Brunni (Engelberg)
The Brunni is a hiking and winter sports area in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland . Because of its south-facing slope, the area is also known as the “sunny side of Engelberg”. The area has been developed for tourism by Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg AG since 1950.
Location and surroundings
A cable car takes you from Engelberg to the Ristis middle station at 1,600 m above sea level. M. having the coordinates 46 ° 49 '56.4 " N , 8 ° 24' 27.5" O . Right next to it is a summer toboggan run and a large children's playground. From here a chair lift goes up to the Brunnihütte of the Swiss Alpine Club at 1,860 m above sea level. M.
Next to the Brunnihütte is the Härzlisee , in which the peaks of the Titlis massif are reflected. A barefoot path known as the «tickle path» is laid out around the small mountain lake . In the Brunni area there are also four via ferratas and three launch sites for paragliding .
A somewhat exposed hiking trail with a view leads from Brunni high above the End of the World up to the Rugghubel , to the Rugghubelhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club and to the two peaks of Engelberger Rotstock, 2818 m above sea level. M. and Wissigstock 2887 m above sea level. M. To the north and east of the Brunni (Engelberg) are two federal hunting areas .
The Walenpfad , one of the most popular high-altitude hikes in Switzerland, starts from Ristis to the Bannalpsee .
History of the Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg AG
- 1950: Granting of the license to operate an Engelberg-Brunni (EB) cable car
- 1951: New construction of the facility with 12-person cabins
- 1952: Opening of the Engelberg-Brunni cable car (EB)
- 1960: Conversion of the railway to 40-person cabins and construction of the Ristis restaurant at the current location
- 1980: Enlargement of the Ristis restaurant and renovation of the mountain station
- 1989: Renewal of the engine room, the electrical system with control and train monitoring (1st stage of expansion)
- 1990: Renewal of the track section. The masts were raised and strengthened, new retractable saddles in the stations, replacement of the hauling rope, new drives with cabins (2nd expansion stage)
- 1996: Extension / construction of the valley station with a new entrance, entrance hall and cash desk, office on the upper floor, conversion to automatic rail operations
- 1997: Redesign of the middle section in the Ristis mountain restaurant with new furniture
- 1999: Extension or extension to the northeast of the existing Ristis restaurant building, including furnishings
- 2005: Takeover of the Klostermatte AG ski lifts on the Ochsenmatte
- 2008: Renewal of the snowmaking system
- 2008: Opening of the new cable car from the Klostermatte site and demolition of the old cable car
- 2009: Renewal of the Klostermatte ski lifts
- 2010: Fusion of the Engelberg-Brunni AG cable car with the Brunni chair and ski lift AG
- 2011: Integration of the operation of the Ristis mountain restaurant into the Engelberg-Brunni AG aerial cableway
- 2013: Opening of the family restaurant OX on the Klostermatte
- 2014: Opening of the Rigidalstockwand via ferrata
- 2015: Opening of Globi's alpine playground on Ristis
- 2015: Renaming of the Engelberg-Brunni AG aerial cableway to Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg AG
- 2015: Switzerland's first LED night slope lighting installed on Klostermatte
- 2016: Extension of the Ristis mountain restaurant to include the Ristis mountain lodge with 7 rooms and 41 beds
- 2016: Opening of the barefoot hiking trail Hütismatt-Brunnihütte
Web links
- Website of the Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg
- Walenpfad on wandersite.ch
Coordinates: 46 ° 50 '28.2 " N , 8 ° 24' 39.7" E ; CH1903: six hundred seventy-four thousand one hundred seventy-four / 188240