On Mount Rooterberg nearby, from Udligenswil to Adligenswil

(This post was done on January 7th, 2021, three years after the hike. I was updating albums not previously completed).

March 25, 2018 -- A short hike for us this time, only two hours, but we just wanted to get out for some fresh air on a mild early spring day nearby, and in the process continuing along another section of National Trail no.3 (Alpine Panorama Trail) of which we have done several sections, especially near where we live, as it passes right through our region. As usual we made some adjustments to our plan to include less paved trail and more forest trail.

We started off in Udligenswil just below the very visible St.Jost church (as far as churches here go, it's rather on the "modern" side), and walked to Adligenswil where we stopped by for a visit with friends. These towns are very close to Luzern, and on a clear day (which this wasn't really) you can look down on the town walls of Luzern, and also Mount Pilatus looms ahead of you on the trail.

(Later, on Dec.8 2019, we finished the section of the Mt. Rooterberg trail from Adligenswil to Luzern. Those photos can be found HERE)

(And the previous stretch where we'd started in Udligenswil and walked northwards across Mt. Rooterberg along Trail no.3, those photos can be found HERE)

In Udligenswil on Trail no.3. In 2017 we started here and walked to Michaelskreuz to the North. This time we are headed South along the trail, in the direction of Luzern

On this small mountain called Mt. Rooterberg are many such pretty farm houses

And because this is farmland where the ground often gets tilled, we are sure to see loads of buzzards and kites looking for mice.

Coming up the hill from Udligenswil, we first approach St. Jost church from the back.

More pretty farmhouses

The road takes us in a loop around the church of St.Jost

Trail no.3 actually heads South from here, but we're heading North first to pass the church and to loop around the hill on a forest trail

Another kite

This is a very old farmhouse with the honeycomb windows

Some nice details on the old farmhouse

This one also was quite interesting

These very interesting buildings were usually built on a farm in addition to the main farmhouse, where the elder parents would move into once the children took over the farm

Barely visible in the hazy air is the city of Luzern on the right, and Mt.Pilatus straight ahead.

A better view of Mt. Pilatus ahead of us.

A short hike for us, only 6.5 km. We altered our route a bit to include a path through the forest. On our chosen route, we could look down at the city of Luzern, which we would not have seen had we stayed on Route no.3

As of this date, these are the trails we have walked in the area between Lake Zug and Luzern. The orange trail is the one we did this day, and the green one to the North of it in 2017. In 2019 we completed the stretch to Luzern.