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Waldstätterweg

Verified OSM relation: SchweizMobil regional hiking route 98, Waldstätterweg, Brunnen to Rütli, 114.2 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.

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  • The Hiking World editorial · author

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Lake Lucerne shore country on the Waldstätterweg

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

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Facts46.994, 8.605
Distance114.2 km
osm:relation:4859680 · 2026-09-09 · osm
Ascent+4,992 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
Descent5,001 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
High point1,039 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
Low point433 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days7
Seasonunverified
GradeWanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

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 · 2026-09-09

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 4859680 (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 114.2 km (relation 4859680; network=rwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz, ref=98). lengthKm is verified: 114.2 km is 0.70% under the official 115 km (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-98; 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 1,039 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 4,992 m is the same order as the official 4,831 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.

typicalDays 7 is the official SchweizMobil stage count (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-98, checked 2026-09-09), not Math.round(lengthKm/12) and not a duration statute. A calendar season is not published on the federal Route record; it is not invented here.

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

No permit required.

Getting there

Sourced legs to the Brunnen (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.

  1. Rail · Zurich (ZRH) → Brunnen

    Zurich Airport is a usual air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). Rail/PostBus toward Brunnen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunnen, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 98 (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-98, checked 2026-09-09). Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, and Uri around the lake; OSM walking 114.2 km with max stage gap 0.00 km (no boat excluded).

    en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-09 · wikidata · official · 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.

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Trailheads

  • Brunnen (OSM line start) car-free: yes
  • Rütli (OSM line end) car-free: yes

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Hazards

  • Length: official 115 km / 4,831 m of walking ascent over 7 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 Waldstätterweg?

No trail permit is listed on this record for Waldstätterweg.

How difficult is Waldstätterweg?

Waldstätterweg 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 115 km / 4,831 m of walking ascent over 7 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).

How long is Waldstätterweg?

The OSM 2-D length on this record is 114.2 km (verified). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

How do I get to Waldstätterweg?

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

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