Ruchstock
#1008 among destinations in Switzerland
Facts and practical information
The Ruchstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps in Central Switzerland. ()
ObwaldenSwitzerland
Ruchstock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Bannalpsee, Eugenisee, Brisen, Hahnen.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeBannalpsee
54 min walk • Bannalpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The reservoir's surface area is 16 hectares. The construction of the reservoir was decided in 1934 and completed in 1937. The reservoir is operated by Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeEugenisee, Engelberg
118 min walk • Eugenisee is a lake at Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. In summer, it is stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout for fishing. In the floods of August 2005, the lake was filled with large quantities of sediments.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBrisen
77 min walk • The Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. It is located near the slightly higher Hoh Brisen. The western ridge named Haldigrat is the easiest way to the summit.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainHahnen, Engelberg
61 min walk • The Hahnen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Engelberg in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. It has an elevation of 2,606 metres above sea level.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRigidalstock, Engelberg
63 min walk • The Rigidalstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. It lies south of the Gross Walenstock. The closest locality is Engelberg on its southern side.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainWissberg
76 min walk • The Wissberg is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located east of Engelberg in Central Switzerland. Its summit lies on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainSchwalmis
113 min walk • The Schwalmis is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,246-metre-high summit lies on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainHoh Brisen
73 min walk • The Hoh Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland.
MuseumTalmuseum Engelberg, Engelberg
99 min walk • The Engelberg Valley Museum is a local history museum in the listed Wappenhaus in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainEngelberger Rotstock
33 min walk • The Engelberger Rotstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Engelberg. It lies on the border between the Swiss cantons of Obwalden and Uri.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBrunnistock
97 min walk • The Brunnistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the eastern side of the Surenen Pass, in the Swiss canton of Uri. With a height of 2,952 metres above sea level, the Brunnistock is the highest mountain of the range lying north of the Surenen Pass.
Obwalden