Küsnachter Tobel

Located on the southwestern slope of the Pfannenstiel mountain chain, and originating nearby the locality Forch respectively historical mountain pass of the same name, the small Dorfbach stream flows in the Zürichsee at the municipality of Küsnacht on Zürich lakeshore, forming there a river delta and the peninsula on which Küsnacht was partially built.

[1] Nevertheless, the pathway is very popular for hiking, usually starting in Forch and ending at the landing gate of the Zürichsee lake transportation company Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) in Küsnacht.

Points of interest include the so-called Drachenhöhle towards the Wulp Castle (built by the House of Regensberg) besides the gorge: The literally Dragon's Den is a small cave that was washed out of the glacial Nagelfluh conglomerate.

[3] Some glacial erratics respectively the so-called Findlingsgarten at the lower end of the gorge towards Küsnacht, as well as the idyllic landscape, are further points of attraction.

In the summer there are about every 30 minutes regular boats from and to Zürich as well as along the lake to Rapperswil, run by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG).

Küsnachter Tobel and Küsnacht as seen from Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ship MS Helvetia
Küsnachter Tobel, Küsnacht and Zürichsee as seen from Felsenegg
some of the smaller glacial erratics
Ortsmuseum Küsnacht, a former mill and now the museum of local history.