Züri Oberland-Höhenweg, Stage 1/4

Regional route No. 69, Stage 1: Winterthur – Girenbad

Description

Regional route: No. 69 (Winterthur – Rapperswil)
Length: 19 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 680 m • ↓ 400 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 439 m • 789 m
Hiking time: 5 h 15 min
Grade: easy
Fitness level: difficult

Regional route No. 69: Züri Oberland-Höhenweg: Stages; 1. Winterthur – Girenbad; 2. Girenbad – Hulftegg; 3. Hulftegg – Chrüzegg; 4. Chrüzegg – Rapperswil

25-m-high steel observation tower on Eschenberg. Along the Töss embankment to Kollbrunn, a part of Zell, well-known for its nativity play «D' Zäller Wiehnacht» (The Zell Christmas). Over sunny, well-farmed slopes to Hotel Gyrenbad with its historic ambiance.