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Regional route · Uri · Switzerland

Swiss Path

99Hiking route · 35.0 km · 1,380 m ↑ · 4 stages · T1
Official signposted routeBy public transportMulti-day
Distance35.0 kmone way
Ascent1,380 mdescent 1,380 m
Highest point876 mlowest 433 m
Walking time10 hofficial
GradeT1hiking
Effortmulti-day4 stages
Swiss Path
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iThe route

Swiss Path in brief

Swiss Path is a 35.0 km hiking route (T1) from Seelisberg to Ingenbohl, Uri, Switzerland.

It climbs 1,380 m and descends 1,380 m, topping out at 876 m; it starts at 434 m and ends at 439 m.

The official walking times of its 4 stages add up to about 10 hours.

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking).

59% of the route runs through forest.

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

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 23° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish.

Facts

99
Distance
35.0 km
Ascent / descent
1,380 m / 1,380 m
Highest / lowest point
876 m / 433 m
Walking time
10 h
Grade
T1 · hiking
Effort
multi-day
Steepest kilometre
28 %
In forest
59 %
Best months
Apr · Oct
Start
Seelisberg
Finish
Ingenbohl
Network
Regional route · 99
Stages
4
iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m · dashed lines: stage ends
Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.
iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

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

Climate at the high point (876 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°9°13°17°21°23°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low-4°-4°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-3°
Precipitation111 mm110 mm136 mm132 mm179 mm196 mm212 mm213 mm163 mm119 mm131 mm131 mm
Daylight8 h 56 min10 h 18 min11 h 51 min13 h 35 min15 h 02 min15 h 52 min15 h 32 min14 h 15 min12 h 36 min10 h 57 min9 h 24 min8 h 33 min
ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

kmWhatNameElevation
3.6Town or villageSeelisberg851 m
9.3SightBauen–
11.7Town or villageIsleten441 m
16.4Town or villageSeedorf · 1.1 km off the route446 m
19.8Town or villageFlüelen431 m
19.9SightSacred Heart Parish Church with cemetery, ossuary and rectory–
26.7Town or villageSisikon438 m
32.3Town or villageMorschach648 m
34.1Town or villageIngenbohl · 0.6 km off the route438 m
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

  • under trees 59 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 45 %
  • 5–10 %: 19 %
  • 10–15 %: 14 %
  • 15–25 %: 13 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 10 %
viiStages

4 stages from start to finish

#StageDistanceAscentDescentHighest pointWalking timeGrade
1Seelisberg (Rütli) – Bauen9.4 km520 m520 m877 m3 hT1
2Bauen – Flüelen10.1 km80 m80 m529 m2 h 25 minT1
3Flüelen – Sisikon7.3 km300 m300 m543 m2 h 15 minT1
4Sisikon – Brunnen8.3 km480 m480 m821 m2 h 40 minT1
Average stage: 8.8 km; shortest 7.3 km, longest 10.1 km.
viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Swiss Path, km 0
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Swiss Path, km 9
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Swiss Path, km 12
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Swiss Path, km 20
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Swiss Path, km 20
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ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
46.97050° N, 8.59330° E · 434 m
Finish
46.99372° N, 8.60548° E · 439 m
Car park at the start
none mapped within 500 m
Stop at the start
none within 800 m
Stop at the finish
Brunnen · Railway station · 540 m
Nearest airport
Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 54.3 km
Nearest airport
Bern Airport (BRN) · 83.3 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