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
wo 23 sep5 / 16 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
do 24 sep6 / 16 °Cclear skydry9 h sun
vr 25 sep5 / 18 °Cpartly cloudydry5 h sun
za 26 sep8 / 20 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
zo 27 sep6 / 21 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
ma 28 sep9 / 23 °Cclear skydry11 h sun
di 29 sep14 / 23 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
wo 30 sep11 / 21 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
do 1 okt8 / 13 °Crain showersdry0 h sun
vr 2 okt4 / 8 °Csnow showersdry0 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-23 14:27 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

    De Furka-Höhenweg volgt de stenige zuidoostelijke hellingen boven het Urseren-dal, met uitzicht op Realp en Hospental, de pasweg en de historische Furka-stoomspoorlijn die zich door het dal beneden slingert. Onderweg accentueren kleine alpenmeren, bergbeken, gekartelde kliffen en klokjesbloemen — waaronder de gele klokjesbloem (*Campanula thy…*) — een terrein dat binnen zichtafstand van de Rhônegletsjer en het Belle Époque Hotel Belvédère passeert, beroemd geworden door de Bondfilm *Goldfinger*.

  • Ursener Höhenweg

    23.1 km · +2553 m

  • Trans Swiss Trail

    12.9 km · +1248 m

    De route volgt de bestrating van een oud muilezelpad naar de Gotthardpas, een oversteek die al sinds de 13e eeuw door muilezeldrijvers werd gebruikt om goederen te vervoeren. Onderweg rijst de opvallende ventilatieinstallatie van de Gotthardwegtunnel op als een muziekpaviljoen, en op de paskop bevindt zich een museum gewijd aan het tijdperk van de postkoets.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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 2026-09-25, from 225 EUR per night, median 976 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Hospental page.