Hikes near Hospental
Hospental (1493 m) sits in Uri, Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 26 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 193 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.9 km to 34.2 km, the longest being Furka-Höhenweg. 26 of them record their elevation gain, between 18 m and 2553 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 26
- Total marked distance
- 193 km
- Shortest route
- 3.9 km
- Longest route
- 34.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 18–2553 m (on 26 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 10 trails
- Route maps available
- on 26 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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ViaSuworow
From Gotthardpass to Andermatt
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Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 10
The route descends from the Gotthard Pass — a historic crossroads of northern and southern Europe — along the old cobbled pass road past dammed lakes, wind turbines, and high-voltage lines before dropping through Hospental and following the Reuss river alongside the expansive golf course of the Swiss Alps Resort into Andermatt. Along the way, the National Gotthard Museum and the historic hospice mark the storied pass summit.
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Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 11
From Andermatt to Oberalppass
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Furka-Höhenweg
The Furka-Höhenweg traces the stony south-eastern slopes above the Urseren Valley, with views down to Realp and Hospental, the pass road, and the historic Furka steam railway threading the valley below. Along the way, tiny alpine lakes, mountain streams, jagged cliffs, and bellflowers — including the yellow bellflower (*Campanula thy…*) — punctuate terrain that passes within sight of the Rhone Glacier and the Belle Époque Hotel Belvédère, made famous by the Bond film *Goldfinger*.
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Ursener Höhenweg
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Trans Swiss Trail
The route traces the paving of an old mule track to the Gotthard Pass, a crossing used by muleteers to transport goods as far back as the 13th century. Along the way, the striking ventilation plant of the Gotthard road tunnel rises like a music pavilion, and the pass head holds a museum dedicated to the era of the post-coach.
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ViaGottardo
From Andermatt to Gotthardpass
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Trans Swiss Trail
This stage of the Trans Swiss Trail follows the paving of an old mule track to the Gotthard Pass — a route that muleteers have used since the 13th century — passing the striking ventilation plant of the Gotthard road tunnel and a vast variety of colourful Alpine flora. At the pass head, a museum dedicated to the post-coach era marks the end of one of the most historically important Alpine crossings in Switzerland.
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ViaGottardo
From Wassen to Andermatt
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ViaSuworow
From Andermatt to Wassen
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Golfrundweg
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Andermatt-Rüssenbiel
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Kräuterlehrpfad Hospental-Realp
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Ospizio San Gottardo-Hospental
The trail follows the Gotthardreuss river through a high alpine plateau where lichen-covered boulders lie scattered across green meadows, passing through the historic pass village of Hospental before climbing to the Ospizio San Gottardo, where wind turbines mark the summit. Along the way, the old Säumerpfade (mule-driver paths) run clear of traffic, and the historic postal coach still travels the pass road near Mätteli.
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Blumen- und Lawinenlehrpfad Chilchenberg
From Andermatt (Talstation Nätschen) to Bahnhof Nätschen
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Walserweg Gottardo: Ospizio S.Gottardo - Andermatt
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ViaGottardo: Andermatt - Ospizio S.Gottardo
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ViaSuworow: Ospizio S.Gottardo - Andermatt
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Trans Swiss Trail: Andermatt - Ospizio S.Gottardo
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Furka-Höhenweg: Furkapass - Andermatt
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ViaGottardo: Wassen - Andermatt
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ViaSuworow: Andermatt - Wassen
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Trans Swiss Trail: Wassen - Andermatt
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Walserweg Gottardo: Andermatt - Oberalppass
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Vier-Quellen-Weg: Vermigelhütte SAC - Lago della Piazza
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Kräuterlehrpfad Mur
More hiking near Hospental
Other walking bases within 40 km of Hospental, each with its own trail list:
- Andermatt, Uri — 26 trails, 2.7 km away
- Realp, Uri — 25 trails, 5.3 km away
- Skiarena, Uri — 24 trails, 5.7 km away
- Lüina – Airolo, Ticino — 35 trails, 10.5 km away
- Airolo, Ticino — 31 trails, 11.9 km away
- Bedretto, Ticino — 8 trails, 13.1 km away