Furka-Höhenweg

Name: Furka-Höhenweg
Address: CH

Reported OSM relation: SchweizMobil regional hiking route 51, Furka-Höhenweg, Oberwald to Andermatt, 34.2 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.

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Distance 34.2 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 2d · SAC T2 · Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)

Last checked 2026-10-07

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Furka-Höhenweg, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/furka-hohenweg

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

Byline

The Hiking World editorial team · author

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-10-26T12:19:22.978Z

Representative point on Furka-Höhenweg: 46.590°, 8.460°, about 2458 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 4°C, Partly cloudy.

2026-10-26 Overcast, -4–4°C
2026-10-27 Partly cloudy, 2–9°C
2026-10-28 Overcast, 1–4°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Altitude weather delta

High 2,458 m minus low 1,366 m is 1,092 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 7.1 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

Stored line for Furka-Höhenweg, from 46.531°, 8.343° to 46.637°, 8.594°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts46.531, 8.343

Distance34.2 km

osm:relation:1108176 · read 2026-09-09

Ascent+1,844 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional

Descent1,774 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-10-07 · provisional

High point2,458 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Low point1,366 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Routepoint-to-point

Days2

Seasonunverified

GradeWanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Catalog entry

DifficultyWanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page

Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade): Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1: Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

schweizmobil.ch · verified 2026-09-09

Elevation

Stored distance is 34.2 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (29.74 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 1108176 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.

OSM 2D length is 34.2 km (relation 1108176; network=rwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz, ref=51). lengthKm is verified: 34.2 km is 1.44% under the official 34.7 km (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-51; ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint.

DEM high 2,458 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 1,844 m is the same order as the official 2,100 m figure (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). High point left as Copernicus.

Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and inns exist; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Permits, closures, and hazards on this page are a citation, not a substitute for the issuer’s current notice.

No permit required.

Getting there

Sourced legs to the Oberwald (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.

Rail · Geneva (GVA) → Oberwald
Geneva Airport is a usual air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). Rail/PostBus toward Oberwald (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberwald,_Valais, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 51 (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-51, checked 2026-09-09). Uri at the Andermatt finish.
en.wikipedia.org · read 2026-09-09 · wikidata · provisional

No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). SAC and private hut booking is logistics.

Plan from your location

Type a city, then pick a match. These links open external search tools — they do not fetch fares or timetables.

Getting there car-free

Oberwald (OSM line start): car-free flag yes.
Andermatt (OSM line end): car-free flag yes.

Trailheads

Oberwald (OSM line start) car-free: yes
Official start at Oberwald (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-51, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberwald,_Valais, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
Andermatt (OSM line end) car-free: yes
Official finish at Andermatt (same SchweizMobil page, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andermatt, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.

Hazards

Length: official 34.7 km / 2,100 m of walking ascent over 2 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).
No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network; SAC and private hut booking is logistics, not a trail permit (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). There is no walking fee on that page.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Furka-Höhenweg?

No trail permit is listed as required on this record for Furka-Höhenweg.

How difficult is Furka-Höhenweg?

Furka-Höhenweg is graded Wanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Length: official 34.7 km / 2,100 m of walking ascent over 2 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).

How long is Furka-Höhenweg?

The OSM 2-D length on this record is 34.2 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

How do I get to Furka-Höhenweg?

The record’s base start is Oberwald (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Geneva Airport (GVA). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.