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Zurich
Bezirk Horgen
Richterswil

Sihl Waterfall – Teufenbach Pond loop from Samstagern

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Switzerland
Zurich
Bezirk Horgen
Richterswil

Sihl Waterfall – Teufenbach Pond loop from Samstagern

Moderate

4.4

(19)

95

hikers

Sihl Waterfall – Teufenbach Pond loop from Samstagern

04:02

14.5km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

225 m

Samstagern railway station

Highlight • Rest Area

It's often outside the fog. Here, the railway lines from Rapperswil to Biberbrugg and from Rapperswil to Einsiedeln meet, along with the SOB workshop. The tracks wind their way close …

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3.00 km

Hüttnersee

Nature Reserve

3

4.20 km

View of Sparenfirst

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Sparenfirst mountain rises 1136 meter above sea level and belongs to the municipality of Menzingen, in Canton of Zug.

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4

4.59 km

View of Hütten

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Hütten is the Southernmost municipality in the Canton of Zürich. The village was first mentioned as "Ze dien Huitten" in 1270, but it's political founding date is formally the 15 of December 1799 when the first municipality meeting occurred.

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5

4.96 km

Hütten Run-of-River Power Plant

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The run-of-river power plants on the Sihl used the water of the Sihl in the Sihl Valley almost continuously from Lake Sihl (889 m above sea level) about 40 kilometers …

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6

5.47 km

Sihl Waterfall

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Wild and romantic river course

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7

5.69 km

Bench by the River

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8

8.71 km

Teufenbach Pond

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What this highlight means is the Teufenbachweiher:
Very nice, quiet place, away from traffic, with a beautiful bank path to the south and a meadow path on the northern bank.

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13.1 km

Lake Hüttner

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This circular hike is easy. A visit to the Bäsenbizen is also nice, resp. a bath in the Hüttnersee.

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14.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.34 km

4.28 km

1.54 km

947 m

356 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.41 km

3.42 km

2.66 km

2.24 km

371 m

356 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

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Weather

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Thursday 6 August

25°C

14°C

45 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2025,Schweiz: Sihl – Rund ums Hüttner Seeli Runde von Schönenberg
We traveled to Switzerland for two nights to attend a theater premiere in Zug. We stayed at the Hotel Restaurant Rössli, a small hotel near Zug. On the day we arrived in Schönenberg, we took a short walk in summery temperatures. We started from the hotel parking lot and passed the village church, which, unusually, has its organ at the …

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According to the weather forecast, the sky should be cloudy but remain dry for a few more hours. So we looked under "planned tours" and found this hike (thanks to @Gitti for the template). We did them in the opposite direction, but in the end it doesn't matter.
Unfortunately, the sun didn't really come through the whole time, and luckily …

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A very beautiful and varied hike.

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