Mount Pilatus Railway

Canton of Obwalden · Switzerland

Mount Pilatus Railway, Switzerland
Photo: SchmalspurDVZO, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Good to know

Best time to go
May to November
Budget
$$
Coordinates
Open in maps

Billed as the steepest rack railway in the world, this line climbs Pilatus on gradients approaching 48 percent using a specialized cog system. It reaches a rocky summit terrace overlooking Lake Lucerne and the surrounding peaks.

Where next?

The world is wide open.

Sources