Weg der Schweiz – Stage 1: Seelisberg (Rütli) – Bauen

You take the boat about 10 minutes from Brunnen to Rütli station. At the Rütli inn, the Weg der Schweiz starts and mostly leads you through the forest in numerous curves up to Seelisberg, which is about 350 meters higher. If you already need a refreshment, you can choose from various restaurants in the village.

Past the parish church and the pilgrimage chapel Maria Sonnenberg you reach the upper part of the village of Seelisberg. Here you have a wonderful view of Lake Uri and the Reuss delta. Directly at your feet you can discover the Rütli meadow.

Just before the freshly scented pine forest, a playground invites you to linger. Soon after you reach Beroldingen Castle with a magnificent view over Lake Uri. From now on, it goes first gently downhill to Wyler “Wyssig” and then steeply down to the Mediterranean Bauen over 960 stone steps on an old mule track.