The Swiss Path () is a special national path in central Switzerland opened in 1991, in the cantons of

Uri Uri may refer to: Places * Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland * Úri, a village and commune in Hungary * Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India * Uri (island), an island off Malakula Isla ...

and

Schwyz The town of Schwyz (; french: Schwytz; it, Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ...

. It makes a loop around the ''Urnersee'', the southern arm of

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. The trail starts at the Rütli: the meadow where, according to tradition, the oath of allegiance forming the original Swiss Confederacy was taken in 1291. It then passes through Bauen, Flüelen, Sisikon (location of the Tellskapelle) and Morschach, finishing at Brunnen. The total length is around , taking 2 or 3 days to complete. Uniquely, each canton received a portion of the trail to design, proportional to its population in 1991. The cantons' sections appear on the trail in the order in which they joined the Swiss confederation.

External links

* http://www.weg-der-schweiz.ch/en/
Route description at SwitzerlandMobility
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