Stall Beizli – Reuss Valley Nature Reserve loop from Ottenbach
Stall Beizli – Reuss Valley Nature Reserve loop from Ottenbach
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Stall Beizli – Reuss Valley Nature Reserve loop from Ottenbach
04:32
17.8km
60m
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: April 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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6.48 km
Maschwanden Village Center
Highlight • Settlement
The Rüssspitz nature reserve beyond the Lorze belongs to the extensive municipality of Hünenberg. Maschwanden borders on the municipality of Obfelden in the north, Mettmenstetten in the northeast, Knonau in the east and Cham in the canton of Zug in the south. In a document from 1260 Maschwanden is attested as a castle town (“in castro dicto Maswandon”). Maschwanden Castle and city were almost the same size as Regensberg. It was on a hill on the edge of the swamp area near the Lorze.
As with many such towns, the outer facades of the houses formed the ring wall. There was a defensive tower, heart wells, and craft businesses like blacksmiths and pottery.
The city of Maschwanden was under the rule of the barons of Eschenbach. Because of their participation in the royal murder of Albrecht I, the city of Maschwanden was destroyed by the Habsburgs in 1309 and never rebuilt. [7] Maschwanden came under Habsburg rule. In 1406, the city of Zurich acquired jurisdiction over the Maschwander Amt. The Obervogtei Maschwanden-Freiamt became part of the newly created Landvogtei Knonau in 1512.
Even before the town was destroyed, today's village of Maschwanden with the mill in the upper village and an inn in the center emerged north and east of it. When the village church was built in 1505, stones from the former town and castle were used again.
The former castle hill was completely removed by gravel mining in the 19th and 20th centuries. The last archaeological excavations took place in 1934. The profits from the community's own gravel plant accounted for around 20% of the community's income around 1890, which was able to finance various otherwise unrealizable projects.
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6.56 km
Stall Beizli
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Groups can also register here by telephone; payment is possible in cash and is now also possible via Twint.
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7.65 km
Bird Paradise on the Lorze River
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10.6 km
Reuss Valley Nature Reserve
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11.1 km
Schoren Schachen
Nature Reserve
12.0 km
Riverside Path Along the Reuss
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13.2 km
Biotope in Zurich Nature Reserve
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14.9 km
Aargau Coat of Arms Monument
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17.1 km
Historic Ottenbach Small Hydroelectric Power Plant
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17.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.4 km
3.23 km
1.56 km
915 m
727 m
Surfaces
6.43 km
5.82 km
1.81 km
1.49 km
1.42 km
826 m
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