Nature discovery
Research 18 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Schwyz, grouped across 5 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 Schwyz. 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 Schwyz. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Schwyz, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 18 places.
Grosser Mythen is a mountain reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Grosser Mythen, about 3 km (2 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Chris.urs-o / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rotenfluh is a mountain reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rotenfluh, about 4 km (2 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Chris.urs-o / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake Lauerz is a lake reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Lauerz, about 4 km (3 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Caumasee at de.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Fronalpstock is a mountain reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fronalpstock, about 6 km (4 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Hannes Röst / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ägerisee is a lake reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ägerisee, about 11 km (7 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Carsten Steger / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rigi is a mountain reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rigi, about 13 km (8 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Andrew Bossi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Bödmerenwald is a old-growth forest reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bödmerenwald, about 15 km (9 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Giessbach Falls is a waterfall reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Giessbach Falls, about 22 km (14 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Schlatter / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Aabach Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aabach Wasserfall, about 25 km (15 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: ForsterFoto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Mount Pilatus is a mountain reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Pilatus, about 32 km (20 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Johnny Chicago at Luxembourgish Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Titlis is a mountain reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Titlis, about 32 km (20 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: W. Bulach / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rinquelle is a waterfall reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rinquelle, about 41 km (25 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Seerenbach Falls is a waterfall reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Seerenbach Falls, about 41 km (26 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Reichenbach Falls is a waterfall reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Reichenbach Falls, about 50 km (31 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lindberg is a forest reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lindberg, about 55 km (34 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Entopos / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Eggwald is a forest reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Eggwald, about 60 km (37 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: OpenStreetMap contributors Pechristener / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft is a forest reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft, about 64 km (40 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Swedish National Heritage / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Aletschwald is a forest reachable from Schwyz as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aletschwald, about 86 km (53 mi) from Schwyz
Image credit: Image: Michael Fiegle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0