Edit event: Sunset Afterwork Hike: Zugerberg Loop

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<p data-start="142" data-end="365">A relaxed afterwork hike to kick off the extended weekend on&nbsp;<span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Zugerberg</span>, ending with a sunset at the panoramic viewpoint&nbsp;<span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Hochwacht</span>&nbsp;Zug.</span></p><p data-start="367" data-end="649">This is an easy, beginner-friendly hike suitable for all fitness levels. We’ll start with the funicular ride up and then follow a scenic loop through forest paths and open landscapes, including the Zugerberg high moor area (a protected natural bog landscape typical of the plateau).</p><p data-start="651" data-end="861">The highlight of the hike is reaching Hochwacht, located at the northern end of the Zugerberg ridge between Lake Zug and Lake Ägeri, offering stunning panoramic views!</p><p data-start="863" data-end="1067">We plan to reach the viewpoint around&nbsp;<span data-start="38" data-end="47" style="font-weight: 700;">20:15</span>, just before sunset at&nbsp;<span data-start="71" data-end="80" style="font-weight: 700;">20:35</span>. That gives us time to relax, have a picnic, and enjoy the changing colors of the sky from one of the benches on the platform.</p><p></p><p data-start="1069" data-end="1171">After sunset, we will descend together back to the funicular station (approx. 15 minutes walk, 900 m).</p>

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<ul data-start="1199" data-end="1398" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><li data-section-id="8e0tjr" data-start="1199" data-end="1223"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span><span data-start="1201" data-end="1214" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Distance:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> 6.3 km</span></li><li data-section-id="1ll222o" data-start="1224" data-end="1254"><span data-start="1226" data-end="1239" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Duration:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> ~1h 45min</span></li><li data-section-id="1ll222o" data-start="1224" data-end="1254"><span helvetica="" neue",="" helvetica,="" arial,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 12px;="" font-style:="" normal;="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-variant-caps:="" letter-spacing:="" orphans:="" 2;="" text-align:="" start;="" text-indent:="" 0px;="" text-transform:="" none;="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" -webkit-text-stroke-width:="" white-space:="" background-color:="" rgb(255,="" 255,="" 255);="" text-decoration-thickness:="" initial;="" text-decoration-style:="" text-decoration-color:="" float:="" display:="" inline="" !important;"="" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Average Speed</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">:</span> 3,6 km/h</span></li><li data-section-id="j88h5a" data-start="1255" data-end="1284"><span data-start="1257" data-end="1276" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Elevation gain:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> ~110 m</span></li><li data-section-id="19lrqop" data-start="1285" data-end="1329"><span data-start="1287" data-end="1302" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Difficulty:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> Easy / beginner friendly</span></li><li data-section-id="m1k43o" data-start="1330" data-end="1398"><span data-start="1332" data-end="1347" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Trail type:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> Well-maintained paths, accessible for all levels</span></li></ul><h3 data-section-id="1053am1" data-start="1400" data-end="1421" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">📍 Meeting point:</span></h3><p data-start="1422" data-end="1555" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline" style="font-size: 12px;">Zugerbergbahn</span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> valley station – Schönegg</span><br data-start="1485" data-end="1488"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Schönegg 31, 6300 Zug (</span><a data-start="1513" data-end="1554" rel="noopener" target="_new" class="decorated-link" href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RB5KvGNdowUXS5QA"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RB5KvGNdowUXS5QA</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px;">)</span></p><h3 data-section-id="fjvbk4" data-start="1557" data-end="1573" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">🚠 Schedule:</span></h3><ul data-start="1574" data-end="1715" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><li data-section-id="x9axrg" data-start="1574" data-end="1606"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Funicular departure: </span><span data-start="1597" data-end="1606" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">18:26</span></span></li><li data-section-id="1iu1ggb" data-start="1607" data-end="1652"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Start of hike (top station): ~18:40</span></li><li data-section-id="t3hgqu" data-start="1696" data-end="1715"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Sunset: </span><span data-start="1706" data-end="1715" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">20:35</span></span></li></ul><h3 data-section-id="1nwq8iy" data-start="1717" data-end="1737" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">🌄 After sunset:</span></h3><ul data-start="1738" data-end="1857" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><li data-section-id="1xe3od8" data-start="1738" data-end="1785"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Walk back to funicular: ~15 minutes (900 m)</span></li><li data-section-id="1egwaf3" data-start="1786" data-end="1857"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Return options:</span><ul data-start="1806" data-end="1857"><li data-section-id="5s2g2n" data-start="1806" data-end="1833"><span data-start="1808" data-end="1827" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">20:56 funicular</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">, or</span></li><li data-section-id="1a3jsvc" data-start="1836" data-end="1857"><span data-start="1838" data-end="1857" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">21:26 funicular</span></span></li></ul></li></ul><h3 data-section-id="31eikz" data-start="1859" data-end="1880" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">🎒 What to bring:</span></h3><ul data-start="1881" data-end="2017" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><li data-section-id="16saow7" data-start="1881" data-end="1928"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Headlamp </span></li><li data-section-id="137symm" data-start="1929" data-end="1974"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Warm clothing</span></li><li data-section-id="18kz002" data-start="1975" data-end="2017"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Water + own food/snacks </span></li></ul><h3 data-section-id="4x068i" data-start="2019" data-end="2033" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">🚗 Access:</span></h3><ul data-start="2034" data-end="2198" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><li data-section-id="t5bugm" data-start="2034" data-end="2099"><span style="font-size: 12px;">By car: parking available at Schönegg funicular station (Zug)</span></li><li data-section-id="urowk4" data-start="2100" data-end="2147"><span style="font-size: 12px;">By public transport: bus to “Zug, Schönegg”</span></li><li data-section-id="1qx6k4k" data-start="2148" data-end="2198"><span style="font-size: 12px;">From Zürich or Lucerne: ~35–45 min travel time</span></li></ul><h3 data-section-id="1sm8av" data-start="2200" data-end="2220" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12px;">🚆 My departure:</span></h3><ul data-start="2221" data-end="2254" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><li data-section-id="yr3yn6" data-start="2221" data-end="2254"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Train</span> from Zürich HB: </span><span data-start="2245" data-end="2254"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">17:35 (Pl. 8) </span>and then <strong data-start="230" data-end="239">18:08</strong><span style="font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 700;"> bus</span> from Zug Metalli/Bahnhof B (line 603) to Schönegg</span></span></li></ul>

