- 3:00 h
- 9.41 km
- 520 m
- 520 m
- 434 m
- 873 m
- 439 m
- Start: Seelisberg, Rütli
- Destination: Bauen
You take the boat about 10 minutes from Brunnen to Rütli station. At the Rütli inn, the Weg der Schweiz starts and mostly leads you through the forest in numerous curves up to Seelisberg, which is about 350 meters higher. If you already need a refreshment, you can choose from various restaurants in the village.
Past the parish church and the pilgrimage chapel Maria Sonnenberg you reach the upper part of the village of Seelisberg. Here you have a wonderful view of Lake Uri and the Reuss delta. Directly at your feet you can discover the Rütli meadow.
Just before the freshly scented pine forest, a playground invites you to linger. Soon after you reach Beroldingen Castle with a magnificent view over Lake Uri. From now on, it goes first gently downhill to Wyler “Wyssig” and then steeply down to the Mediterranean Bauen over 960 stone steps on an old mule track.
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
Seelisberg, Rütli – Seelisberg – Bauen
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Tour with Dog
Equipment
Hiking shoes with good tread or trekking boots, rain jacket, drink, provisions, possibly poles.
Directions & Parking facilities
Muotaplatz – Gersauerstrasse 56 – 6440 Brunnen
P+Rail Brunnen – Bahnhofstrasse 46 – 6440 Brunnen
Boat. Most visitors come to Rütli by boat. The shortest connection across the lake is from Brunnen. It only takes ten minutes. Boats run regularly. Anyone wanting a longer boat trip can board from Lucerne. Regular scheduled boats also run from the southern end of Lake Uri from Flüelen to Rütli. Exact departure times and information on round trips can be found here: www.lakelucerne.ch
Train and bus. From Zurich and Lucerne you can reach Brunnen hourly or every half hour. Likewise from Ticino. There is a bus from Brunnen station to the boat pier. However, you can comfortably reach the shore of Lake Lucerne on foot in just 7 minutes. www.sbb.ch
Lake taxi. If you want to arrive at or leave Rütli at a specific time, there is also a lake taxi in Brunnen. The boat can take 7 people. The 10-minute ride to Rütli costs about CHF 100. More information at: Speedy Taxiboot. From the Rütli boat station you can reach the oath site and the Rütli meadow on foot in 7-10 minutes either via the gravel path or over the stairs.
Additional information
Access for people with disabilities
The Swiss Alpine Club (SGG) together with the Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics is working to make Rütli wheelchair accessible. Various structural measures are being examined together with the cantonal monument preservation. Currently, wheelchair users still rely on their own companions to push the wheelchair from the boat pier to the Rütli house and the Rütli meadow. The Swisstrac wheelchair device is also helpful.
The ascent from the Rütli boat station to the Rütli meadow is pram accessible. A section from Seelisberg railway station towards Bauen can also be accessed with a pram (Seelisberg – Marienhöhe – Wyssig).
Weg der Schweiz
The Weg der Schweiz is based on a far-sighted vision: it should be an example of gentle interaction with nature and remain a modest place of encounter. The mountains, the lake, and the magnificent views have always been its defining features.
Everything about the Weg der Schweiz can be found at www.wegderschweiz.ch
Cradle of Switzerland
On the Weg der Schweiz, you walk through Wilhelm Tell’s homeland. Along the way, you meet witnesses of history and encounter heroic myths. You can engage with various images of Switzerland and rediscover your own image of Switzerland.
Everything about the experience region «Cradle of Switzerland» can be found at www.wiegederschweiz.ch
Literature
Cultural landscape guide, Around Lake Lucerne. Waldstätterweg & Weg der Schweiz. 2nd edition.
ISBN 978-3-03818-334-1
Author
Jonas Ulrich
Organization
Schwyzer Wanderwege
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Highlights
- Schillerstein
- Rütli
- “Schiller-Balcony”
- Viewpoint “Marienhöhe”
- Zwyssighaus in Bauen
Ascent option Treib-Seelisberg-Bahn
The Treib-Seelisberg railway runs year-round to and from all ship services in Treib and connects to the post bus in Seelisberg.
Additional option: Bauen–Isenthal–Isleten
A sporty route on the old land connection between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri. Ascent and descent on daringly built mountain paths with attractive viewing platforms. In between, a peaceful valley hike in the secluded Isenthal.
Map
Hiking map «Weg der Schweiz» 1:25,000 / Federal Office of Topography, Swisstopo.
ISBN 978-3-302-32599-6
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