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Alp Cheese Trail Stoos

Route
Thematic Trail
Length
11.0 km
Travel time
approx. 3 ½ h
Tour details
Tour details
Alp Cheese Trail Stoos
Paar isst Alpkäse
Photo: Stefan Zürrer, Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus GmbH
Alp Cheese Trail Stoos
Paar isst Alpkäse
Photo: Stefan Zürrer, Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus GmbH
Alp Cheese Trail Stoos
Käseplättli
Photo: Stefan Zürrer, Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus GmbH
Alp Cheese Trail Stoos
Aussicht Alpchäs-Weg
Photo: Schwyzer Wanderwege, Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus GmbH
Alp Cheese Trail Stoos
Ziegen von der Alp Trölligen
Photo: Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus, Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus GmbH
Alp Cheese Trail Stoos
Photo: Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus, Stoos-Muotatal Tourismus GmbH
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Mmh...Taste fine alp cheese and enjoy mountain air in the idyllic nature. Beautiful circular hike between fresh herbs, beautiful views and an alpine cheese dairy.

Alp Cheese Pass

With the Alp Cheese Pass you can taste local alpine cheese along the way.

You can get the pass here:

  • Cash desk of the funicular in the valley station
  • Cable car Morschach-Stoos in the mountain station
  • Restaurant Stoos Hüttä
  • Stoos Shop & Rental, at the mountain station of the funicular
  • Alp cheese dairy Tröligen

Instructions:

The pass is valid as soon as it has been paid for and stamped at the points of sale. For only CHF 16 you can taste alpine cheese at 3 of 6 stations. Included in the pass is a voucher which you can redeem for a small cheese plate with bread at one of the 3 restaurants along the way. Two further vouchers, with which you can enjoy a piece of chilled alpine cheese from the «Cheese cupboard» directly at the alp, round off the cheese experience.

Stataions incl. restaurants for tasting:

The alpine farmers are in their winter quarters in the valley. Because of this the offer Alpchäsweg with Alpchäspass is not available in winter. It is expected to be possible to taste from the middle of June

Technical details

Tour type
Thematic Trail
Starting point
Mountain station funicular Schwyz-Stoos
Point of arrival
Mountain station funicular Schwyz-Stoos
Difficulty
Difficult
Condition
5 / 6
Ascent
364 m
Descent
364 m
Best Time of Year
June, July, August, September
Directions

Mountain station funicular – Stoos Hüttä - valley station chairlift Klingenstock – Alp Rinderchruteren - Alpine Cheese dairy Tröligen - Alp Näppänalp - Alp Metzg - via Stoos Hüttä - Guest house Restaurant Balmberg - Mountain station funicular

Literature

An den Stationen der Bergbahnen Stoos sind kostenlose Prospekte mit Informationen zum Alpchäsweg vorhanden.

Prospekt Alpchäsweg

Equipment

Hiking boots with good profile or trekking boots, rain jacket, drink, food, possibly sticks.

Author’s advice

Find out the current opening hours of each establishment: Open recreational facilities and restaurants.

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Good to know

Parking
Parking is available at the valley station of the Schwyz-Stoos funicular and the Morschach-Stoos aerial cableway.
Arrival / Return journey
By car on the A4 to the Schwyz exit, then in the direction of Muotathal to the valley station of the large Schwyz-Stoos funicular or by car turn onto Morschacherstrasse (at Wolfsprung), then follow the signs to Morschach and continue to the valley station of the small Morschach-Stoos aerial cableway.
Accessible by bus and train
No
Public transport
By train to Schwyz-Seewen station, then by bus to the valley station of the large Schwyz-Stoos cable car (line 501 Schwyz - Muotathal) or by train to SBB Brunnen station, then by bus to the valley station of the small Morschach-Stoos cable car.
Further information & links

Alp Cheese Pass CHF 16.- per pass (valid for 2 years)

Click here for more information on the route.