Family Guide to Globi & Globine Treasure Hunts in Brunni Engelberg
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Two hike options:
Globi: 3.5 km downhill, with a treasure hunt and marble rolling stations, suitable for off-road strollers.
Globine: 4.5 km uphill, with a treasure hunt and quiz, not suitable for strollers.
Both Hikes: Lake with a barefoot path, summer mountain slide, and alpine playground.
Brunni Engelberg | Canton of Obwalden (Switzerland)
Season Opening: 9 May 2026
🏆 Part of our Family Adventure Map featuring top themed hikes in Switzerland. 🏆
What makes Globi & Globine Treasure Hunts special: The it factor
Two Globi-themed hikes, each with a treasure hunt:
Globi: downhill, stroller-friendly and ideal for younger kids;
Globine: uphill, not stroller-friendly and better suited for slightly older kids.
Quest to find treasure chests along the trail - with a nice prize at the end
Globi Alpine Playground with a Summer mountain slide (toboggan)
Two restaurants with small indoor playrooms
Globi merch shop
Don't feel like reading? Watch a video instead!
Brunni Engelberg Globi Treasure Hunt Walk-Through Video
Brunni Engelberg Globine Treasure Hunt Walk-Through Video
Plan your visit: Quick overview
Brunni Engelberg Globi & Globine Treasure Hunts at a glance
📍 Location: Brunni Engelberg, Ristis - Härzlisee (OW)
🥾 Hike type: Accessible with a gondola & chair lift. Globi: downhill, Globine: uphill
🎉 Fun Factor: Treasure hunt, alpine playground, indoor playrooms, barefoot path around the lake and a summer toboggan
🍽️ Food factor:
Familienrestaurant Ox – self-service
Berglodge Restaurant Ristis – table-service & self-service
Kräuterhütte snack bar
Brunnihütte - table-service
Barbecue spots
Globi: Easy, short, downhill hike (3.5 km), mostly over paved and gravel road
Globine: medium, uphill hike (4.5 km), mostly over fields and forest paths
👶 Stroller friendliness:
Globi: Yes
Globine: No
💰 Value factor: Gondola + single chair lift tickets (2026 updated)
Adults: 48 CHF | Adult with HTA/GA: 33.00 CHF
Kids: Free in summer when accompanied by parents
Prices indicative, check official website
Plan your visit: Practical info
Globi & Globine treasure hunts:
Tip: these adventures are located at Brunni Engelberg (not Engelberg Titlis)
For both hikes, you first take the gondola to Ristis, where the adventure playground is located.
For the Globi Treasure Hunt, take the chairlift up to Brünnihütte and walk down.
For the Globine Treasure Hunt, hike up to Brünnihütte and take the chairlift back down to Ristis.
Tip: These are the official recommendations — both hikes can also be done in reverse.
Arrival:
Arrival by car: Park at the Klostermatte parking - Am Dürrbach 5a, 6390 Engelberg
Arrival by public transport: Take the train from Lucerne to Engelberg. From there either walk 1.4 km (c. 15-20 minutes) or take a bus to Engelberg, Brunnibahn
Step by step directions:
Globi & Globine treasure hunts:
Take the Engelberg - Brunni gondola from Engelberg to Ristis
Buy the Globi or Globine Schatzkarte , from the Globi shop just next to the Berglodge Restaurant Ristis (top gondola station)
Globi treasure hunt:
Take the Brunnihütte chairlift to the Härzlisee
Follow the barefoot path around the Härzlisee
Follow the Globi trail signs. Tip: the trail starts under the chair lift. Check our map for more.
Trail ends at the Berglodge Restaurant Ristis, where you can enjoy the summer toboggan run and Globi Alpine Playground
Globine treasure hunt:
Follow the Globine signs from Ristis up to Brünnihütte.
This trail finishes at Brünnihütte. Take the chairlift back down to Ristis, where you can enjoy the summer toboggan and Globi Alpine Playground.
Globi & Globine treasure hunts:
Once you complete your hike, claim your prize for finishing the treasure hunt at the Globi shop at Berglodge Restaurant Ristis.
Take the gondola back down to Engelberg.
Plan your visit: Detailed guide
Globi & Globine Treasure Hunts - Everything else parents will want to know
The fun factor
Globi is a beloved Swiss children’s character — a cheeky blue parrot who has been part of Swiss childhood for generations. And now he’s made Brunni Engelberg his home. Brunni Engelberg offers two Globi-themed hikes with treasure hunts, and both start and finish at the same location.
Along the way, kids use a treasure map to find hidden chests with small tasks inside. The Globi hike is simpler — find the chest and punch a hole in your map. The Globine hike is a bit more challenging, with riddles to solve at each stop. Both are a fun way to motivate kids to keep walking.
And if you find all the treasures, there’s a small prize waiting at the end (Globi-themed, of course).
Sometimes Globi even makes a real-life appearance at the playground to say hi, and there’s also a large Globi merchandise shop at the top.
Some of the fun elements are shared between both adventures — Globi and Globine Treasure Hunts — while others are unique to each. We’ve clearly indicated this below.
Here are our top 6 Fun Factors of Brunni Engelberg Globi & Globine Treasure Hunt
Globi & Globine: Walk barefoot around the lake
The Brunni Engelberg Globi Treasure Hunt and the Globine hike are connected — they both meet at the same place, Härzlisee, right next to the Brunnihütte. One hike starts there, while the other one finishes there.
This Härzlisee area feels like an adventure on its own: a barefoot path around the lake where you take off your shoes and walk across different natural surfaces — wood, stones, sand — and even through the water. Part of the path stays on dry land, while another section leads into the lake, where the water reaches about knee-deep for adults (and higher for kids). Our tip: bring a towel.
