Morgarten trail

The path starts at the parish church Sattel at the “Pfaffenhütchenplatz” with the story of the church ban on the people of Schwyz. The view falls northwards onto the agricultural and historical landscape. Along the foot of the slope, the path winds and leads us to the second animated station “Bauernwiese” (farmers' meadow). We now follow this paved path uphill and, after just under a kilometer, turn left over a meadow path towards Figlenflue.

As a reward for the ascent, the “Stauffacher pulpit” offers a wonderful panoramic view over the Ägerital and – practically vertically below the pulpit – the “Leopoldplatz”. This is how the two adversaries could have stood “eye to eye”.

After Figlenflue, a mountain path leads us down to the “Hellenbardenwald”, where Habsburgers and Schwyzers met, and further to the Morgarten information center. After the Letziturm, again following the path at the foot of the slope, we pass the “Leopoldplatz”, and at the Morgarten camping site follows the station “Hünenberghelm”. Finally, after a short ascent to the striking monument, we reach the Fool’s Labyrinth, where the story began from the Habsburg perspective.

The Morgarten trail is also suitable as a school excursion. More ideas for school excursions according to Curriculum 21 can be found at www.groesstesklassenzimmer.ch.

In the Figlenflue area, the trail leads over a mountain path. Therefore, good footwear and surefootedness are required.