Uri - Gotthard

When hiking in the Gotthard canton of Uri, we not only move through the landscape but also through time. Uri has everything to offer, and this book invites you on a world journey on foot. This hiking guide includes 22 hiking tours that range from the myth-enshrouded Gotthard heights to the shores of Lake Uri. Water and rock are ever-present; we never leave the Gotthard behind, the glaciers and firn provide a fresh uplift, Lake Uri resembles a fjord landscape, and the Bristen offers guidance, while remote valleys like the Schindlachtal evoke more than just a hint of wilderness. Numerous testimonies of the tumultuous history of the canton of Uri have been preserved and have evolved into fully-fledged myths over the centuries. In the ups and downs over stock and stone, they cross our paths: Tell, Schiller, and Goethe, the golden ring, Dätwyler, King Ludwig, the devil himself, Generals Suvorov and Guisan, the creator of alpine fashion, the Rütli, the corporations, and many more. Numerous inns and small taverns attract hikers, and the dense network of hiking trails, which also includes the secluded side valleys, provides an excellent foundation for excursions across mountains and valleys.