Schwyz ridgeway

Hiking trail

You have to earn the panoramic view on the 1,579 m high Rossberg. You can only reach the highest point in Zug with muscle power.

Drei Männer mit Gleitschirmrucksäcken wandern über den Gnipen. Im Hintergrund geht die Sonne unter,

And the climb up the mountain, which is small by Swiss standards, is a tough one. No matter where you start your tour, the Rossberg always offers a sweaty passage. You will enjoy the magnificent view at the highest point, the Wildspitz, all the more.

And the climb up the mountain, which is small by Swiss standards, is a tough one. No matter where you start your tour, the Rossberg always offers a sweaty passage. You will enjoy the magnificent view at the highest point, the Wildspitz, all the more.

The landslide is also impressive.  Every year on 2 September, in the afternoon at five o'clock, the big bell of the Goldau parish church rings. This commemorates the terrible natural disaster of 1806. Within a few minutes, a gigantic mass of debris buried the valley between Rigi and Rossberg.

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