3 cable cars route Rotenflue-Illgau

Tip
7.56 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Hike
  • 2:18 h
  • 7.56 km
  • 102 m
  • 495 m
  • 1,179 m
  • 1,571 m
  • 392 m
  • Start: Rotenflue mountain station
  • Destination: St. Karl mountain station

Schwyz: Scenic Hike

Pleasant high-altitude hike with many opportunities to stop from Rotenflue via Ibergeregg to Illgau.

Start your trip with a gondola ride from Rickenbach to Rotenflue. Upon arrival at the mountain station, hike on a well-developed trail - always with a unique view of the Schwyz, Uri, Muota valleys Alps as well as Lake Lucerne to the Ibergeregg pass height and further to the St. Karl mountain station above Illgau. At the end, enjoy the cable car again to the idyllic mountain village of Illgau and finally to Ried-Muotathal. Return to the starting point in Schwyz or Rickenbach by bus of Auto AG Schwyz.

The hike is also highly recommended in the reverse direction.

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Trail

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Rotenflue mountain - Zwäcken - Ibergeregg pass height 1 hr. Oberberg - St. Karl mountain station 25 min.

Tour information

  • Mountain Railway Tour

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Hiking shoes with good tread or trekking shoes, rain jacket, drink, food, possibly poles. Good physical condition.

Directions & Parking facilities

Drive on the A4 motorway to the Seewen/Schwyz exit. From there, you reach Rickenbach at the valley station of the Rotenflue cable car or the Ibergeregg via Schwyz.

From Zurich, you reach the Mythen region via the A3 motorway to the Einsiedeln exit. From Einsiedeln, continue to Brunni-Alpthal.

The parking lots in Brunni-Alpthal, Ibergeregg, Handgruobi and at the valley station of the Rotenflue cable car all require a fee.
Located in the heart of Central Switzerland, directly on the north-south axis, the Mythen region is quickly accessible from all directions, both by car and by train. From Zurich in about 45 minutes and from Lucerne or Zug in only 30 minutes.

Additional information

Author

Erlebnisregion Mythen

Organization

Schwyzer Wanderwege

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Contact

3 cable cars route Rotenflue-Illgau
6432 Rickenbach bei Schwyz