Maderanertal

A road to the left of Amsteg leads into the Maderanertal, one of the most beautiful of the Alpine valleys, watered by the rushing Kärstelenbach. A steep mountain road, with many bends, climbs (4km/2mi) to Bristen (797 m/2,615ft), from which there is a cableway to the Golzernsee (1,410 m/4,626ft) and a rough track which leads in 2.5 hours up to the magnificently situated Hotel Schweizer Alpenclub (1,354 m/4,442ft), a good base for climbers and hill-walkers (e.g. to the Oberalpstock, (3,330 m/10,926ft); eight-nine hours, with guide).