Unterschächen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Unterschächen
You can rent a holiday apartment in Unterschächen. Muotathal Abbey is located in the surrounding area of Unterschächen. For travellers who appreciate cultural sites as well as the landscape, this connection is a fitting complement.
Nature
Wäspen, Ober Sädel, Alpler Torstock and Mittler Griessstock are located in the immediate surroundings of Unterschächen.
Goldau Nature and Animal Park is located in the wider regional surroundings of Unterschächen. It is suitable for a trip where visiting an animal park is explicitly part of the desired experience.
Geographical Location
Unterschächen is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Uri.
Unterschächen lies in the rear part of the Schächen Valley in Uri.
The mountain features that form the municipal boundaries or are connected with them include Schächentaler Windgellen, Klausen Pass, Gross Windgällen, Ruchen and the Schärhörner.
The municipality includes the hamlets of Urigen, Schwanden, Brunni and Klausen Pass, as well as scattered settlements, alpine settlements and individual farmhouses.
The municipality’s prominent alpine boundaries include Schächentaler Windgellen to the north, Klausen Pass to the east, and Gross Windgällen, Ruchen and the Schärhörner to the south.
Culture
The Bielen sawmill is a restored sawmill from the 19th century powered by a water wheel. The Oberalp Alpine Hut Museum is a museum housed in a 200-year-old alpine hut and presents traditional alpine life.
Experiences
The region around Unterschächen offers hiking, cycling, road cycling, gravel biking, mountain biking and running on marked trails.
Alpine flora and fauna, mountain peaks, waterfalls and wildlife protection areas are highlighted around Unterschächen. The Brunnital is designated as a wildlife protection area.
Other local destination pages to choose from: Sisikon, Attinghausen, Bauen, Erstfeld, Wassen, Bürglen, Göschenen, Silenen.
For the higher-level travel overview: Uri.
