Switzerland Travel Notes: Hiking Mount Pilatus in Lucerne

I originally planned to take the gear train up the mountain, but finally decided to hike.

The train first arrived at Hergiswil and passed through a residential area to start climbing.

The road at the beginning is similar to a highway, spacious enough to drive, and walking on it gives you the feeling of a road movie.

Next we arrived at a parking lot, and there were only hikers and cyclists on the road.

The intensity of the climb was beyond expectations, rising all the way, and no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it was hard to hide the self-destructive route. I didn’t bring any water this time either, so I ended up drinking spring water more than once on the mountain.

There is still more than an hour away from the top of Mount Pilatus, but the latest train down the mountain will leave in an hour, and I will not be able to catch it no matter what. At this time, there was heavy fog on the top of the mountain. Although it was good to climb to the top, it was much more difficult to go down. At this point, I made a decisive decision and chose another route to go down the mountain.

In hindsight, this decision seemed wise to me. The scenery on the way down the mountain is completely different from that on the way up.

It's close to 6 o'clock, the sky is getting dark, and the night scene has a unique feeling.

The total trip time this time was indeed record-breaking.

After two consecutive days of extreme operation, I am convinced.