Uetliberg

The Uetliberg is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain, rising to. The mountain offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zürich, Zürichberg and Lake Zurich, and lies on the boundary between the city of Zurich and the municipalities of Stallikon and Uitikon in the canton of Zurich. The summit, known as Uto Kulm, is in Stallikon. Uetliberg is the Hausberg of Zurich.
At the summit, there is the Hotel Uto Kulm, together with two towers. One of these is a look-out tower, whilst the other is the tall Uetliberg TV-tower.

Transport

The summit is accessible year-round by train from Zurich. Uetliberg railway station lies some from, and below, the summit of the Uetliberg. It is the upper terminus of the Uetliberg line from Zurich Central Station, which is operated by Zurich S-Bahn service S10. Trains usually run every half-hour, taking 20 minutes. At Zürich HB, trains depart from the subsurface station.

There are numerous walking paths leading up to the top from Albisgüetli, or Albisrieden, with frequent water fountains and camping spots. Uetliberg also has a downhill mountain bike track which starts in the camping area at the top of the mountain and finishes next to Triemli railway station, also served by the S10. A panoramic footpath leads along the crest of the Albis ridge to Felsenegg, from where the Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car connects to Adliswil and the S4 S-Bahn service in the valley below.

The Uetliberg gives its name to the Zurich-based Uto section of the Swiss Alpine Club, and hence to the Uto Peak in the Selkirk Mountains of Canada, which was first climbed by members of the Uto section.