Bürgenstock Mattgrat
Description
The tour starts in Stansstad and rides along the main road until before the Stans Nord highway junction, then follows the steady ascent on the forest road through the Bürgenberg forest and around the Seewligrat ridge to Villa Honegg. A small concrete road takes you to the ridge, where the descent begins. Mountain bikers are not allowed to go any further up, as all paths to the highest point of the Bürgenstock are prohibited for bikes. This leads steeply and trickily downhill, and one section even has a steep, unrideable staircase. Follow the trail downhill to St. Jost and then push your bike up a steep trail to Rappersflue. This steep and strenuous ascent is rewarded at the top with a phenomenal view of Lake Lucerne. The first part of the descent is tricky, after a dip there is another small climb, and then the fun begins. The trail to Unter Nas is world class! High above the lake, you roll to Ennetbürgen and climb another 250 meters in altitude on the little road to Holzen. Here you start the final descent, which ends at Buochs airfield. From here, you return to Stansstad on country roads and cycle paths.
Note: From Stansstad, you can take the PostBus for the ascent. This rides via Obbürgen to the Honegg parking lot, from where there are only a few meters of altitude left to the trail entrance.
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Details of the tour
32 km
980 m
980 m
434 above sea level
943 above sea level
1 day
Stansstad
Stansstad
1271
limited
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User comments (7)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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We did this tour today in the best weather. We were lucky with the hikers, 1 on the whole trail, and that on the schiebe passage, well, they were certainly all at the lake, we had 35 degrees.
Tip: Ride a little further up and add the Seewligrat, it's also here with ride, then we are at 4 out of 5 stars.
Here is the video of the trail
https://youtu.be/TgmCEl_LmlI?si=unAaxVjv6bA5cszI
After two days in Ticino (with typical Ticino trails), we added this tour on the way home. We found the tour ok. As has been written several times, the view is really fantastic. The first (longer) ascent is very pleasant. The first few meters in altitude are then lost on a small road, then a little uphill again and off we go into the first tricky trail. Then the bike is carried down the stairs, with a few more tight, cool bends. Counter-climb - pushing passage (10 min), enjoy the view, then enjoy the cool trail. Beware, relatively many hikers back along the lake. The last ascent on the road is not really great (traffic) and the last descent is ok. The flow is repeatedly disrupted by fences and gates. All in all a 4 out of 6, but of course it's always a matter of opinion :-)
Super nice tour. Incredible panorama. First-class trails. Shortly before the last descent, we met a couple of locals who advised us to skip the trail (as it wasn't really spectacular) and climb a little further up and tack on the Seewligrat. Which was a great idea. For an insight. Here is our video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaE0FdWEFpo&t=40s
Sounds very exciting. I would like to tackle the tour on Saturday. Would you have the GPX track for me?
Best regards
Samuele
Seewligrat Trail can be found on trailforks; https://www.trailforks.com/trails/seewligrat/
A spectacular tour in the spring of April/May; whole meadows full of dandelion flowers, blue lake to the left and right of the trail and the snow-covered mountain peaks in the distance. Now that the Bürgenstock has been completed, you can also make the ascent directly on the main road via the Bürgenstock Resort. Bürgenstock is privately owned and actually forbidden for "non-hotel guests" to pass through, but it is possible. This is probably acceptable during the week, but at the weekend I would probably leave it alone for the sake of peace and quiet.
First of all: the panorama is FANTASTIC!
The ascent via the Bürgenstockstrasse is easy. Due to various rock stabilization works, several traffic lights are currently in operation which interrupt the trot again and again. In addition, many trucks are still on the road due to the construction of the Bürgenstock Resort. At the very beginning of the ascent, it is therefore clearly indicated that the ascent with bicycles is not really recommended - but does not include a driving ban. :-) But it's not all that bad - you'll soon have pedaled up the busy part of the road and will be heading further and further into secluded areas.
The steep stair descent mentioned in the tour description is really tough and definitely not rideable :-) This is followed by a fun short trail and then the steep and tough climb mentioned above. However, the panoramic views that follow quickly make the past exertions seem insignificant...
And now comes the highlight! This brilliant, flowing trail is one of the best I've ever ridden in Central Switzerland... A huge grin accompanies my downhill through the forest,,,, TOP!!!
However, the last ascent on asphalt near Ennetbürgen should not be underestimated. (especially in hot summer weather...) The sun almost shoots you down here - and the sweat just drips away:-)
After the last downhill, it's a leisurely ride back to Stansstad and I treat myself to a refreshing and highly recommended Coupé Romanoff at the restaurant "Zum Beck" :-)
CONCLUSION: A great day tour with a fascinating panorama and flowing trails! However, if you don't like pushing or shouldering your bike in between, you shouldn't take this tour...
Thanks for the tip Ride.ch