Herzschlaufe Napf | 399 Entlebuch - Willisau (Official)

  • 53.93 km long
  • Difficulty: difficult
  • Condition: difficult
  • Great panorama
  • E-Bike
  • 4:59 h
  • 53.93 km
  • 1,550 m
  • 1,680 m
  • 555 m
  • 1,104 m
  • 549 m
  • Start: Rental station Entlebuch or Willisau
  • Destination: Rental station Willisau or Entlebuch
Ride the Napf on wild paths, crossing its ditches and enjoying its ridge areas.  

Starting from the tranquil village of Entlebuch, the route shortly winds into the wild labyrinth of crests and ditches. In Romoos, you still enjoy pre-Alpine hospitality, then follow endless sections where you travel alone with the landscape, a few farms, and lots of views. The route abruptly descends to find itself in the little Fontanne, a ditch with a Wild West flair. In this gorge you meet gold prospectors, mushroom pickers, and intrepid Herzschlaufe guests who grill a sausage in the creek bed. The ascent to Menzberg requires some strength but rewards with a new altitude experience, this time close enough to touch the Napf main ridge, although you never actually reach it. This hill animal with its hundred ditches is too tangled. One of these also swallows us again after a rushing descent and leads us uphill once more, this time to the heights of the Luther Valley, gently guiding us towards Willisau.  

Good to know

Pavements

Street (20%)
Asphalt (62%)
Gravel (11%)
Trail (7%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Tour information

  • Refreshment stop

Equipment

E-bike reservation recommended via rentabike.ch  

Directions & Parking facilities

Public transportation
Arrival by train is ideal, rental station 50m next to the station. The Willisau rental station is reachable within about a 10 minute walk.

Additional information

The route is signposted in both directions as Route 399 «Herzschlaufe Napf». Want to take a look at the Herzroute website? herzroute.ch

Note: There can be significant differences in the altitude information between SchweizMobil & Outdooractive. This is based on terrain models with different resolutions, whereas SchweizMobil already accounts for small discrepancies.  

Author

Herzroute AG

Organization

Erlebnismacher AG - #wirsindofflinehelden

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Enjoy the 360° panorama in Menzberg, the highest village on the Napf. Â