Three-Pass Circular Route (Pragel-Sattelegg-Ibergeregg)
A wonderfully beautiful circular route that fills the day and lets you know what you have done by the evening. The largest spruce primeval forest in Europe (Bödmeren), one of the largest cave systems in the world (Hölloch), the wild karst area on the Pragel Pass as well as the lakes are almost unrealistically beautiful on this tour and compensate for every effort.
- 8:10 h
- 117.60 km
- 2,347 m
- 2,347 m
- 413 m
- 1,551 m
- 1,138 m
- Start: Schwyz
- Destination: Schwyz
Good to know
Pavements
- Street (40%)Asphalt (60%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
The historic town of Schwyz is the starting point. There is first an approximately 20 km flat warm-up phase into the Muotatal. On the busy main road into the Muotatal – passing the steepest funicular railway in the world at Stoos – you ride past the famous village of weather prophets.
At the entrance to the Hölloch (the third largest cave system in Europe), you ride a narrow mountain pass road up to the Pragel Pass. This is the steepest part of the route with an 18% gradient. From the natural paradise Pragel, where you can taste a fine alpine cheese at the dairy or mountain inn, the ride continues past the idyllic Klöntal Lake down to Glarus.
From Glarus you cross the flat Linth plain to Siebnen. Here you follow the SwitzerlandMobil signage No. 76 to the Sattelegg. From there your ride goes down to Willerzell at Lake Sihl. Take a cool swim in the lake. Following the lake on the left, the route leads to Unteriberg (via Studen). In the village of Unteriberg, the ascent via Oberiberg to the Ibergeregg begins. Slowly and beautifully scenic, it steadily rises towards the Ibergeregg Pass. On the fast descent to Schwyz, you have a wonderful view of the Schwyz basin and Brunnen with Lake Lucerne and Lake Lauerz.
Tour information
Circular trail
Culturally interesting
Nature highlight
Refreshment stop
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereOn the north/south A4 axis, take the Schwyz or Brunnen exit and you are then within a few kilometers in the village center of Schwyz.ParkingThere are affordable park and ride parking spaces at Schwyz and Brunnen stations. On Sundays you may also use the large Mythencenter parking lot. Parking garages in Schwyz are Hofmatt or Mythenforum.Public transportationTake the SBB train to Schwyz station, then transfer to the bus towards “Schwyz Post”.
Additional information
Author
Schwyz Tourismus
Organization
Schwyz Tourismus
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- Lake Klöntal
- Lake Sihl
- Federal Charter Museum Schwyz
- Schwyz Town Hall
- Ital Reding Estate with Bethlehem House
Safety guidelines
Busy main road Schlattli - Muotathal.
Heavy traffic on weekends on the Ibergeregg Pass road and the route Richisau - Klöntal - Glarus. Crossing the Pragel Pass is closed to motor vehicles on weekends.
The Pragel Pass is subject to a winter closure from about mid-October to May.
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