Hirzel (pass)

Hirzel
Hirzel
Compass direction	east	west
Pass height	672  m above sea level M.
Canton	Zurich	train
Valley locations	Waedenswil	Sihlbrugg
expansion	Pass road
profile
Ø pitch	3.2% (275 m / 8.5 km)	3.5% (137 m / 3.9 km)
Max. Incline	5.7%	7.1%
Map (Zurich)
Coordinates	688.84 thousand  /  229 975 coordinates: 47 ° 12 '53 "  N , 8 ° 36' 41"  O ; CH1903:  688.84 thousand  /  229 975

The Hirzel is a Swiss pass in the foothills of the cantons of Zurich and Zug , which connects Wädenswil and Sihlbrugg .

The top of the pass (672 m) is on the outskirts of Hirzel in the municipality of Horgen . The culmination point is at 682 m north of the village.

The Zugerstrasse from Horgen via the Hanegg and Hirzelpass to Sihlbrugg was built between 1839 and 1846. This road replaced the previous Gotthard trade route with the mule track over the Hirzel Höhi . It lost its 600-year function as a supra-regional and regional connection.