ViaJacobi, Stage 25/33

National route No. 4, Stage 26: Werthenstein – Willisau

Description

National route: No. 4 ()
Length: 14 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 340 m • ↓ 340 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 550 m • 672 m
Hiking time: 3 h 40 min
Grade: easy
Fitness level: medium

National route No. 4:: Stages; 0. Payerne – Moudon (Curtilles); 0. Interlaken – Spiez; 0. Fischingen – Rapperswil (SG); 0. Märstetten – Fischingen; 0. Spiez – Wattenwil; 0. Rapperswil (SG) – Einsiedeln; 0. Huttwil – Burgdorf; 0. Flüeli-Ranft – Brünigpass; 0. Moudon – Lausanne; 0. Stans – Flüeli-Ranft; 0. Burgdorf – Bern (Bärengraben); 0. Fribourg – Romont (FR); 0. Bern (Bärengraben) – Rüeggisberg; 0. Willisau – Huttwil; 0. Einsiedeln – Schwyz; 0. Brünigpass – Interlaken; 0. Lausanne – Rolle; 0. Genève – Charrot (Grenze); 0. Wattwil – Rapperswil (SG); 0. Siebnen – Einsiedeln (St. Meinrad); 0. Wattenwil – Schwarzenburg; 0. Rorschach – Herisau; 0. Kreuzlingen (Konstanz, D) – Märstetten; 0. Schwarzenburg – Fribourg; 0. Commugny – Genève; 0. Wattwil (Neuhaus) – Siebnen; 0. Werthenstein – Willisau; 0. Schwyz – Stans; 0. Romont (FR) – Moudon; 0. Herisau – Wattwil; 0. Fribourg (Villars-sur-Glâne) – Payerne

The old country road from Werthenstein to Willisau was part of a vital east-west connection since the 15th century. The late medieval route includes unique elements such as trails along slopes and sunken lanes, hedges, various surfaces and striking individual trees.

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