The Titlis (3238 m above sea level) is a mountain at Engelberg in the Central Switzerland.
Panorama from Mount Titlis
getting there
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In the street
By car on the A2 (Basel-Ticino) to the exit Stans-South. From there on the main road to Engelberg. The valley station of the Titlis lifts is at the entrance to the village.
Public transport
From Lucerne with the Zentralbahn (ZB) to Engelberg. From there it is a 5-minute walk to the valley station (everything is signposted).
Mountain railways
There are 2 cable cars up to the summit of the Titlis. These are:
- 8-seater gondola Engelberg-Trübsee stand, 20 minutes drive, there is a stopover in Trübsee.
- Revolving gondola lift Stand-Titlis, 5 minutes drive, the world's first revolving gondola lift. Regularly overloaded in summer and on sunny winter days, which leads to waiting times that often reach or exceed 30 minutes.
background
Since the Titlis is above the snow line, there is a glacier and eternal snow on the glacier.
Tourist Attractions
- The Glacier Grotto, a grotto carved into the glacier, in which there are various ice sculptures.
- The 360 ° panorama
The glacier grotto on the Titlis
Summer activities
- Since the Titlis lies above the snow line, a ski slope has been opened, as well as a snow park where you can try out a wide variety of snow toys, for example snow tubes (car tires with which you drive down a route) or snow riders (a "snow scooter").
- The snow grotto
- Hiking at the Trübsee and Stand stations
Winter sports
- The Titlis has a network of slopes of 123 km. It is therefore known to many Swiss skiers and snowboarders.
