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Stoos Ridge Hike

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4.8

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Stoos Ridge Hike

03:28

10.6km

790m

Hiking

The Stoos ridge hike offers you magnificent 360-degree views of the Swiss Alps and ten lakes. The starting point is in Stoos, which you can reach with the Stoosbahn. The tour requires sturdy shoes, surefootedness and a head for heights.

From the village you hike to the valley station of…

by Schwyz Tourismus

Last updated: October 1, 2024

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After 7.39 km for 1.68 km

After 9.12 km for 675 m

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Start point

Train Station

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2.92 km

Klingenstock

Highlight • Summit

Those who dare to ascend the Klingenstock-Runde on foot are full of joy when they arrive at the summit of Klingenstock – after all, they have conquered the most altitude meters. 😊

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3.44 km

Rot Turm

Highlight • Summit

Very beautiful hiking trail over the ridge with a breathtaking view of Lake Lucerne. This small peak is called Rot Turm.

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7.12 km

Fronalpstock Summit and Mountain Station

Highlight • Summit

On the Fronalpstock, one of the most beautiful views of Lake Lucerne awaits you. But the panoramic view of the surrounding mountains is also fantastic. With the ridge trail to …

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10.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.53 km

4.06 km

1.05 km

431 m

173 m

164 m

145 m

Surfaces

4.28 km

3.81 km

1.78 km

564 m

130 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,890 m)

Lowest point (1,300 m)

Weather

Thursday 20 August

16°C

11°C

99 %

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Comments

November 2, 2024,Gratwanderung Stoos - vom Klingenstock zum Fronalpstock

Beautiful ridge hike from Klingenstock to Fronalpstock in glorious weather - it was extremely warm. Fortunately, the fog had completely disappeared....

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October 10, 2022,Erlebnis: Gratwanderweg Stoos

Did a great balancing act yesterday. The view was always impressive and luckily the weather cooperated. The tour was actually planned the day before, but unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate. There are 2 ways to start this hike. Either you take the cog railway or cable car to get to Stooß. Then with the chairlift. Or you run upstairs. I …

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August 3, 2026,Gratwanderung Stoos, Klingenstock-Frontalpstock ⛰️🧗‍♀️🇨🇭

During this hike, we made use of the Stossbergbahn and two chairlifts.
With the mountain railway, we went from Schwyz to Stoos. Then to the Klingenstock chairlift. Once at the top, our ridge hike began.
With very warm temperatures, sweating was not long in coming.
The ascents and descents consist of steps that do not meet the norm!!! You have …

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August 27, 2024,🇨🇭🚶‍♀️Gratwanderung Stoos 😍

Beautiful ridge hiking trail from Klingenstock to Fronalpstock. Always with great views on all sides. Vertically down to the left is Lake Lucerne, to the right the view falls into the Muotatal. But also very touristy 🤷🏻‍♀️.
We took the cable cars to the top. Of course you could also hike the whole thing 🙃. A day ticket includes all …

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June 10, 2025,Gratwanderung Fronalpstock-Klingenstock

It was only about 400 meters of elevation gain and 6.5 km. The rest was 🚡 😉

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September 27, 2024,Gratwanderung: Ab Stoos vom Klingenstock bis zum Fronalpstock

The mountain railway to Stoos is the steepest funicular railway in the world with a gradient of 110%.

Arrival at Stoos
from Schwyz with the Schwyz-Stoos funicular (approx. 7 minutes)

Walk to the valley station of the Klingenstock chairlift
(approx. 15 minutes from the mountain station of the Schwyz-Stoos funicular)

Uphill ride with the Klingenstock chairlift (approx. 15 minutes)

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July 17, 2023,Gratwanderung – Fronalpstock Gipfel Runde von Stoos (Stoosbahn)

Beautiful mountain hike. with a great view

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October 1, 2023,🇨🇭Stoos-Fronalpstock-Klingenstock-Stoos (SZ)⛰️

To protect our knees, we took the 6-seater chairlift from Klingenstock down to Stoos.

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June 11, 2024

The Stoos ridge hike offers you magnificent 360-degree views of the Swiss Alps and ten lakes. The starting point is in Stoos, which you can reach with the Stoosbahn. The tour requires sturdy shoes, surefootedness and a head for heights.
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From the village you hike to the valley station of the Brunnerboden

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