Nature discovery
Research 18 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Horgen, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Horgen. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Horgen. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Horgen, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 18 places.
Zimmerberg is a mountain reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Zimmerberg, about 3 km (2 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Adrian Michael / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aabach Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aabach Wasserfall, about 3 km (2 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: ForsterFoto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Pfannenstiel is a mountain reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Pfannenstiel, about 7 km (4 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Roland zh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Türlersee is a lake reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Türlersee, about 7 km (4 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Berger (Peter Berger) at de.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Albis is a mountain reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Albis, about 8 km (5 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Adrian Michael / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Giessbach Falls is a waterfall reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Giessbach Falls, about 8 km (5 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Schlatter / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Üetliberg is a mountain reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Üetliberg, about 13 km (8 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Parpan05 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ufenau is a island reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ufenau, about 15 km (9 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Marc Schmid / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Ägerisee is a lake reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ägerisee, about 16 km (10 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Carsten Steger / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rigi is a mountain reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rigi, about 24 km (15 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Andrew Bossi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Lindberg is a forest reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lindberg, about 30 km (19 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Entopos / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Eggwald is a forest reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Eggwald, about 33 km (21 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: OpenStreetMap contributors Pechristener / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bödmerenwald is a old-growth forest reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bödmerenwald, about 37 km (23 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Risibach Falls is a waterfall reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Risibach Falls, about 43 km (27 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Captaininler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rinquelle is a waterfall reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rinquelle, about 45 km (28 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Seerenbach Falls is a waterfall reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Seerenbach Falls, about 45 km (28 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft is a forest reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft, about 80 km (50 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Swedish National Heritage / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Aletschwald is a forest reachable from Horgen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aletschwald, about 107 km (66 mi) from Horgen
Image credit: Image: Michael Fiegle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0