From the wonderful Switzerland city of Luzern (Lucerne), come take a trip with me up and around Mt. Pilatus by way of THE GOLDEN ROUND TRIP! As an American having just visited Switzerland for the first time, I want to help others understand how the Golden Round Trip works so they can have as great (and easy) of an adventure as I had!
In short, this trip contains 5 different forms of transportation! For my trip, I went clockwise, which means I took a boat to Alpnachstad, a cogwheel railway to the top of Mt. Pilatus (the world's steepest cogwheel railway in fact!), a cable car (the "Dragon Ride") down to Fräkmüntegg, then a 20 minute(!) enclosed gondola ride down to Kriens, and then finally a bus back to Lucerne!
But the Golden Round Trip is so much more than just the transportation, because at the top of Mt. Pilatus, first and foremost the views are just spectacular! And while we got a relatively cloudy day, it was still worth it to see the Swiss Alps peaks peek above the clouds. That's right, a double pe(e)(a)k! There is also a lot of amazing hiking on top of the mountain, including the Flower Trail to Tomlishorn peak. In addition to that, there are a couple hotels and restaurants, a gift shop and Dragon World! On the way down, in Fräkmüntegg, there are a lot of cool activities to be had, including the world's longest alpine slide! Overall, this is an incredible adventure!
If you have any questions about my experience or want to know more, I'm happy to try and answer all questions! Just leave a comment below!
Mt. Pilatus Golden Round Trip Website:
Main Mt. Piltus Page: https://www.pilatus.ch/en/
Golden Round Trip Page: https://www.pilatus.ch/en/discover/golden-round-trip
Speacial thank you to @YellowProductions for this video. I originally discoved this adventure through his channel and found his video on the topic to be a great foundation to learning about the Golden Round Trip! Plus, his channel is just great in genreal. Watch his video here: https://youtu.be/NJ8LjbTdMfs?si=77Ft7g1cZ_RuTZGq
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0:00 - Willkommen! I am Clutch!
1:18 - Part 1: Taking the boat from Pier 2
3:25 - The boat ride
8:52 - Walking to the Cogwheel Railway Station
9:21 - Part 2: The Pilatus Bahn (Cogwheel Train)
12:40 - The cogwheel ride
16:17 - Arriving on the top of Mt. Pilatus (Panorama)
18:38 - Pilatus Kulm Hotel and Flower Trail
19:57 - Lunch at Hotel Bellevue
21:33 - Dragon World and Dragon Shop (Gift Shop)
24:25 - Part 3: The "Dragon Ride" Cable Car
26:25 - A stop in Fräkmüntegg (Apline Slide)
29:01 - A good recap so far!
30:55 - Part 4: Gondola ride down to Kriens
34:32 - Part 5: Walking 5 minutes to take Bus #1 back to Lucerne
36:36 - Review & Thoughts (Including Cost and Time)