{"id":3438,"date":"2022-09-01T07:18:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/switzerlandbylocals.com\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2022-12-04T17:55:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T17:55:05","slug":"3-top-hikes-in-the-canton-schwyz-near-zurich-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/switzerlandbylocals.com\/en\/3-top-hikes-in-the-canton-schwyz-near-zurich-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Top Hikes in the Canton Schwyz near \u201eZurich Switzerland\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Experience three of the most beautiful hikes in Canton Schwyz. From the Grosser Mythen to the ridge hike at Fronalpstock to the moor of Rothenthurm. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Text and pictures by Marc Gottwald<\/p>\n

The canton of Schwyz impresses with its natural beauty and unique hikes. This makes it a popular destination for “Zurich Switzerland”, among others. Here I present three of the most beautiful hikes.<\/p>\n

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    Grosser Mythen Hike<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Grosser Mythen<\/a> is the best-known mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and yes, even in Switzerland. Because only a few mountains present themselves so strikingly to a large audience, apart from the Matterhorn in Zermatt.<\/a> The mountain has even made it onto a huge painting in the Federal Palace in Bern or onto the painting in the railway station of Basel Switzerland. That’s why it’s worth climbing this mountain on the “Grosser Mythen Hike”.<\/p>\n

    By the way: With over 11,000 posts on Instagram under the hashtag #grossermythen, the “Grosser Mythen” is one of the most hiked mountains in Switzerland that is not accessible by cable car. To shorten the hike by 300 metres in altitude, you can take the cable car from Brunni to Holzegg.<\/p>\n

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    If you want to do the “Grosser Mythen Hike” at sunrise, the cable car is still closed and there are around 800 metres of altitude to climb on the hike. The hike in Canton Schwyz is very strenuous. But after a good 2.5 hours at the top, all the exertion is forgotten. The view over Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug, Lake Lauerz and the Swiss Alps is simply indescribably beautiful and makes it a perfect destination from Zurich Switzerland!<\/p>\n

    You can also stop at the restaurant. However, they do not offer overnight accommodation. As there are no restaurants between Holzegg and Grosser Mythen, I recommend taking enough to drink with you. The ascent makes you thirsty, especially in warm summer temperatures.<\/p>\n

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      Fronalpstock Hike: Stoos – Fronalpstock<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Stoos<\/a> and the Fronalpstock is a pearl in the canton of Schwyz and also pretty close from \u201eZurich Switzerland<\/a>\u201c. What makes it even greater is that the place can be reached by the steepest funicular railway in the world. The most famous hike is the “Gratwanderung Fronalpstock”, you may also know it as “Gratwanderung Stoos”.<\/p>\n

      In this second top hike in the canton of Schwyz, I would like to introduce the hike “Stoos Fronalpstock” rather than the most famous “Stoos hike”. Of course you can also take the “cable car” to get to the Fronalpstock from Stoos in about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

      The “Hike” to the Fronalpstock takes around 2 hours and is 600 metres in altitude. Passing many cows, the steady climb up to this mountain in the Swiss Alps is very pleasant. As soon as you arrive at the farm in Oberfrontal, the path becomes steeper and leads to the Fronalpstock with many hairpin bends. Once you got to the ridge, you do the last section of the most famous Fronalpstock hike, the so-called “Fronalpstock Ridge Hike”. <\/a><\/p>\n

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      The view over Lake Lucerne<\/a> and the surrounding Swiss Alps is magnificent. Yes, the Fronalpstock above Stoos is a highlight in Canton Schwyz and so close from Zurich Switzerland. But the word has spreaded. That’s why I recommend visiting the Fronalpstock during the week if possible and not during the summer holidays. On the “Stoos Fronalpstock” hike itself, apart from the last section of the “ridge hike”, you won’t meet many people. There is often fog on Stoos and Fronalpstock. Therefore, I recommend looking at the webcam in the morning.<\/p>\n

      If you want, you can take the “cable car” back to the village. You can also hike back down on a different path, in which case it would be a circular hike (approx. 1.5 h). Here you also have a great view to the “Grosser Mythen”.<\/p>\n

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      You get the whole hiking route in this Switzerland map:<\/p>\n