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| Time Required | 6:20h |
| Ascent | 780m |
| Descent | 790m |
| Path Length | 12.9 km |
The valley station for the Stoos funicular is easily accessibly by car or bus.
By car: Drive to the Stoosbahn parking at Grundstrasse 232, 6430 Schwyz. There is a parking garage next to the funicular and open-air parking across the street. Take a parking ticket as you enter. You can pay by card or cash at the end of your day. If this parking lot is full, keep driving down the valley to the overflow parking, where they provide a shuttle back to the funicular train.
By public transport: Take a train to Schwyz, Bahnhof then bus #1 to Schwyz, Stoosbahn, which drops off directly at the funicular station.
For this hike, you’ll need the “Stoos Peak Experience Ticket” (in German, they call it Gipfel Erlebnisticket or Tageskarte). This includes return trip on the funicular to the Stoos village and the two chair lifts necessary for the hike.
In summer 2022, this ticket costs CHF 50/adult, CHF 20/children 6-15, under age 6 free.
You can purchase tickets online here, but you don’t have to purchase them in advance. They don’t sell out. You can always purchase them onsite for the ticket desk or automated ticket machine.
Summer hiking season at Stoos is usually early June through October. In good weather, the lifts often open for weekends and holidays starting mid-May. Check the website for opening current times.
| Technical Difficulty | Medium Difficult | |||||||||||
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| Popularity | 2 | |||||||||||
| Highest point | 1922m | |||||||||||
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| Total gain | 937m | |||||||||||
| Total loss | 937m | |||||||||||
| Duration | 05h19m | |||||||||||
| Distance | 13.3Km | |||||||||||
| Rating | 1014 | |||||||||||