Tell Trail Stage 1: Altdorf - Muotathal

Arrival in Altdorf and luggage drop-off. By post bus you travel to Bürglen with a subsequent cable car ride to Ruogig. The first section of the Tell Trail leads you along the Via Suworow over the Chinzig Pass. The Chinzig Pass impresses with bizarre rock formations and the view of the Alpine range in the Chinzer and Hürital valleys. The hiking trail continues through the Wängital, framed by peaks, and then along the Hüribach stream into the Muotathal.

Hiking time: 5.5 hours, distance: 18 km (excluding cable car & bus sections), ascent: 556 m (with cable cars: 1,636 m), descent: 1,468 m