- 1:52 h
- 6.42 km
- 188 m
- 188 m
- 410 m
- 598 m
- 188 m
- Start: Pfäffikon / SZ train station
- Destination: Pfäffikon / SZ train station
The great importance of Frauenwinkel was already recognized at the beginning of the 20th century by the Schwyz government. It declared Frauenwinkel a sanctuary for water and marsh birds. In 1929, it was designated as a nature reserve for the first time. Initial prohibitions were signed by the president of ALA (Swiss Society for Ornithology and Bird Protection) and the president of the district court. The broadly supported, strict protection with penalties that were harsh for the time is remarkable. In an initial perimeter, the island of Lützelau was excluded but only the island of Ufnau was included.
Thanks to its high landscape value, Frauenwinkel was included in the Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance and designated with a new, larger protection perimeter. The valuable moorland was recognized and included in the inventory of fens as well as moor landscapes of national importance.
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
Start at Pfäffikon / SZ train station:
- Follow the hiking trail signs towards Hurden / Rapperswil
- After 745m, at the next hiking trail sign, head towards Altendorf / Lidwil
- After 290m, leave the hiking trail to the right and cross the railway bridge
- At the roundabout on the main road, turn right and walk about 155m along the main road, then cross the street
- Follow Schützenstrasse to Etzelstrasse
- Walk uphill on Etzelstrasse for 175m
- Then turn left into Birchweidweg
- At Buechwald, cross the highway on the bridge
- After the highway, turn left, after 125m keep right and continue along the forest path
- After another 415m following the path straight ahead, you will reach the hiking trail sign Buechwald
- Follow the signs to Buechberg to the next hiking trail sign Buechberg
- There, follow Etzelstrasse up to Restaurant Luegeten
- Now follow all the hiking trail signs towards Pfäffikon / Rapperswil on the Jakobsweg (ViaJacobi) until you return to the Pfäffikon train station.
Tour information
Loop Road
Nature Highlight
Stop at an Inn
Directions & Parking facilities
To Pfäffikon / SZ:
Take exit no. 39 (Schindellegi) or no. 40 (Pfäffikon / SZ) from the A3 motorway.
Hotel Seedamm-Plaza (paid)
Pfäffikon / SZ train station (paid)
Take the train to Pfäffikon / SZ. The circular route starts directly at the train station.
Additional information
Author
Einsiedeln-Ybrig-Zürichsee AG
Organization
Schwyzer Wanderwege
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- An additional loop over the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland (841m), from Hurden to Rapperswil and with the Lake Zurich Navigation Company (ZSG) to the Ufenau Island.
- Directly from Pfäffikon harbor with the water taxi to Ufenau Island and with the ZSG further to Rapperswil and return to Pfäffikon via the wooden bridge.
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