From Rigi Kulm via Rigi Kaltbad to Rigi Klösterli
Six refreshment stops in 5.2 kilometres, and only 20 metres of ascent: this route leads from Rigi Kulm at 1,747 metres down to Rigi Klösterli. An hour and a half, open all year round and suitable for all ages.
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Route description
The starting point is Rigi Kulm, which is also the highest point of the route. The Rigi Kulm Hotel stands right at the start, and the Restaurant Kessiboden follows at kilometre 0.3.
At kilometre 1.0 Rigi Staffel is reached with the Restaurant Bahnhöfli. The path continues to descend, crosses the Speuzibach at kilometre 2.3 and reaches Rigi Kaltbad at kilometre 2.1, where the Hotel-Restaurant Alpina awaits at kilometre 2.9.
At kilometre 4.7 Rigi Klösterli is reached, where the Alpwirtschaft Heirihütte and, after crossing the Rigiaa, the Hotel-Restaurant zum Goldenen Hirschen invite you to a break. The walk ends at 1,318 metres.
The elevation range is 438 metres, there are no climbs worth mentioning and the gradient nowhere exceeds two per cent. Because the route is open all year round and all the stations are served by the Rigi railways, it can be planned very flexibly.
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Getting there / public transport
By public transport to Goldau or Vitznau, then the Rigi railway up to Rigi Kulm. Current timetable at sbb.ch.
Food and drink
Rigi Kulm Hotel at the start, Restaurant Kessiboden at kilometre 0.3, Restaurant Bahnhöfli at kilometre 1.0, Hotel-Restaurant Alpina at kilometre 2.9, Alpwirtschaft Heirihütte at kilometre 4.7 and Hotel-Restaurant zum Goldenen Hirschen at kilometre 4.9.
Best time of year
Recommended: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec