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Recommended by 76 out of 80 hikers
Location: Mels, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
4.7
(65)
421
02:33
6.09km
410m
4.1
(14)
51
04:39
11.6km
840m
5.0
(5)
31
07:42
14.9km
1,330m
Alp Unterlavtina 1310 m above sea level
Alp in Weisstannental, municipality of Mels (SG). Untersäss 1310 m above sea level, Obersäss 1902 m above sea level, pastures up to 2500 m above sea level. In 1486, the municipality of Balzers acquired 47 pastures, and in 1490 another 30 pastures. In 1503, the Alp was sold again; today it is owned by a private alpine corporation.
Text / Source: Mathias Bugg
historisches-lexikon.li/Laftina
October 24, 2021
Currently you cannot get past these huts as the path is closed (use the lower path).
August 6, 2025
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Location: Mels, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
4.7
(65)
421
02:33
6.09km
410m
4.1
(14)
51
04:39
11.6km
840m
5.0
(5)
31
07:42
14.9km
1,330m