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Regional magazine · Canton of Schwyz
Stories that are at home in Schwyz.
The regional magazine for Schwyz: facts, tips and stories from the heart of Switzerland.
The current edition
2026 edition
Leaf through the new edition at your leisure, right in your browser, on the sofa or on the move. Reportage, portraits and photo features from the Canton of Schwyz, carefully researched and beautifully designed.
From the magazine
Selected stories
Culture
Sawdust and tradition
The Schwingen festivals of the Canton of Schwyz: living tradition somewhere between sport and identity.
Nature & hiking
The Glattalp
A hidden gem in the Muotatal: record cold, hydropower and untouched nature.
Foreword
Dear fellow citizens
I warmly recommend reading Highlights Schwyz. It brings together a wealth of information from our region about trade, retail, services, tourism and public services. Browsing through it is a pleasure, and there is a great deal worth knowing to discover. Time and again it is impressive to see everything that is on offer here and the opportunities that exist. I wish everyone involved every success, and you, dear fellow citizens, much enjoyment in reading.
Xaver Schuler-Steiner
Cantonal councillor, Canton of Schwyz
Out into nature
Hiking in the Canton of Schwyz
Level 2/5 · Easy
From the Rotenflue over the Ibergeregg to Illgau
A gentle high-level hike with a cable car at either end: 7.6 kilometres from the Rotenflue at 1,571 metres over two passes and down to…
Level 1/5 · Easy stroll
From Immensee to Küssnacht am Rigi
A short link between Lake Zug and Küssnacht that can be walked all year round: 4.2 kilometres, 129 metres of ascent and an hour of walking. The…
Level 1/5 · Easy stroll
From the Rotenflue down to the Ibergeregg
A short link of a good three kilometres: from the Rotenflue at 1,570 metres the path leads down to the Ibergeregg in an hour.…
Level 3/5 · Moderate
From Oberiberg over the Ibergeregg down to Schwyz
A historic link between the Ybrig and the Schwyz basin: 13.5 kilometres from Oberiberg at 1,088 metres over the Ibergeregg and…
Level 3/5 · Moderate
A hike on the Mostelberg
One long, even climb up to the Mostelberg and back down the other side: the loop from Sattel spreads its 400-odd metres…
Level 4/5 · Demanding
From Morschach via Oberschönenbuch to Muotathal
20.8 kilometres, seven hours and 1,159 metres of ascent: this long route links Morschach with Muotathal and remains technically easy…
Level 4/5 · Demanding
A long loop from Stoos
Eleven kilometres around the car-free mountain village of Stoos without a single steep climb: a long but consistently leisurely loop…
Level 3/5 · Moderate
Loop from the Mostelberg over the Banegg
A compact summit loop from the Mostelberg top station: 6.8 kilometres, 453 metres of ascent and a climb to 1,557 metres. Because the gondola…
Level 3/5 · Moderate
From Rigi Kulm down to Chräbel
1,059 metres of descent in 6.3 kilometres, without a single counter-climb: this route leads from Rigi Kulm at 1,796 metres down to Chräbel…
Level 4/5 · Demanding
From Biel-Kinzig through the Chinzertal to Muotathal
1,450 metres of descent in 14.4 kilometres: this tour starts at 1,623 metres at Biel above Bürglen, crosses a pass at 2,073…
Level 5/5 · Very demanding
From Schwarzenbach over the Wasserbergfirst to Muotathal
1,713 metres of difference between the lowest and highest points: this tour leads from Schwarzenbach in the Bisistal at 954 metres up to the…
Level 4/5 · Demanding
Ridge loop from Stoos: Chlingenstock and Huser Stock
Three summits on one ridge, plus 971 metres of ascent over 10.2 kilometres: this loop from the mountain village of Stoos is among the most impressive and at…
Level 5/5 · Very demanding
From Weggis on foot up to Rigi Kulm
1,447 metres of ascent in 10.8 kilometres: this climb leads from the lakeshore in Weggis at 439 metres all the way up to Rigi Kulm at 1,767 metres. The…
Level 5/5 · Very demanding
From Saliboden over the Pfaffenkreuz to the Pragelpass
24.9 kilometres, 1,754 metres of ascent and nine hours of walking: this high-mountain crossing leads from the Saliboden in the Bisistal at 1,137 metres…
Level 5/5 · Very demanding
A demanding loop from Brunnen to the Timpel
668 metres of ascent in less than three kilometres, with one passage at a 48 per cent gradient: this loop starts at Brunnen station at 438…
Level 5/5 · Very demanding
Up the Hochflue from Obergschwend
687 metres of difference in only 6.4 kilometres and a passage with a 41 per cent gradient: the loop from Obergschwend up the…
Level 5/5 · Very demanding
From the Chli Stärnen over the Druesberg to Unteriberg
1,251 metres of difference between the highest and lowest points: this tour leads from the Chli Stärnen in the Hoch-Ybrig at 1,810 metres over the…
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About the magazine
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«HighlightsSchwyz» tells the story of the region the way people experience it: calmly, carefully and with an eye for detail. Find out who is behind the magazine and the idea that drives it on the About page.
