Hirzli, Mountain summit in Glarus, Switzerland

Hirzli is a summit of the Schwyz Alps in the Swiss canton of Glarus, standing at 1640 m above sea level on the ridge that once marked the boundary between Bilten and Niederurnen, now part of Glarus Nord. The peak lies east of the Planggenstock and can be climbed from the Niederurnertal and from Bilten.

The mountain has been a hiking destination for generations and forms part of the local mountain culture of the Glarus region. The area experienced different phases of agricultural and recreational use throughout the centuries.

The local route 814, the Hirzli-Rundweg, is a seven-kilometre circuit that starts and ends at Morgenholz in the Niederurnertal, reached by cable car from Niederurnen. One kilometre west of the top station, at Bodenberg (1062 m), the Restaurant Berghaus Hirzli stands beside the trail. The first stage of the Via Glaralpina long-distance route also crosses the Hirzli.

The 7 km local route 814, the Hirzli-Rundweg, starts and ends at Morgenholz in the Niederurnertal, reached from Niederurnen by cable car. One kilometre west of the top station, at Bodenberg (1062 m), the Restaurant Berghaus Hirzli stands on the circuit. The summit can be climbed from the Niederurnertal and from Bilten.

The local route 814, the Hirzli-Rundweg, is a seven-kilometre loop that starts and ends at Morgenholz in the Niederurnertal, reached by cable car from Niederurnen. One kilometre west of the top station, at Bodenberg (1062 m), the Restaurant Berghaus Hirzli stands beside the trail.