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    1. Beautiful forest trails – Views from Hochhus loop from Frümsen

    15.3km

    07:34

    1,410m

    1,410m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    November 1, 2024

    From the Rhine Valley "Frümsen" directly into the Alpstein, to the "Berggasthaus Staubern"
    The route starts in the heart of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, in Frümsen, right next to the artistic, nut-shaped valley station of the Staubern cable car. In a curved arc, it goes first on a field road, later on a mountain path steadily uphill. More than 1200 meters in altitude are overcome. Around two thirds of the mountain hike leads through wooded areas, pleasantly shady. After about 2½ hours you reach the "Frümsner Alp" Vorderalp, after which the trees become increasingly sparse. Despite seductive views down into the Rhine Valley, it is important to concentrate again on the last stretch of the path to the Staubernfirst, as the terrain drops very steeply. From the Staubernfirst it is not far to the Berggasthaus Staubern. The fine Appenzell and Rheintal specialties, the view and finally the leisurely descent into the valley on the world's first energy-independent and environmentally neutral mountain railway make up for the effort of the ascent.
    Tip: Despite the many meters of altitude, we/I recommend doing the tour uphill for the sake of your knees.
    Text / Source/ Appenzellerland Tourismus AI, Hauptgasse 38, CH-9050 Appenzell
    appenzell.ch/de/alpstein/wandern/wandervorschlaege.html?tx_wstourismus_tourismus%5Baction%5D=show&tx_wstourismus_tourismus%5Btour%5D=75&cHash=bee82ed1651b50746f7453212a33f625

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      September 25, 2022

      Beautiful paths, sturdy shoes are an advantage.

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        May 31, 2020

        A beautiful forest path begins right from the valley station of the Stauberen Bahn, which crosses the forest road again and again. This is a nice start for the hike up to the Stauberen.

        This route starts in the heart of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, in Frümsen, directly at the valley station of the Staubernbahn. Initially crossing the forest road over beautiful forest paths and then steadily uphill on a hiking trail. In doing so, more than 1200 vertical meters are overcome. Around two thirds of the hike leads through forested areas. After around 2½ hours you will reach Vorderalp, after which the trees will become increasingly clear. Despite seductive deep views into the Rhine Valley, it is important to concentrate again on the last stretch to Staubernfirst, since the terrain drops very steeply. It is not very far from Staubernfirst to the mountain inn. The fine Appenzeller specialties, the view and finally the leisurely descent with the gondola make up for the effort during the ascent.

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          Location: Sennwald, Werdenberg, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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