Switzerland: Forch - Burg Friedberg
Trail photos
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.63 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,123 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,123 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,825 ft
- TrailRank
-
44
4.3
- Min elevation
- 1,650 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 5 hours 9 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3440
- Uploaded
- September 26, 2020
- Recorded
- September 2020
near Kaltenstein, Kanton Zürich (Switzerland)
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Itinerary description
DATA
- Route: loop, counterclockwise
- Terrain: Gravel path, trail, muddy trail to cross the last stream
- Length: 5:30 hours moving time, 18.72 km
- Technical difficulty: easy, moderate on the trail part to cross the last stream
- Physical difficulty: moderate
- Elevation gain: 647 m
- Altitude: 503 - 861 m
- Date and weather: September 2020, hot, sunny, cool most of the route inside forest and along river
- Starting point: free parking by the road, there is another parking at the entry of the forest
- Water: 2 fountains, restaurant, river
NOTES
- Rating: Beautiful route inside a forest and along a river with small waterfalls.
- Reference route: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/ch-zh-forch-pfannenstiel-meilen-41360468
- Route: loop, counterclockwise
- Terrain: Gravel path, trail, muddy trail to cross the last stream
- Length: 5:30 hours moving time, 18.72 km
- Technical difficulty: easy, moderate on the trail part to cross the last stream
- Physical difficulty: moderate
- Elevation gain: 647 m
- Altitude: 503 - 861 m
- Date and weather: September 2020, hot, sunny, cool most of the route inside forest and along river
- Starting point: free parking by the road, there is another parking at the entry of the forest
- Water: 2 fountains, restaurant, river
NOTES
- Rating: Beautiful route inside a forest and along a river with small waterfalls.
- Reference route: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/ch-zh-forch-pfannenstiel-meilen-41360468
Waypoints
Car park
2,375 ft
Parking
Intersection
2,258 ft
Come by this path better
Car park
2,364 ft
Parking
Intersection
2,470 ft
Path right
Car park
2,496 ft
Parking spot
Intersection
2,620 ft
Trail left
Intersection
2,716 ft
Small trail left, past the crossroad
Panorama
2,596 ft
Panorama
Intersection
2,383 ft
Crossroads left
Panorama
2,389 ft
Panorama
River
2,401 ft
Cross stream
Intersection
2,292 ft
Better take the trail to the right
Car park
2,144 ft
Parking
Intersection
2,139 ft
Trail right after road
Bridge
Car park
1,772 ft
Parking spot
Waterfall
1,667 ft
Waterfall
Ruins
Waterfall
2,016 ft
Waterfall
Fountain
2,130 ft
Fountain
Intersection
2,247 ft
Trail left, then left, then left, rather right
Intersection
2,291 ft
Uphill right
Intersection
2,648 ft
Trail right
Intersection
2,733 ft
Trail right, there is no trail to the left
Summit
2,795 ft
Summit
Panorama
2,721 ft
Panorama
Intersection
2,651 ft
Path right
Intersection
2,296 ft
Detour trail left, don't continue on the path
The app map is wrong here, OpenStreet map is right
River
2,299 ft
Cross stream
Fountain
2,341 ft
Fountain
Intersection
2,284 ft
Path right
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