The Best Hiking Trails in Zürich
Explore Hiking TrailsTop 9 hiking trails in Zürich
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 1 Zurich to Adliswil
The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail) is a wonderful way to explore Zurich’s glistening lake and its surrounding woodlands, streams, marshlands and historical gems. Come across castles with mountain backdrops, elegant villas with sandy beaches to take a dip and medieval villages to welcome you in for a pitstop on this epic 10 stage circular hike....
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 2 Adliswil to Horgen
The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail) is a wonderful way to explore Zurich’s glistening lake and its surrounding woodlands, streams, marshlands and historical gems. Come across castles with mountain backdrops, elegant villas with sandy beaches to take a dip and medieval villages to welcome you in for a pitstop on this epic 10 stage circular hike....
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 3 Horgen to Richterswil
The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail) is a wonderful way to explore Zurich’s glistening lake and its surrounding woodlands, streams, marshlands and historical gems. Come across castles with mountain backdrops, elegant villas with sandy beaches to take a dip and medieval villages to welcome you in for a pitstop on this epic 10 stage circular hike....
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 4 Richterswil Horn to the Pfäffiker Unterdorf
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 8 Stäfa to Meilen
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 9 Meilen to Küsnacht
Pass by as many rich elegant villas as you do decrepit farm buildings on the penultimate stage of the Lake Zurich Trail. Fortunately the nature in the area has more harmony than the manmade development, with waterfalls, babbling brooks, pastures and hills all rolling into each other....
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The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail): Stage 10 Küsnacht Zurich Burgwies
The Zürichsee-Weg (Lake Zurich trail) is a wonderful way to explore Zurich’s glistening lake and its surrounding woodlands, streams, marshlands and historical gems. Come across castles with mountain backdrops, elegant villas with sandy beaches to take a dip and medieval villages to welcome you in for a pitstop on this epic 10 stage circular hike....
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Forch - Pfannenstiel - Meilen
Starting at Forch train station walk on to the village of Chaltenstein through shady woodland, and carry on until you hit an opening where you’ll find Pfannensteil (853m). From here you can enjoy great views of the Albis, Üetilberg, Greifensee, the Oberland and the Speer....
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Wädenswil - Hirzel - Au
From the Wädenswil railway station head uphill to Rötibodenholz and on to Waggital, Aahalden and Mugeren before coming to a nice picnic spot with excellent views of the surrounding rolling hills....
Top regions for hiking trails on Strava
- Adelboden - Lenk
- Arosa and Lenzerheide
- Balme
- Bern
- Bernese Oberland
- Engelberg
- Genève
- Glarus
- Graubünden
- Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren
- Kleine Scheidegg/Männlichen
- Meiringen-Hasliberg
- Mont Noble
- Mythenregion
- Obwalden
- Portes du Soleil
- Saas Fee
- Sankt Gallen
- Schwyz
- The Mischabel Range
- Ticino
- Uri
- Valais
- Vaud
- Verbier
- Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia
- Zürich