag yes.
Trailheads
- Pilatus (OSM line start) car-free: yes
Official start at Pilatus (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-57, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_(mountain), checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
- Stanserhorn (OSM line end) car-free: yes
Official finish at Stanserhorn (same SchweizMobil page, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanserhorn, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
Hazards
- Length: official 99.5 km / 6,321 m of walking ascent over 6 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).
- No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network; SAC and private hut booking is logistics, not a trail permit (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). There is no walking fee on that page.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Obwaldner Höhenweg?
No trail permit is listed as required on this record for Obwaldner Höhenweg.
How difficult is Obwaldner Höhenweg?
Obwaldner Höhenweg is graded Wanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Length: official 99.5 km / 6,321 m of walking ascent over 6 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).
How long is Obwaldner Höhenweg?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 98.3 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Obwaldner Höhenweg?
The record’s base start is Pilatus (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Zurich Airport (ZRH). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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