Hospental

Switzerland · Uri · 1493m · Score: 0.990476190476191/10
Hospental — Alpine village in Switzerland

About Hospental

A quiet, historic crossroads in the Urseren Valley where medieval stone architecture meets the rugged solitude of the Gotthard Pass.

Highlights

Key Facts

Weather and 10-day forecast for Hospental

DayMin / maxSkyPrecipitationSunshine
sáb, 26 sept8 / 18 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
dom, 27 sept8 / 21 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
lun, 28 sept10 / 22 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
mar, 29 sept11 / 20 °Cpartly cloudydry8 h sun
mié, 30 sept10 / 16 °Cpartly cloudydry4 h sun
jue, 1 oct8 / 15 °Cpartly cloudydry6 h sun
vie, 2 oct9 / 11 °Craindry1 h sun
sáb, 3 oct9 / 16 °Cdrizzledry8 h sun
dom, 4 oct8 / 15 °Cdrizzledry1 h sun
lun, 5 oct6 / 15 °Cdrizzledry8 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-26 11:52 UTC.

Things to do in Hospental

Hikes nearby — Hospental (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Hospental, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

  • ViaSuworow

    12.8 km · +120 m

  • Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 10

    12.8 km · +120 m

    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.

  • Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 11

    15.1 km · +1100 m

  • Furka-Höhenweg

    34.2 km · +2376 m

    El Furka-Höhenweg recorre las pedregosas laderas sureste sobre el valle de Urseren, con vistas hacia Realp y Hospental, la carretera del paso y el histórico ferrocarril de vapor Furka que serpentea por el valle. En el camino, pequeños lagos alpinos, arroyos de montaña, escarpados acantilados y campanillas —incluida la campanilla amarilla (*Campanula thy…*)— salpican un terreno que pasa a la vista del Glaciar del Ródano y el Belle Époque Hotel Belvédère, hecho famoso por la película de Bond *Goldfinger*.

  • Ursener Höhenweg

    23.1 km · +2553 m

  • Trans Swiss Trail

    12.9 km · +1248 m

    La ruta sigue el empedrado de un antiguo camino de mulas hasta el paso del Gotthard, un cruce utilizado por los arrieros para transportar mercancías desde el siglo XIII. A lo largo del camino, la llamativa planta de ventilación del túnel de carretera del Gotthard se eleva como un pabellón de música, y la cabecera del paso alberga un museo dedicado a la era del coche de postas.

  • ViaGottardo

    12.9 km · +1248 m

  • Trans Swiss Trail

    10 km · +716 m

    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.

  • ViaGottardo

    10 km · +716 m

  • ViaSuworow

    10 km · +512 m

  • Golfrundweg

    5.7 km · +290 m

  • Andermatt-Rüssenbiel

    3.9 km · +18 m

  • Kräuterlehrpfad Hospental-Realp

    6.1 km · +651 m

  • Ospizio San Gottardo-Hospental

    11.5 km · +130 m

    El sendero sigue el río Gotthardreuss a través de una alta meseta alpina donde rocas cubiertas de líquenes yacen dispersas entre prados verdes, pasando por el histórico pueblo de paso de Hospental antes de ascender al Ospizio San Gottardo, donde las turbinas eólicas marcan la cumbre. A lo largo del camino, los antiguos Säumerpfade (caminos de los arrieros) discurren alejados del tráfico, y la histórica diligencia postal sigue recorriendo la carretera del paso cerca de Mätteli.

  • Blumen- und Lawinenlehrpfad Chilchenberg

    3.9 km · +871 m

  • Walserweg Gottardo: Ospizio S.Gottardo - Andermatt

    13 km · +117 m · mittel

  • ViaGottardo: Andermatt - Ospizio S.Gottardo

    13 km · +772 m · mittel

  • ViaSuworow: Ospizio S.Gottardo - Andermatt

    13 km · +117 m · mittel

  • Trans Swiss Trail: Andermatt - Ospizio S.Gottardo

    13 km · +772 m · mittel

  • Furka-Höhenweg: Furkapass - Andermatt

    23.3 km · +888 m · mittel

See all 20 hikes near Hospental

Mountain biking near Hospental

  • Ursener Höhenweg 4.6 km · Black · 3 sections
  • Rundweg Andermatt-Rohr-Mur 1.4 km · Blue
  • Unteralpstrasse 1.1 km · Green

All MTB trails near Hospental

Getting to Hospental

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.

Where to stay in Hospental

54 places to stay for a night on 2026-10-02, from 191 EUR per night, median 472 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Hospental page.