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Eulachersteg – Buch am Irchel loop from Winterthur Hegi

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Switzerland
Zurich

Eulachersteg – Buch am Irchel loop from Winterthur Hegi

Moderate

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Eulachersteg – Buch am Irchel loop from Winterthur Hegi

02:37

41.3km

400m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.73 km for 166 m

After 8.07 km for 84 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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9.17 km

Eulachersteg

Highlight • Bridge

Directly at the mouth of the Eulach there is a covered timber bridge, built in 1992 from 70 Winterthur silver firs.

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15.6 km

The farmer Urs K. Weilenmann has created striking iron sculptures, including a “rhingozeros” made of 8,000 rings.

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17.8 km

Buch am Irchel

Highlight • Settlement

Buch am Irchel was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1089. Count Kuno von Achalm-Wülflingen gave part of the village and the church to the Zwiefalten monastery in Württemberg. Buch came into Habsburg possession in the 13th century.

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21.4 km

Berg am Irchel village center

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Luckily there's a fountain here!

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21.4 km

Pretty town center with numerous half-timbered buildings.

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29.5 km

Rest Area on Henggarterweg

Highlight (Segment) • Rest Area

The cycle path runs along the old Schaffhauserstrasse – a very busy road in the 1980s and 1990s, which was closed after the construction of the Winterthur-Henggart section of the A4 motorway. It now runs partly through a nature reserve.

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40.2 km

Hegi Castle

Highlight • Castle

A beautiful, winding route outside of peak motorized traffic times.

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40.7 km

Reismühle Hegi Historic Sawmill

Highlight • Historical Site

The Hegi rice mill is a historic sawmill that was powered by water power. Today the facility is maintained by an association. In the summer months, sawmill demonstrations take place, showing how work used to be done.

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41.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

13.1 km

8.18 km

2.66 km

250 m

148 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.5 km

816 m

545 m

357 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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Thursday 4 June

17°C

9°C

45 %

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