The chain is mostly wooded, but also has extensive fields, often reaching to the summit, some cultivated, some used as pastures for cows or sheep. Being very near Zurich, the area is heavily visited, especially near its northern end, and includes a large number of restaurants along the summit (from Uetliberg to Albishorn), well-maintained trails and dirt roads, a railroad (the Uetlibergbahn ) from Zurich, and a cable car ( Felsenegg ) from Adliswil .
The Albis chain was formed as the left Moraine of the glacier the bed of which is now the Lake Of Zurich . The soil is mostly a conglomerate of gravel, some of it large, and glacial Loess . The frequently steep sides of the chain are often subject to small Landslides . As a generalization, the eastern side of the chain (overlooking Lake Zurich ) tends to be steeper than the western side.
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