Küsnacht Scenery Walk #1
One of my favourite walks through the “Küsnachter Tobel”
(
Wikipedia
) and Itschnach bypassing some large villas with an interesting architecture and a spectacular view of the Alps.
Küsnachter Tobel (literally: Küsnacht gorge) is a small river canyon respective gorge on the southwestern slope of the Pfannenstiel mountain in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Walk Statistics
- Distance: 6.3 km
- Duration: 60 - 75 minutes
- Ascent: 161 m
- Descent: 170 m
- Steps: around 7000
Elevation Chart
- Low to Medium Fitness Level should be alright
How to get there
- Take Bus 912 from Zuerich-Bellevue to Itschnach-Rebweg (around a 19 minutes trip).
- Online Schedule. Bus will leave all 30 or 15 minutes.
The Route on Google Maps
The walk will bypass the following attractions
Dragon Cave
The myth-enshrouded dragon cave.
Rockfall 2014
In April 2014, a rock fall of a 250 tons stone took place. The six-meter-high Nagelfluh-Brocken came to a halt near the Dorfbach practically on the footpath. Nobody got hurt.
Big Falls
My favourite “big” falls in the Tobel, are always a fantastic scenery, be it in the summer …
… or winter …
View of the Alps
In the last quarter of the round trip you will get a gorgeous view of the Swiss Alps (if the weather condition permits), with the Zurich See lake in front.
