Village Circular Route Einsiedeln

Tip
1.19 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Theme trail
  • 0:45 h
  • 1.19 km
  • 18 m
  • 18 m
  • 881 m
  • 899 m
  • 18 m
  • Start: any place in Einsiedeln
  • Destination: any place in Einsiedeln

On the village circular route, you get to know the most important places in the monastery village through information boards.

On a total of seven boards (steles), you will learn exciting facts about the history of the respective place and its buildings. The walking route leads from the station square through the old town towards the monastery and back to the station via Schmiedstrasse. The order does not matter. You can start at the station or at the monastery.

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Gravel

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Station Square - Village Square - Star Square - Hechtplatz (Tourist Office Einsiedeln) - Monastery Square - Meinrad-Lienert Square - Legend Square

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

No special equipment necessary

Directions & Parking facilities

To Einsiedeln / SZ:

  • Take exit no. 39 (Schindellegi) on the A3 motorway from Chur or no. 37 (Richterswil) from Zurich.
  • From Lucerne, Zug, Schwyz, Gotthard to Schwyz and the cantonal road no. 8 via Sattel - Rothenthurm - Biberbrugg to Einsiedeln.

Parkhaus Brühl in Einsiedeln (paid parking)

Accessible by train and bus

  • By train to Einsiedeln
  • By car to Einsiedeln

Author

Einsiedeln-Ybrig-Zürichsee Tourismus

Organization

Einsiedeln-Ybrig-Zürichsee

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Participate in a monastery tour. More information can be found here.

Nearby

Contact

Village Circular Route Einsiedeln
8840 Einsiedeln