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Local route · Zurich · Switzerland

Nieder-Steinmaur - Schöfflisdorf

Hiking route · 3.3 km · 92 m ↑ · 1 h · T1
By public transport
Distance3.3 kmone way
Ascent92 mdescent 60 m
Highest point514 mlowest 439 m
Walking time1 hDIN 33466, no breaks
GradeT1hiking
Efforteasytime and climb
iThe route

Nieder-Steinmaur - Schöfflisdorf in brief

Nieder-Steinmaur - Schöfflisdorf is a 3.3 km hiking route (T1) from Steinmaur to Oberweningen, Zurich, Switzerland.

It climbs 92 m and descends 60 m, topping out at 514 m; it starts at 439 m and ends at 471 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 1 h without breaks (4 km an hour on the level, 300 m an hour uphill, 500 m downhill).

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking). In terms of effort it counts as easy.

0% of the way is on natural paths, 59% on gravel and 41% on tarmac; 15% of it runs through forest.

The best months are March–April and September, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 25° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.

Facts

Distance
3.3 km
Ascent / descent
92 m / 60 m
Highest / lowest point
514 m / 439 m
Walking time
1 h
Grade
T1 · hiking
Effort
easy
Steepest kilometre
4 %
In forest
15 %
Best months
Mar–Apr · Sep
Start
Steinmaur
Finish
Oberweningen
Network
Local route
iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m
Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.
iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

  1. Janpossible
  2. Febpossible
  3. Margood
  4. Aprgood
  5. Maygood, wetter
  6. Jungood, wetter
  7. Julgood, wetter
  8. Auggood, wetter
  9. Sepgood
  10. Octgood, wetter
  11. Novpossible
  12. Decpossible

Climate at the high point (514 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high4°5°10°15°19°23°25°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation94 mm83 mm96 mm90 mm126 mm127 mm130 mm122 mm103 mm106 mm94 mm114 mm
Daylight8 h 52 min10 h 16 min11 h 51 min13 h 36 min15 h 06 min15 h 56 min15 h 36 min14 h 18 min12 h 37 min10 h 56 min9 h 21 min8 h 28 min
ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

kmWhatNameElevation
0.0Town or villageSteinmaur · 0.7 km off the route457 m
0.0Town or villageNeerach · 2.8 km off the route448 m
0.0Town or villageDielsdorf · 1.5 km off the route435 m
0.5Town or villageRegensberg · 1.0 km off the route597 m
3.1Town or villageOberweningen · 0.7 km off the route476 m
3.1Drinking water––
3.3Town or villageSchleinikon · 1.4 km off the route469 m
3.3Railway stationSchöfflisdorf-Oberweningen461 m
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

  • Natural path 0 %
  • Gravel 59 %
  • Tarmac 41 %

Forest

  • under trees 15 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 65 %
  • 5–10 %: 22 %
  • 10–15 %: 10 %
  • 15–25 %: 3 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 0 %
ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
47.49242° N, 8.44622° E · 439 m
Finish
47.49966° N, 8.41625° E · 471 m
Car park at the start
yes · 72 m
Stop at the start
Steinmaur · Railway station · 250 m
Stop at the finish
Schöfflisdorf-Oberweningen · Railway station · 368 m
Nearest airport
Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 8.6 km
Nearest airport
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 70.5 km

Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error