Nidwalden · Engelberg Valley · lakes
Lake Bannalp
A quiet reservoir plateau beneath limestone summits above Oberrickenbach.
Best timeJune–October
Time neededHalf day
Getting thereBus to Oberrickenbach, then cable car
Why go
A quiet reservoir plateau beneath limestone summits above Oberrickenbach. The Sweezy field guide brings together the practical route, realistic visit time, seasonal conditions and public-transport approach so the stop is easy to add to a Swiss journey.
Choose Lake Bannalp for a distinctive landscape that reveals another side of Nidwalden · Engelberg Valley.
What to see
- ↗ Cable-car ascent
- ↗ Lake circuit
- ↗ Family picnic spots
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Where you are going
Lake Bannalp
Nidwalden · Engelberg Valley
- Switzerland
- CH
- Coordinates
- 46.867° N · 8.427° E
Lake Bannalp
See the landscape
Destination facts reviewed using official Switzerland Tourism information. Switzerland Tourism ↗Images: BraunW · CC BY-SA 3.0, Vasile Cotovanu from Zürich, Switzerland · CC BY 2.0, Andreas Faessler · CC BY-SA 3.0