2-day Round Tour in Canton of Uri, Jakobiger - Leutschachhütte - Wichelhorn

Responsible for this content
Nathalie Wagner
This 2-day tour includes trail levels from T3-T4 and partially alpine trails and a one-night stay at Leutschachhütte.
moderate
Distance 20.5 km
This 2-day tour includes trail levels from T3-T4 and partially alpine trails.
The starting point is at Arnisee, which you can reach with a cable car (recommended to skip the “boring part”☺️). The cable car station has a free parking lot, where you can leave your car.
You then follow the red marked trail up to Sunniggrathütte - a cute cabin, try the cakes and Chai Latte if you can. From there you follow the red trail to Leutschachhütte - alternatively, if you have the experience, take the blue alpine route across the mountain ridges including Jakobiner peak. An easier version is to get to the peak after you reached Leutschachhütte (as I indicated in the map). I personally had very bad weather conditions and headed back to Leutschachhütte before I could reach the Jakobiger peak.
I stayed at the cabin and the next day I continued the alpine trail from Leutschachhütte to Wichelpass. You might cross snow fields, even in Summer, but the hike up to the pass is doable (a ladder and some rope expect to at the top). From the you have the option to climb the peak of Wichelhorn, but this trail is not marked anymore (some old markings are still visible, but don’t rely too much on them).
Enjoy the peak and then turn around to follow the descent along some lonely lakes and a beautiful creek until you reach Arnisee again.
Tip: you can find edible wild blueberries around this area and around the trails. 😋
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,567 m
Lowest point
1,370 m
Track types
Asphalt
0 km
Forested/wild trail
1.3 km
Path
16.5 km
Traces of trail
2.3 km
Secured trail
0.4 km
Unknown
0 km
Safety information
Alpine trails up to T4, not for beginners, skip Jakobiger and Wichelhorn if the weather is bad.Start
Arnisee (1,383 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'691'406E 1'180'605N
DD
46.770354, 8.635379
DMS
46°46'13.3"N 8°38'07.4"E
UTM
32T 472160 5179709
w3w
///defrost.token.hips
Destination
Arnisee
Turn-by-turn directions
Arnisee-Sunniggrathütte-Leutschachhütte-Jakobiger-Leutschachhütte-Wichelpass-(Wichelhorn, opt.)-Arnisee
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Parking
Free parking lot at the cable car.Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'691'406E 1'180'605N
DD
46.770354, 8.635379
DMS
46°46'13.3"N 8°38'07.4"E
UTM
32T 472160 5179709
w3w
///defrost.token.hips
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendations for this region:
Show more
Equipment
Hiking poles Towel and chalet sleeping bagReviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
20.5 km
Duration
5:52 h
Ascent
1,842 m
Descent
1,847 m
Highest point
2,567 m
Lowest point
1,370 m
Statistics
2D
3D
Maps and trails
Distance
km
Duration
: h
Ascent
m
Descent
m
Highest point
m
Lowest point
m
Questions and answers
Would you like to the ask the author a question?
Rating
Photos from others