Running Collection by Pizolbahnen AG
Finding Heidi and Peter — run on Switzerland’s Pizol mountain
10 routes
23:46
144km
8,360m
The Pizol area belongs to the popular holiday region of Heidiland and has true mountain grandeur. It’s so evocative of the classic books that you half expect to see Heidi and Peter skipping across the alpine meadows. But it's not the characters from the well-known books that whiz along the paths. This is your domain now.
In keeping with the Heidi theme, the various trails are named after the characters in the stories. You run in the footsteps of Heidi, Peter and Heidi’s grandfather Alpöhi through the fabulous, picturebook landscape. The starting point for the Heidi trails is the mountain station of the Bad Ragaz cable car while the Peter routes start from the Wangs cable car. Alpöhi, meanwhile, welcomes you to his running trails on the Pizol plateau at the Laufböden station.
To ensure that both beginners and experienced runners get their money's worth, we’ve selected three Tours with different levels of difficulty for you. This way you can adjust your training workload and gradually approach greater challenges. You can expect varied trails and sometimes tough climbs but your effort will be rewarded with fantastic views of the surrounding mountains, the St. Gallen Rhine Valley and Lake Constance. Numerous picturesque mountain lakes turn it into an all-round package.
If you want even more, you can take up Fräulein Rottenmeier’s challenge. One route is dedicated to the strict housekeeper from the Heidi books: a 70-kilometre ultra-trail with almost 4,000 metres (13,100 ft) of elevation gain to master. Definitely no walk in the park, but a runner's high of the grandest order.
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Anyone
Activities
4.28km
00:33
230m
230m
Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
7.72km
01:05
370m
370m
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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12.6km
01:58
760m
760m
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required.
2.37km
00:15
90m
100m
Moderate run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required.
11.6km
02:04
760m
760m
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
20.8km
04:01
1,390m
1,380m
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
2.87km
00:20
60m
60m
Hard run. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
3.67km
00:35
200m
200m
Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
10.0km
01:35
590m
600m
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required.
67.8km
11:20
3,920m
3,930m
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Collection Stats
Activities
10
Distance
144 km
Duration
23:46 h
Elevation
8,360 m
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