Goethe themed route

Tip
12.74 km long
Great panorama
Theme trail
  • 4:10 h
  • 12.74 km
  • 681 m
  • 23 m
  • 1,430 m
  • 2,108 m
  • 678 m
  • Start: Andermatt
  • Destination: Gotthard Pass

Follow Goethe’s footsteps on the themed route «With Goethe at the Gotthard».

The themed route «With Goethe at the Gotthard» leads from Andermatt via Hospental to the Gotthard Pass, where the Goethe Cavern with a permanent exhibition on the Swiss travels of the «Prince of Poets» is located in the Sasso San Gottardo Museum.

Difficulty: Easy

Distance: 13 km

Duration: 4:00 h

Ascent: 725 m

Descent: 68 m

Highest point: 2017 m

Lowest point: 1431 m

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Andermatt - Hospental - Gotthard Pass

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Nature Highlight

  • Tour with Dog

Equipment

  • Hiking equipment
  • Weather protection 
  • Provision 

Directions & Parking facilities

Andermatt is very well accessible from all four directions in summer and is therefore a pleasant starting point. 

There is a large parking lot directly behind the station in Andermatt

Andermatt is the connecting point of the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway and is therefore very well accessible by train. The timetable is as follows: SBB/MGB Timetable

Author

Andermatt-Urserntal Tourismus GmbH

Organization

Région de vacances Andermatt

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

  • Sasso San Gottardo 
  • National Museum
  • Hospental Tower 

Safety guidelines

Pay attention to the weather forecasts. In the mountains, temperatures can also be cool in summer. 

Nearby

Contact

Goethe themed route
6490 Andermatt