Stoosbahn
Rotating cars.
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The Stoos ridge walk follows the crest of a mountain ridge above the car-free village of Stoos in the canton of Schwyz, central Switzerland, about 7 km in a straight line from the town of Schwyz and 28 km east of Lucerne. Visitors reach Stoos, at about 1,300 m, on the Stoosbahn funicular, opened in 2017, which climbs 744 m over 1.7 km at gradients of up to 110 percent and is often described as the steepest funicular in the world. Its barrel-shaped cars rotate to keep their floors level all the way up. From the village a chairlift rises to the Klingenstock summit, and from there the trail runs along a narrow grassy crest for about 4.5 km to the Fronalpstock, with steps and chains on some sections. On clear days it looks over Lake Lucerne and ten other lakes, and across to the Rigi, Pilatus and the Alps. The walk is free, while the funicular and lifts are paid. The trail is usually open from late spring to autumn, needs good fitness and a head for heights, and is closed by snow in winter.
Rotating cars.
From Klingenstock.
Lake views.
Stoos, Schwyz, Switzerland
Moderate; it needs fitness and a head for heights.
From late spring to autumn.