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title: "Schindellegi West circular route"
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description: "The Scheeren nature forest reserve covers over 20 hectares of forest area on the northern slope of the Scheerenspitz. In a nature forest reserve, forestry interventions are completely avoided so that the forest can develop naturally. A nature forest reserve is characterized by the natural development of trees, providing habitat for countless living beings throughout their entire development. About one fifth of the forest’s animals and plants depend on deadwood as a habitat and food source.The elongated moraine ridges and cone-shaped moraine hills create a lively topography. In the depressions and hollows, a variety of smaller raised and lowland bogs have developed. The mostly forested, near-natural river valley of the Sihl is characterized over long stretches by partly vertical Nagelfluh walls, gullies, and slope cracks. The boulders lying in the riverbed give the river valley a wild character."
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Schindellegi West circular route
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- 7.42 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Great panorama
- Walk

The glaciers have shaped the landscape between the Sihl and Lorze into one of the most beautiful glacial landscapes in Switzerland.

The Scheeren nature forest reserve covers over 20 hectares of forest area on the northern slope of the Scheerenspitz. In a nature forest reserve, forestry interventions are completely avoided so that the forest can develop naturally. A nature forest reserve is characterized by the natural development of trees, providing habitat for countless living beings throughout their entire development. About one fifth of the forest’s animals and plants depend on deadwood as a habitat and food source.
The elongated moraine ridges and cone-shaped moraine hills create a lively topography. In the depressions and hollows, a variety of smaller raised and lowland bogs have developed. The mostly forested, near-natural river valley of the Sihl is characterized over long stretches by partly vertical Nagelfluh walls, gullies, and slope cracks. The boulders lying in the riverbed give the river valley a wild character.

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- 2:30 h
- 7.42 km
- 359 m
- 359 m
- 654 m
- 1,013 m
- 359 m
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- Start: Schindellegi train station
- Destination: Schindellegi train station

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Pavements

Street (21%)

Asphalt (32%)

Trail (47%)

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Directions

Schindellegi train station - Rossberg - Schrenbrugg - Dicki - Schindellegi Aesch - Schindellegi train station

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Tour information

- Circular trail
- Nature highlight
- Refreshment stop

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**

- On the A3 motorway from Zurich towards Chur, exit 37 at Richterswil towards Schindellegi.
- On the A3 motorway from Chur towards Zurich, exit 39 at Pfäffikon towards Schindellegi.
- From Lucerne, Zug, or Schwyz on the main road via Sattel, Rothenthurm, Biberbrugg to Schindellegi.

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**Parking**Public, paid parking near Schindellegi train station.

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**Public transportation**By train to Schindellegi. The circular route starts directly at Schindellegi train station.

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Additional information

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Author

Einsiedeln-Ybrig-Zürichsee AG

Organization

Schwyzer Wanderwege

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Stopover at the Gasthaus Rossberg

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