Brunnen route

Tip
12.21 km long
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Great panorama
Tour
  • 1:35 h
  • 12.21 km
  • 420 m
  • 420 m
  • 435 m
  • 757 m
  • 322 m
  • Start: Brunnen, lake
  • Destination: Brunnen, lake

The Brunnen route is an easy bike route. It offers great views of the Schwyz valley basin and Lake Lucerne.

The starting point is the Gasthaus Ochsen in Brunnen, from there you go uphill to Morschach and over the Schwyzhöhe back down to Oberschönenbuch/Unterschönenbuch. The route then continues past the Ingenbohl monastery and back to Brunnen.

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Trail

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Brunnen - Axenstein - Morschach - Schwyzhöhe - Oberschönenbuch - Brunnen

Tour information

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Coming from Basel-Lucerne:

Drive on the A14 towards Zug from Lucerne. At the Rütihof motorway junction, take the A4 towards Brunnen. Take the Brunnen motorway exit and follow the signs towards Brunnen on the lake.

Coming from Lake Constance and Rapperswil:

Drive from Rapperswil towards Gotthard/Schwyz. At Pfäffikon, take a short section on the A3 motorway towards Gotthard. Immediately take the first exit towards Gotthard/Schwyz again. The country road leads you via Rothenthurm and Sattel to Schwyz. In Schwyz, drive towards Brunnen, then towards Brunnen on the lake.

Coming from Gotthard-Altdorf:

Take the bypass (tunnel) at Flüelen towards Schwyz. After the Mositunnel, leave the motorway at exit 40 Brunnen (towards Weggis/Gersau/Schwyz/Brunnen). Drive towards Brunnen on the lake.

There are some paid parking spaces at the lake.

Take the train to Brunnen station. Then take the bus towards "Morschach, cable car" and get off at the stop "Brunnen, lake/ship station". Here is the SBB timetable.

Additional information

Literature

Author

Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus

Organization

Bikegenoss Zentralschweiz

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The route is continuously marked with number 803.

Nearby

Contact

Brunnen route
6440 Ingenbohl