Stoos Ridge Trail without lifts | 1922m

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For the same path, Komoot App displays these data below:
Time Required6:20h
Ascent780m
Descent790m
Path Length12.9 km


The info below are taken from the website: https://swissfamilyfun.com/stoos-ridgeline-hike/

How to get to Stoos

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, Stoosbahnwhich drops off directly at the funicular station.

Ticket prices

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.

DISCOUNTS 2022

  • Free with Tell Pass
  • GA card and Swiss Travel Pass – CHF 29
  • SBB Half-fare – CHF 40
  • SBB Junior card – kids ride free with parent

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.

Opening hours

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.

  • The Stoos funicular train runs daily, year round, except during a maintenance period, usually end of April to beginning of May. It runs every 30 mins starting at 7:10
  • The Fronalpstock chair lifts start summer season on 7 May 2022, running through 29 Oct 2022. These lifts run daily from 9:00 – 16:00. On Saturdays, they run later into the evening so people can visit the retaurant.
  • The Klingenstock lift is open daily from 11 June 2022 through 16 Oct 2022. Then it is open through 1 Nov 2022 on weekends and public holidays, if there is a good weather. 
Technical Difficulty Medium Difficult
Gear
Popularity 2
Highest point 1922m
Total gain 937m
Total loss 937m
Duration 05h19m
Distance 13.3Km
Rating 1014

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