Giswil

Hikes nearby — Giswil (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Giswil, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

• Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1

  9.9 km · +100 m

  This stage of the Emmenuferweg begins at the Brienzer Rothorn and descends to Sörenberg, passing the Emmensprung — the source leap of the Emme river — with panoramic views along the way.

• Bärgmandlipfad Giswil

  12.7 km · +1386 m

  A circular route around the Giswilerstock — Giswil's hulking limestone massif — the trail follows ancient pasture-to-pasture paths, with views south to the Haslital and the Bernese Alps' Wetterhorn chain.

• Schmetterlingspfad Lungern

  4.1 km · +524 m

  A descent along a high ridge path through what is described as the most species-rich butterfly area in Switzerland, with more than 100 species documented and information boards explaining them along the way. The route opens onto views of the Bernese Alps and their glaciers, the mountains of Central Switzerland, and the emerald-green Lake Lungern below.

• Trans Swiss Trail

  18.4 km · +1284 m

  From the shores of the Sarnersee, the route climbs steeply through lush meadows, pastures, and forest sections to the pilgrimage site of Flüeli-Ranft, where the hermit Niklaus von Flüe retreated into a hillside gorge in 1467. His birthplace, one of Switzerland's oldest wooden dwellings, still stands at the trail's end.

• ViaJacobi

  23.3 km · +901 m

• Obwaldner Höhenweg

  98.3 km · +5375 m

  The Obwaldner Höhenweg traces a high-level path with sweeping views into the rugged Melchtal valley — territory of eagles and chamois — before crossing Storegg, a historic pass once walked by pilgrims travelling from Obwalden to the monastery village of Engelberg. Along the way, the route passes quaint alp chapels, climbs to Älggialp near the geographical centre of Switzerland, and crests a rock barrier onto the lofty lake plateau of Melchsee-Frutt.

• Dundelegg - Turren

  3.1 km · +381 m

• Dundelalp - Feldmoos

  2.7 km · +218 m

• Sandboden - Brosmatt

  2.2 km · +209 m

• Trans Swiss Trail

  9.7 km · +308 m

• Emmenuferweg - Etappe 2

  18.6 km · +136 m

• Giswil - Giglen/Wilen

  8.3 km · +194 m

• Hirseggbrügg - Sörenbärgli

  1.9 km · +176 m

• Wasserfallenegg - Grön

  3.9 km · +12 m

• Sarnen - Giglen/Wilen

  3.4 km · +131 m

• Trans Swiss Trail: Sörenberg - Giswil Bahnhof

  +698 m · mittel

• Obwaldner Höhenweg: Langis - _VZ Schönbüel

  +1240 m · mittel

• Emmenuferweg: Rothorn - Sörenberg

  +103 m · mittel

• Grenzpfad Napfbergland: Rothorn - Brünig Hasliberg

  +361 m · mittel

• ViaJacobi: _VZ Flüeli Ranft - Brünig Hasliberg

  +822 m · mittel

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Mountain biking near Giswil

• Panorama Bike 30.3 km
• Grossteilerberg Bike 17.9 km
• Sörenberg - Eiseesattel - Stafelmad - Irtschelen - Brienz (via Biketrail Schwanden-Brienz) 13.6 km · Red
• Wilerhorn II Black

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