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description: "The starting point, the Etzel Pass, is also called St. Meinrad by the locals. The chapel and guesthouse also bear this name, as Meinrad, later canonized as a saint, is said to have lived as a hermit on the pass around 828. Our hike also crosses the Way of St. James at the St. Meinrad Chapel. Despite the proximity to the agglomerations at Lake Zürich, the Etzel has maintained its tranquility, and the hike passes through diverse meadows, pastures, and forest areas. It starts leisurely along the forest edge with a view of the Devil's Bridge. Soon, a small raised moor with its typical birches captures the view. After mastering the following ascent and arriving at the high Etzel, you have earned a refreshment. Even if it is just the invigorating view towards Einsiedeln, Lake Sihl, and the Central Swiss mountains, or on the other side towards the Lake Zürich basin, which transitions into gentle hills. The descent to the Etzel Pass at the end is steep in places."
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WanderWunder Schwyz: Circular hike Etzel
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- 2.81 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Great panorama
- Hike

Etzel has many faces: it is a viewpoint mountain, a pilgrimage path, a moorland, and pasture land. From the high Etzel, you can see both Lake Zürich and Lake Sihl.

The starting point, the Etzel Pass, is also called St. Meinrad by the locals. The chapel and guesthouse also bear this name, as Meinrad, later canonized as a saint, is said to have lived as a hermit on the pass around 828. Our hike also crosses the Way of St. James at the St. Meinrad Chapel.

Despite the proximity to the agglomerations at Lake Zürich, the Etzel has maintained its tranquility, and the hike passes through diverse meadows, pastures, and forest areas. It starts leisurely along the forest edge with a view of the Devil's Bridge. Soon, a small raised moor with its typical birches captures the view. After mastering the following ascent and arriving at the high Etzel, you have earned a refreshment. Even if it is just the invigorating view towards Einsiedeln, Lake Sihl, and the Central Swiss mountains, or on the other side towards the Lake Zürich basin, which transitions into gentle hills. The descent to the Etzel Pass at the end is steep in places.

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- 0:59 h
- 2.81 km
- 144 m
- 144 m
- 953 m
- 1,097 m
- 144 m
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- Start: Etzel Pass
- Destination: Etzel Pass

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Pavements

Street (4%)

Trail (96%)

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Tour information

- Circular trail
- Nature highlight
- Refreshment stop

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Via Pfäffikon or Einsiedeln.

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**Parking**On the Etzel Pass.

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**Public transportation**

From Einsiedeln by post bus towards Egg. Walk up from the "Postplatz" stop.

From Pfäffikon SZ by post bus towards Feusisberg. Walk up from the "Abzweigung Etzelpass" stop.

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Author

Schwyzer Wanderwege

Organization

Schwyzer Wanderwege

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