Right next to it, you’ll find a restaurant, snack bar, and barbecue area and a small water play — an easy place to relax, eat, or just let the kids play before continuing your adventure. It’s a short experience (5–10 minutes), but we ended up doing it three times and then stayed for around 2 hours just playing and relaxing.
2. Globi & Globine: Find treasures
The Brunni Engelberg Globi & Globine Treasure Hunt quests are all about finding hidden chests along the trail. Start by purchasing a Globi & Globine treasure map (Globi Schatzkarte – available in German only) for CHF 5 at the Globi shop, located in the same building as the Ristis Restaurant.
Then, along the hike, your task is to find wooden chests with small activities inside.
Find all the treasures and you’ll earn a prize at the Globi shop. Just note that the shop closes at 4 pm, so plan your timing if you want to claim it.
The rewards here are genuinely better than on most hikes — you can choose from a few options, and we ended up with a lovely Globi book.
Globi Treasure Hunt: Here the tasks at each chest are simpler, making it ideal for younger kids — you just punch a hole in your map to show you’ve found it.
Globine Treasure Hunt: Tasks are a bit more challenging — each map includes a comic strip with a short story, and at each stop kids answer questions based on it.
We find these types of activities to be a brilliant way to keep kids engaged and motivated to continue the hike, eagerly searching for the next treasure.
3. Globi Treasure Hunt: Roll wooden marbles
Along the Brunni Engelberg Globi Treasure Hunt hike, you'll encounter six marble rolling stations—two near the lake at the start, three along the trail, and one by the alpine playground at the end. There is a separate Wooden Ball Hike, but since these hikes follow almost the same path, they can be combined.
You can buy a wooden ball at the Globi Shop in Ristis, where you can also get your treasure hunt map. The balls cost 7 CHF each, or 10 CHF when bundled with the map. While you can skip these stations and still enjoy the hike, they add an extra layer of excitement if you choose to use them.
Globine: Combine with the barefoot path
The Globine Treasure Hunt also partly follows the Barefoot Trail — so even though it’s a separate hike, you can do this section together without any detour. Along the way, kids can practice their balance and climb over fun natural play structures.
5. Globi & Globine: Hit the alpine playground
Both hikes start or end in Ristis, where you’ll find two alpine playgrounds. One is located just behind the restaurant, with a trampoline, climbing wall, slide, and construction vehicles for digging in the sand. The other — the Globi Alpine Playground — is set more in nature, with climbing structures for younger kids, slides, and a water play area.
There’s also a great barbecue spot here and sometimes Globi even makes an appearance to say hi to the kids.
Overall, this area is an adventure on its own — you can easily spend another 1–3 hours just relaxing and playing.
6. Globi & Globine: Ride down a mountain slide
Right next to Globi's Alpine Playground, you'll find a 660-meter-long summer mountain slide (toboggan run).
Children aged 3 and up can ride, with those 8 and older allowed to go solo, while younger children can ride for free if accompanied by someone at least 12 years old. There's an extra charge, but we love these slides and always treat ourselves to a run whenever they're available.
Plus, if the weather isn't great, there's a family restaurant with an indoor play area right next to the parking lot at the bottom gondola station.
The fitness factor
The Brunni Engelberg Globi Treasure Hunt is 3.5 km long with 330 meters of elevation change. It’s officially recommended to do it downhill (this is how the treasure chests are numbered), but you can also do it in reverse.
The trail is relatively easy, with 1.4 km on dirt and 1.7 km on asphalt, and no drop-offs along the way. It can be done with an off-road stroller that can handle gravel.
The Brunni Engelberg Globine Treasure Hunt is longer (4.5 km, 370 m elevation change) and follows a more challenging route. It starts on a gravel path but quickly leads through open fields, then into the forest and onto a mountain trail. It’s recommended to do it uphill, but it can also be done in reverse.
It’s not suitable for strollers and includes some narrower sections, so we’d recommend it for kids who are confident walkers. It’s officially recommended from 7 years old, but we did it when our child was almost 6 and it worked very well.
The views factor
For both hikes, the views here are among the best we've experienced on themed hikes. You’ll enjoy a small but beautiful lake, towering mountain peaks, open fields, and stunning natural landscapes. The awe factor is definitely elevated!
The Globi Treasure Hunt offers more open mountain views, while the Globine Treasure Hunt takes you through fields and forests — and finishes with a spectacular mountain panorama.
The food factor
There are four places with restaurants along the trails, so, if you prefer to dine in during your hike, you'll have plenty of options to choose from.
Globi & Globine Treasure Hunts:
At the bottom gondola station, you'll find Familienrestaurant OX, which has an indoor play area—just be aware of the limited opening hours, as it's only open on weekend afternoons.
At the top gondola station, there’s Berglodge Restaurant Ristis, offering self-service and typical mountain restaurant meals.
At the top of the chairlift, you can stop by the Kräuterhütte snack bar or Brunnihütte.
Globi Treasure Hunt: Midway through the trail, there’s Restaurant Älplerbeizli Rigidal, which serves delicious but limited food options (cold cut plates, pies etc).
If you prefer to bring your own food, you’ll find three barbecue spots with wood provided to choose from. Two of them — at the Globi Alpine Playground (start/end point) and by Härzlisee Lake — are shared and accessible from both treasure hunts. The third one is located along each individual hike. Check our map for exact locations.
The value factor
Ascent and descent with the Engelberg Brunni gondola and ascent or descent with the Brunnihütte chairlift:
Adults: 48 CHF | Adult with HTA/GA: 33.00 CHF
Kids: Free in summer when accompanied by parents
Note: Prices are indicative, for latest info check the official website
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