Guldenen Trail – View of Greifensee loop from Forch

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Guldenen Trail – View of Greifensee loop from Forch

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Guldenen Trail – View of Greifensee loop from Forch

02:11

7.58km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Guldenen

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107 m

Gubelweg

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful path through the forest and past fresh meadows. Again and again the view opens up over the untouched nature below the Pfannenstiel.

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1.36 km

Guldenen Trail

Highlight • Trail

Very easy trail (S0), but quite flowy.

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2.27 km

Pfannenstiel Forest Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In front of the forest hut, there's a huge forecourt that can be used for a variety of activities. The nearby fountain is an ideal water source for both two-legged and four-legged friends.

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4.45 km

Großer Grüningerstein Boundary Marker

Highlight • Monument

Landmarks are witnesses of the past and are subject to legally anchored protection. These cultural assets form valuable historical sources and must be preserved from being forgotten. Since 2008, the cantonal monument preservation department has been compiling a continuously updated inventory of the historical boundary stones in the canton of Zurich. Unfortunately, improvements, tractors, but also ignorance make many valuable landmarks disappear. Embedded under the boundary stones, “witnesses”, such as roof tiles, often show the exact position of the boundary stone in the event that the boulder should move.

In 1470 there were six provincial bailiffs and 17 upper bailiffs in the subject areas in which Zurich exercised both state sovereignty and judicial authority, to which more were added later. Herrliberg belongs to the Obervogtei Küsnacht. The bailiwicks exist until 1798.

The “Grosse Grüningerstein” is a boulder, around 180 cm long and around 130 cm wide. It protrudes about 100 cm from the ground. The letters M, GN and K (Obervogtei Meilen, Landvogtei Grüningen, Obervogtei Küsnacht) and the lines of the border are chiseled. This “three-congregation boundary stone” at the meeting of the three old borders stands above the path near the current three-congregation boundary point Herrliberg / Egg / Meilen.

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4.75 km

Pfannenstiel

Forest

6.00 km

Kyburg Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Kyburg hut is a log hut made of round logs, very solid.
Next to it a fountain, ideal for a break.
Unfortunately this autumn a tree fell on the roof of the hut and tore a big hole in the ceiling.

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