To celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation, the Swiss Path, aka “Weg der Schweiz” was built around the southern end of Lake Luzern or Vierwaldstättersee.
The trail is broken into stages, each easily accessible by public transportation, so you can walk as little or much as you like.
Because of lower elevation, this trail is a great choice for spring (April and May) before mountain trails are ready for summer hiking.
We’ve hiked the whole trail, in four separate trips, each section with its positives and negatives. Below is an overview of the whole Swiss path, with descriptions of each stage.
Quick info
| Region | Lake Lucerne Region |
| Location: | Brunnen |
| By car: | Parking at Parkstrasse 1, 6440 Brunnen SZ, the boat to trail From Zürich 45 mins, Lucerne 40 mins |
| By public transport: | Brunnen train station From Zürich 1h, Lucerne 47 mins |
| Trail: | multi-stage trail |
| Distance: | 35km – divided into 6 stages |
| Difficulty: | moderate |
| Condition: | mixed: road, gravel, alpine dirt |
| Open: | April to October |
| Cost: | boats and public transport to connect ends of hike, no mountain transport required |
| Services: | restaurants in villages along the way |
| More info: | www.weg-der-schweiz.ch • weather • webcam |
Swiss Path Trail Overview
The full Swiss Path is 35 km, from Brunnen to Seelisberg, as shown below. You can see the official maps on the Weg der Schweiz website.
Here are the public transport connections along the trail. These allow you to start and stop at different points along the trail.
- Brunnen train station and Brunnen ferry
- Rütli ferry and Seelisberg village above
- Bauen – ferry
- Isleten – ferry and bus
- Flüelen – train and ferry
- Sisikon – train and ferry
- Morschach – bus
2 responses
Hello,
The link for section E and F doesn’t seem to be ‘on’.
Regards.
Thank you for pointing this out! I fixed the link so it should be working now.