Entlebuch Passes Route

113.69 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: difficult
Great panorama
E-Bike
bike tour
Tour
  • 9:20 h
  • 113.69 km
  • 2,356 m
  • 2,356 m
  • 472 m
  • 1,610 m
  • 1,138 m
  • Start: Sörenberg
  • Destination: Sörenberg
The challenging route over the two passes Glaubenberg and Glaubenbielen in Entlebuch.

The route starts in the village of Sörenberg and soon rises steeply up to the Glaubenbielen pass. Bet you don’t even realize the steep ascent? The beautiful landscape offers great views along the way. Once at the top, you will be thrilled by the view of Lake Sarnen. You will quickly forget the effort - promised. Now it goes down to Giswil and then along Lake Sarnen to Sarnen, where a break by the lake is more than deserved. From Sarnen, the route goes via Stalden back uphill to the second pass, Glaubenberg. Pay special attention here to the many cattle grids. On the Obwalden side, you might encounter some cows on the road. Just before the pass summit, there are several restaurants, for example the Berghotel Langis or the mountain restaurant Schwendi-Kaltbad. Also at the pass summit, you find the Passhöchi Beizli amidst enchanting moorland. The moorland "Glaubenberg" is part of the Federal Inventory of Moorlands of especial beauty and national significance. It is the largest in Switzerland and extends between the Pilatus chain in the north and the Glaubenbielen pass in the south over 130 square kilometers – somewhat larger than Lake Lucerne. From there it goes downhill again via Gfellen and Finsterwald to Entlebuch. Here you follow the Emme river toward Schüpfheim before the final climb – the starting point of this route is again in the village of Sörenberg.

Waypoints

Start
Sörenberg
© David Kurth
Ski area Soerenberg
Skiing area
Destination
Sörenberg

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Trail

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Sörenberg - Glaubenbielen - Giswil - Wilen - Sarnen - Stalden - Glaubenberg - Entlebuch - Schüpfheim - Flühli - Sörenberg

The route follows the national and regional Veloland routes of SchweizMobil:
N4 Sörenberg – Sarnen, R73 Sarnen – Entlebuch, R24 Entlebuch – Schüpfheim, N4 Schüpfheim – Sörenberg

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Nature Highlight

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Wear the right protective gear, assess your skills properly, yield to hikers, stay on the trail and close pasture fences! Refer to the Central Switzerland Bike Code – this way you remain welcome on your mountain bike!

Directions & Parking facilities

The UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch lies in the heart of Switzerland, centrally located between Bern and Lucerne. You can reach Sörenberg via main road 10 towards Schüpfheim and from there to Flühli Sörenberg. From Giswil via the panoramic road / Glaubenbielen pass to Sörenberg.

Plan your route using the Google route planner.

A paid parking lot is available at the valley stations of the Rossweid gondola or the Sörenberg-Brienzer Rothorn cable car.

You can reach Sörenberg by public transport via Schüpfheim (Bern-Lucerne train line). From Schüpfheim, take the PostBus to Sörenberg "Post".

Plan your trip with the SBB online timetable.

Additional information

UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch
c/o Biosphere Center
Chlosterbüel 28
6170 Schüpfheim
Phone +41 (0)41 485 88 50
www.biosphaere.ch

Literature

You can get the brochures "Bike Guide" and "Lucerne bike map" at the Biosphere Center or in the brochure shop on www.biosphaere.ch

Author

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch

Organization

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch

License (master data)

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
License: Attribution

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Walk barefoot through the marshy moorland at Glaubenberg - a pure delight!

Nearby

Address

Entlebuch Passes Route
6174 Sörenberg