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T2 - Sunset Afterwork Hike: Zugerberg Loop

30^Apr Thu
18:20

Organized by: Karla Stanic

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Sunset Afterwork Hike: Zugerberg Loop

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A relaxed afterwork hike to kick off the extended weekend on Zugerberg, ending with a sunset at the panoramic viewpoint Hochwacht Zug.

This is an easy, beginner-friendly hike suitable for all fitness levels. We’ll start with the funicular ride up and then follow a scenic loop through forest paths and open landscapes, including the Zugerberg high moor area (a protected natural bog landscape typical of the plateau).

The highlight of the hike is reaching Hochwacht, located at the northern end of the Zugerberg ridge between Lake Zug and Lake Ägeri, offering stunning panoramic views!

We plan to reach the viewpoint around 20:15, just before sunset at 20:35. That gives us time to relax, have a picnic, and enjoy the changing colors of the sky from one of the benches on the platform.

After sunset, we will descend together back to the funicular station (approx. 15 minutes walk, 900 m).

Good to know

Distance: 6.3 km
Duration: ~1h 45min
Average Speed: 3,6 km/h
Elevation gain: ~110 m
Difficulty: Easy / beginner friendly
Trail type: Well-maintained paths, accessible for all levels

📍 Meeting point:

Zugerbergbahn valley station – Schönegg
Schönegg 31, 6300 Zug (https://maps.app.goo.gl/7RB5KvGNdowUXS5QA)

🚠 Schedule:

Funicular departure: 18:26
Start of hike (top station): ~18:40
Sunset: 20:35

🌄 After sunset:

Walk back to funicular: ~15 minutes (900 m)
Return options:
- 20:56 funicular, or
- 21:26 funicular

🎒 What to bring:

Headlamp
Warm clothing
Water + own food/snacks

🚗 Access:

By car: parking available at Schönegg funicular station (Zug)
By public transport: bus to “Zug, Schönegg”
From Zürich or Lucerne: ~35–45 min travel time

🚆 My departure:

Train from Zürich HB: 17:35 (Pl. 8) and then 18:08 bus from Zug Metalli/Bahnhof B (line 603) to Schönegg

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She Hikes 1 week ago

I'd be happy to join some other day ;-)

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