Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Wädenswiler-Seeuferweg
HorgenWädenswil
- Distance
- 7.0 km
- Duration
- 1:45 h
- Ascent
- 20 m
- Descent
- 30 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
An excursion to the Zürichsee lake is always well worthwhile. The stretch from Horgen to Wädenswil affords particularly enchanting views over this popular body of water and the opportunity to enjoy a superb panorama.
The roughly seven-kilometre hike begins at the Horgen (See) stop. The yellow-waymarked hiking trail initially climbs gently through the houses of Horgen. The highest point, at around 410 m, is reached within the first kilometre; with only 20 metres of ascent in total, the route remains almost level. Before long, the trail draws close to Lake Zurich, and the shoreline opens up at Seepark.
Beyond Seerestaurant Meilibach, open meadows, stretches of shoreline and residential areas alternate. Around halfway along, the trail reaches the Au peninsula. Schloss Au, a manor house with parkland and agricultural land, lies around 200 m from the route. The trail stays closer to the lake and skirts the small Ausee, which belongs to the Au estate. It then continues without any significant ascent through Au and along Lake Zurich to Wädenswil. After just under two hours, the hike ends at Wädenswil railway station.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. Check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
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Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
