Another bluebird weather day today, so we thought we'd head to Bergrestaurant Zingel, a little mountain restaurant, pitched between a 500 meter dropoff and the Zingel Peak.
You walk from the Ski Lodge to Titlisbahn, and along the artificial Lake. At Oertingen, you take a left and thereafter the signs will start pointing to Zingel. The first part through the forest was a little wet, it is almost like a rainforest on the north facing sides here. We passed a couple of streams, making their way over boulders and waterfalls. Really nice.
The hike after that is spectacular, with amazing views of the valley and massive cliffs on both sides. We arrived at the Zingel, and had a cold platter and som cold drinks. And the view, the view ladies & gentlemen!
The hike down to Grafenort was a bit muddy through the forest, and after that we took the train back. Mission complete!
Time: 5 - 6 hours with train ride (train leaves XX.50 every hour during daylight)
Difficulty: 3/5
Season: July - October
I had been planning on doing this one, starting from Grafenort rather than Engelberg. However as the weather had been bad in July, it was closed both in August and September when I was there. Dec next year.
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