Lucerne - Ascent of Mt Pilatus

Mt Pilatus is a popular round trip going up by the cableway and down by the cog-railroad. Cableway from Kriens (4,968 m/16,300ft; 30 minutes) to the Fräkmüntegg (1,415 m/4,643ft; skiing), and from there another cableway (1,400 m/4,593ft; seven minutes) to the Pilatus-Kulm (2,070 m/6,792ft).

Visitors can also travel by rail, boat or road (16km/10mi on the road to the Brünig pass) to Alpnachstad (440 m/1,444ft). From there travel on the cog-railroad (4.6km/ 3mi; 30 minutes, gradients up to 48% (1 in 2)), which runs up through Alpine meadows (orchards) and forests to the passing station at Ämsigen (1,350 m/4,429ft) and then continues over the rock-strewn Mattalp and up the steep rock face, through four tunnels, to the upper station on