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Wildkirchli Caves

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Wildkirchli Caves

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Location: Schwende, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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1. Aescher Mountain Inn – Seealpsee loop from Wasserauen

15.0km

06:16

880m

Expert mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Seealpsee – Aescher Mountain Inn loop from Wasserauen

13.8km

06:31

1,010m

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3. Aescher Mountain Inn – Wildkirchli Caves and Chapel loop from Wasserauen

17.4km

07:52

1,130m

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Roger Eggenberger 🐾👣

August 3, 2025

Great cave, with very interesting information provided. The hiking trail leads directly through the cave.

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🇩🇪 Thorsten

August 2, 2020

In 1904, the Wildkirchli caves achieved fame through prehistoric finds of stone tools, which for the first time provided evidence that humans had walked through the Alpine region in the Paleolithic Age (45,000 - 30,000 BC). The caves were probably used by hunters and collectors as a hunting station in summer. In addition to stone tools, the remains of cave bears were also found.
In the hermit house, in the middle of the rock wall, various objects from everyday prehistoric life can be admired. There you will learn interesting facts about the history of the Wildkirchli caves and the life of the cave inhabitants.

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Julia Nikolaeva

June 7, 2025

It was a beautiful day and after a walk around Seealpsee we went up to Escher. This is one of the oldest mountain guesthouses in Switzerland. During the walk you will pass through caves where cavemen once lived, animal bones, apparently bears, have been found. Just outside the caves you will see the Wildkirchli (chapel). And when you turn the corner, you will see such a wonderful and impressive view in front of you.

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Distance 332 m

Uphill 50 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Schwende, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Wildkirchli Caves

1. Aescher Mountain Inn – Seealpsee loop from Wasserauen

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