Wassberg
The destination
Wassberg is also a popular place to take a walk, to hike, bike, jog, or to go horseriding. You will find:
- many hiking trails on and around Wassberg
- search for hiking trails
- routes for joggers, nordic walkers, skaters, bike riders
- Greifensee lake with the public pool Seebadi Egg on its shores
- indoor and outdoor pools: Badi Zollikon, Hallen- und Freibad Juch in Zumikon, and the Milandia Fitnesspark in Greifensee
- several golf courses nearby, such as Golf & Country Club Zürich in Zumikon, Swiss Golf Bubikon, Golf Club Winterberg, Golf Club Hittnau, Golf Club Breitenloo and Golf Kyburg.
Find out more about the many possibilities for hiking, jogging, biking etc. here on our website.
The history of the Hotel Wassberg
18.century | A monk leads devotional Meetings on the Wassberg |
1837 | The first inn is built |
1980s | The inn becomes a beer garden – the beer Barrel at the fountain is a reminder of the erstwhile plans, to let beer flow through the pipes and out of the fountain. |
1994 | Membership with “Hotels with a Bookmark” |
1998 | Publication of the book “Place of Power Switzerland”, in which the geobiologist Blanche Merz writs about the measurement of 750.000 Bovis Units on the Wassberg |
2003 | Denise and Daniel Wälti take over as directors |
2006 | Renovation of the Hotel rooms. The Wassberg-Stories become literary attraction in the Hotel rooms, guest become the authors |
2008 | Redesign and enlargement of the meeting rooms and total renovation of the kitchen |
2016 | Kerstin Gornowski takes over as director |
2016 | first Wassberg sculptures exhibition |
2016 | Hotel Wassberg specializes in regional cuisine and classic dishes |
2017 | second Wassberg sculpture exhibition takes place. |
2018 | The Wassberg vegetable and herb garden is created |