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#218 of 300 · Mythen, Schwyz Prealps

Grosser Mythen

SwitzerlandSchwyz

From Holzegg a path of 47 hairpins, secured with railings and chains in places, zigzags up the steep flank of this limestone pyramid to a small summit restaurant with views over Lake Lucerne and the central Alps.

Distance
5 km
Out and back
Ascent
520 m
High point 1,898 m
Time
3 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jun–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Holzegg (cable car from Brunni)
Mythen, Schwyz Prealps

Route

Topographic map of Grosser Mythen, from Holzegg to Grosser MythenHolzeggGrosser MythenStart: HolzeggTurn-around: Grosser Mythen© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Holzegg
  2. Grosser Mythen
  3. back the same way

Wildlife along the route

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