(S/E) We start the hike at the station in Engelberg, which we leave heading south. We turn left, then right onto Bahnhofstrasse, right onto Engelbergerstrasse and immediately left.
(1) We have reached the Engelberger Aa. We turn right and follow the river along the southern bank. We take the second right and cross first the Aa and then the small Erlenbach. Then we turn left.
(2) We follow the bank of Lake Eugenisee to the main road. There we turn left, then left again at the second junction.
(3) We have reached the entrance to the Aaschlucht gorge. The footpath now winds its way through the beautiful gorge, crossing several bridges.
(4) At the fork in the path, we keep to the left. After about 1.5 kilometres, we reach the next fork; here we keep to the right and cross the Aa again (5).
(6) The path now takes us past the Obermatt reservoir. At the end of the path, we turn left, then left again at the fork and continue along the reservoir. Next right.
(7) At the fork in the path by the Eugenibach, keep left.
(8) We come to railway tracks and take the next left, then keep right.
(9) We cross the Gerbibach stream, then turn right. The path takes us along the Aa again. We cross the river and turn left. At the end of the path, we turn right and shortly afterwards reach Grafenort station (E). The train takes us back to Engelberg.
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