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Writer's pictureAnju Chandna

Tobogganing at Mt. Pilatus, Switzerland, the world's longest summer toboggan run

Updated: Jul 2

A day trip to Mount Pilatus can be a fun outing for the entire family. The thrill begins right from where you start your journey up to Mt. Pilatus on the Steepest cogwheel in the world. As you step out of the funicular, you get stunning views from the top of Lake Lucerne of the Alpine peaks all around.

One can easily spend 2 to 3 hours at the top of Mount Pilatus, taking in the sights, and clicking pictures.

You can read more about our Mt. Pilatus experience here

For the return journey, our plan was fairly simple, first by cable car to the Fraekmuentegg Mountain Station, and then further by gondola to Kriens.


Our kids were really tired from all the excitement of the cogwheel in the morning, but despite that when our cable car stopped at Fraekmuentegg, we decided to explore around a bit before continuing on our journey to Kriens. And this stop-over proved to be a high point of our trip to Mount Pilatus!


The Fraekigaudi Tobogganing at Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland is the world's longest summer toboggan run. The shiny steel channel spread across the mountain is 1350 meters long!

The facility is very organized and caters promptly to loads of tourists thronging the mountain.

We decided to take 3 cars since small children have to be accompanied by an adult. My younger son sat huddled with my husband in one sledge and me and my older son in two separate sledges.

The instructor gave us some quick instructions as to how to go about the ride. We buckled up and were all set to go.

The slope ahead is steep and the sledges just slide on the metal sheath under. After some initial hesitation, I just let go with my husband and son in the other sledges close on my heels.

The curvy bends and sharp turns are fun to manoeuvre and can send your mind into a tizzy as the beautiful sights of Lake Lucerne and mountainous peaks fly past.

The sledges are easy to control and are firmly fixed onto the rails. The ride comes to a gradual end and one can get out of the sledge with ease.

The entire expedition on the metal rails lasts barely 70 seconds but the adrenalin that it pumps into your body can last you for quite some time even after the joyride is over.

We got out of the toboggan point with smiles on our faces.

Remember to include the toboggan in your Pilatus itinerary and I promise you won't regret it!


Tobogganing track at Mount Pilatus Switzerland
Tobogganing track on Mount Pilatus - this perfect picture is courtesy of Creative Commons

Travelling with kids to Switzerland? For more fun tips and things to remember, click on the links below


1. Day trip to Mount Pilatus


2. Day trip to Brienz and Interlaken


3. Day trip to Jungfraujoch


4. Day trip to Titlis

5. Day trip to Bern

6. Day trip to Lugano and Swiss Miniature























We decided to take 3 cars since small children have to be accompanied by an adult. My younger son sat huddled with my husband in one sled and I and my older son in two separate sleds. The instructor gave us some quick instructions as to how to go about the ride. We buckled up and were all set to go.

The slope ahead is steep and the sleds just slide on the metal sheath under. After some initial hesitation, I just let go with my husband and son in the other sleds close on my heels.

The curvy bends and sharp turns are fun to manoeuvre and can send your mind into a tizzy as the beautiful sights all around fly past. The sleds are easy to control and are firmly fixed onto the rails. The ride comes to a gradual end and one can get out of the sled with ease. One has to walk back to the start point on the mountain which is not very exciting but necessary.

The entire expedition on the metal rails lasts barely 5 minutes but the adrenalin that it pumps into your body can last you for quite some time even after the joyride is over. We got out of the toboggan point with smiles on our faces.

This was certainly one of the high points of our trip to Switzerland.




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