The Swiss Path is the name given to a special national path in central Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 opened in 1991. It makes a loop around one arm of Lake Uri, starting in Rütli and passing through Bauen, Flüelen

Flüelen

Flüelen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.-Geography:Flüelen has an area, , of . Of this area, 22% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

, Sisikon

Sisikon

Sisikon is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.-Geography:Sisikon has an area, , of . Of this area, 30.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

 and Morschach

Morschach

Morschach is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-Geography:Morschach has an area, , of . Of this area, 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.2% is forested...

, finishing at Brunnen

Brunnen

Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl , at .Brunnen has a cablecar that goes to the Urmiberg, a part of the Rigi offering wonderful views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps....

. The total length is around 35km, taking 2 or 3 days to complete.

The route recognises each of the cantons making up Switzerland, with markers announcing each canton along the route. The length of route for each canton is proportional to the population at the time of building, and the order is determined by the order in which the cantons joined the Swiss federation.