Etzel Pass, Mountain pass in Schwyz and Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

Etzel Pass is a mountain pass in the Swiss canton of Schwyz at 950 m above sea level, below the Etzel. The pass road from Pfäffikon to Einsiedeln is 12 kilometres long; part of it is also a hiking trail, and its profile is designed for local traffic, not through traffic. At the summit stand the St. Meinrad chapel and a guesthouse.

The chapel on the pass is first documented in the 13th century; it was demolished in 1698 and rebuilt to plans by Caspar Moosbrugger, with stucco by Pietro Neuroni of Lugano and frescoes by Francesco Antonio Giorgioli of Meride. The wooden pilgrim hostel dates to the 14th century; after a fire, the present inn was built in 1759 to plans by Brother Kaspar Braun, who also built the Marstall in Einsiedeln. From 1941 infantry bunkers and anti-tank obstacles fortified the pass as part of the Swiss Réduit.

The chapel at the pass is named after Meinrad of Einsiedeln, the hermit whose cell became the seed of the Einsiedeln abbey. The pass lies on the Jakobsweg route from the Zürcher Oberland to Einsiedeln and on to Santiago de Compostela, so pilgrims still cross it on foot.

The road is paved year-round and accessible to both cars and bicycles, though visitors should expect snowy conditions during winter months. The changing grades and curves require careful driving, particularly when the road surface is wet or slippery.

The wooden pilgrim hostel on the pass dated from the 14th century; after a fire, the present inn was built in 1759 to plans by Brother Kaspar Braun, who also built the Marstall in Einsiedeln. The building was thoroughly restored in 1983.