Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Zurich, classified from Wikidata types 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 Zurich. 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 Zurich. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Zurich, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Eggwald is a forest reachable from Zurich as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Eggwald, about 20 km (13 mi) from Zurich
Image credit: Image: OpenStreetMap contributors Pechristener / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lindberg is a forest reachable from Zurich as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lindberg, about 22 km (14 mi) from Zurich
Image credit: Image: Entopos / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bödmerenwald is a old-growth forest reachable from Zurich as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bödmerenwald, about 50 km (31 mi) from Zurich
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft is a forest reachable from Zurich as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sonderwaldreservat Tumalandschaft, about 92 km (57 mi) from Zurich
Image credit: Image: Swedish National Heritage / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Aletschwald is a forest reachable from Zurich as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aletschwald, about 117 km (73 mi) from Zurich
Image credit: Image: Michael Fiegle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0