Etzel Kulm Mountain Restaurant – St. Meinrad Chapel loop from Freienbach SBB
Etzel Kulm Mountain Restaurant – St. Meinrad Chapel loop from Freienbach SBB
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Etzel Kulm Mountain Restaurant – St. Meinrad Chapel loop from Freienbach SBB
07:15
23.8km
790m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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4.99 km
Richterswil Ferry Harbor
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15.1 km
View of Lake Sihl
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16.2 km
View of the Sihlsee and Lake Zurich from the summit of Etzel
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Information at: etzel-kulm.com
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16.2 km
Etzel Kulm Mountain Restaurant
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The Etzel Kulm is still car-free. If necessary, a driving permit can be obtained from the tenants.
etzel-kulm.com
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17.0 km
St. Meinrad Chapel (Etzel Chapel)
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17.1 km
St. Meinrad
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The originally wooden pilgrim house dates back to the 14th century. After a fire in 1759, today's inn was built according to plans by brother Kaspar Braun, who also built the stables in Einsiedeln. In 1983 the building underwent a thorough restoration.
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etzelpass
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17.2 km
Pilgrimage trail to St. Meinrad
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22.0 km
Pfäffikon Castle
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History of the castle complex (castle tower)
In the years 965/72 the German emperors donated the two farms Pfäffikon and Wollerau to the Einsiedeln monastery. The Benedictine monastery built a storage facility in Pfäffikon to store the population's donations in kind.
In the middle of the 13th century, Abbot Anselm von Schwanden had today's castle tower built to ward off enemy attacks and to protect the income from the monastery lands. Since the complex repeatedly had to serve as an abbot's residence, residential buildings were built near the tower complex under the direction of Abbot Burkhard von Weissenburg at the beginning of the 15th century. From then on the castle was called the «Weissenburg».
The complex was very important for Einsiedeln Abbey, as the following examples illustrate. In 1480 the abbot was elected here, and in 1577 it served as a place of refuge for the Einsiedeln monks for 7 months when the monastery and the village of Einsiedeln fell victim to a major fire. The "Weissenburg" also repeatedly received important visitors such as various Schwyz bailiffs and magistrates and the papal nuncio. The castle complex served the monastery as an administrative center until the 18th century and was finally replaced by the newly built baroque governor's office next to it.
As a defensive structure, Pfäffikon Castle was not only subordinate to Einsiedeln Abbey, but also to the governors of the courts, the Lords of Rapperswil, the Counts of Habsburg, Zurich and Schwyz. As a result, the castle was involved in numerous military conflicts.
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlossanlage_Pf%C3%A4ffikon
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23.8 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.69 km
6.01 km
4.88 km
1.87 km
1.57 km
688 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.36 km
5.02 km
4.40 km
3.34 km
2.85 km
808 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,070 m)
Lowest point (410 m)
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Saturday 8 August
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