Felsenegg

Felsenegg (el. 804 metres or 2,638 feet) is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Zürichsee and Pfannenstiel

as seen from Felsenegg

Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg

(LAF) station

Geography

Felsenegg is located some 7 km (4.3 mi) to the southwest of the city of

Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg (LAF for short or commonly called Felseneggbahn) aerial tramway is situated on Felsenegg.^[1]

The Albis area is one of the most important recreation areas of greater Zürich. The area is mostly wooded, but also has extensive fields, often reaching to the summit, some cultivated, some used as pastures for cows or sheep.

Points of interest

Being close to the city of Zürich, the area is heavily visited. Felsenegg includes a restaurant located at the

Uetlibergbahn mountain station to the north, and from the Albis Pass to the south are highly frequented. Türlersee (Lake Türlen) and Säuliamt are popular hiking destinations, too, as well as a mountain pass and a trail, built between 1908 and 1912, heading for Adliswil respectively Hausen am Albis. Among other touristic attractions is the Planet trail (German: Planetenweg) which starts near Uetliberg Kulm.^[2]

The Planet trail represents the Sun and each of the planets at a billionth (1:1,000,000,000) of their actual size and distance from each other, and each planet is represented at its scaled down distance from the Sun by a billionth size metal sphere, either atop or embedded in a stone mound. Felsenegg coincides with the midpoint of Pluto's elliptical orbit, as represented by the Planet trail, and the "Pluto" mound can be found approximately 20m from the Restaurant Felsenegg (see photographs below).