Being close to the city of Zürich, the area is heavily visited. Felsenegg includes a restaurant located at the
summit overlooking the
Sihl Valley and
Lake Zürich to the east, and
Reppisch valley,
Türlersee and the so-called
Säuliamt (District of Affoltern) to the west. Well maintained
hiking trails from
Uetliberg and
Uetlibergbahn mountain station to the north, and from the
Albis Pass to the south are highly frequented.
Türlersee (Lake Türlen) and
Säuliamt are popular hiking destinations, too, as well as a
mountain pass and a trail, built between 1908 and 1912, heading for
Adliswil respectively
Hausen am Albis. Among other touristic attractions is the
Planet trail (German:
Planetenweg) which starts near
Uetliberg Kulm. The Planet trail represents the Sun and each of the planets at a billionth (1:1,000,000,000) of their actual size and distance from each other, and each planet is represented at its scaled down distance from the Sun by a billionth size metal sphere, either atop or embedded in a stone mound. Felsenegg coincides with the midpoint of Pluto's elliptical orbit, as represented by the Planet trail, and the "Pluto" mound can be found approximately 20m from the Restaurant Felsenegg (see photographs below). Felsenegg IMG 5275 ShiftN.jpg|Felsenegg Restaurant Felsenegg - Planetenweg IMG 3225.JPG|
Planet trail (former Pluto) terminal on Felsenegg Felsenegg IMG 5269.JPG|Hiking signs at the
LAF hill station Another
landmark is the
Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower located nearby the
Felseneggbahn mountain station. It is owned by
Swisscom and generally not accessible by the public. The tower was built in 1959 for broadcasting of radio and television programs. Just to the north of the TV-tower is the
Burgstelle Baldern, the site of medieval castle, marked by earthworks and a plaque. == References ==