Uetliberg mountain (2850 feet above sea level) may be just
20 minutes from the Hauptbahnhof, but as your S10 train pootles up the hill
hooting at bends to alert cows and walkers who might be in the way, you enter
another world. Passing woods and fields, the mountain is dissected with
pathways that wend their way up, down and around the mountain. All with helpful
yellow signs to point you in the right direction and telling you how long it
will take to get there.

There are trails for walkers of every stripe, all with
the prospect of gorgeous panoramic city, lake and mountain views once you hit
the top. In winter, the walking trails are turned into sledding runs. Summer or
winter, revive or warm up at the Uto Kulm restaurant at the top of the
mountain.