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Appenzell Innerrhoden

Hoher Kasten Anticline

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Appenzell Innerrhoden

Hoher Kasten Anticline

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Hoher Kasten Anticline

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Location: Appenzell Innerrhoden, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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1. Saxer Gap – Hoher Kasten Summit loop from Staubernkanzel

16.5km

06:45

870m

880m

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2. Hoher Kasten Summit – Staubern Mountain Inn loop from Rüte

17.1km

07:30

1,150m

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3. Hoher Kasten Summit – Staubern Mountain Inn loop from Lienz

16.0km

06:33

750m

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Paul

August 12, 2024

The geological hiking trail in the Alpstein
Switzerland's first geological hiking trail is marked in white, red and white and should therefore be walked with appropriate footwear, from the Hoher Kasten along the southern chain of the Alpstein and reveals the geological layers of the past millennia in fascinating variety to both laypeople and experts.
The Alpstein is also absolutely exciting from a geological point of view. The starting point of this mountain hike is the Hoher Kasten with its famous panoramic view. This first geological hiking trail in Switzerland leads via the Staubern mountain inn to the Saxerlücke along the southern chain of the Alpstein and reveals the geological developments of the past millennia in fascinating variety to both laypeople and experts. The route is equipped with 15 attractive theme boards that clearly explain numerous geological phenomena to the viewer and you will discover many of them in your surroundings along the way.
You can see fossils, weathering forms, underground draining lakes, folds and fractures. The famous Sax-Schwende rupture is particularly impressive, where the shift of the eastern massif by a few hundred meters can be clearly seen. After a short descent from the Saxer Lücke you reach the Bollenwees mountain inn, which is wonderfully located on the Fählensee, where the geological hiking trail ends. The way back to the valley leads either via Sämtisersee and the Plattenbödeli mountain inn or via Rainhütten and the Ruhesitz mountain inn to Brülisau.
Text / Source: Appenzellerland Tourismus AI, Hauptgasse 38, CH-9050 Appenzell
appenzell.ch/de/alpstein/wandern/themenwanderwege/der-geologische-wanderweg.html

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Roger Eggenberger 🐾👣

August 15, 2024

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JR on Tour

August 26, 2024

One of the numerous information boards along the geological hiking trail...

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Elevation 1,790 m

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Location: Appenzell Innerrhoden, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Hoher Kasten Anticline

1. Saxer Gap – Hoher Kasten Summit loop from Staubernkanzel

2. Hoher Kasten Summit – Staubern Mountain Inn loop from Rüte

3. Hoher Kasten Summit – Staubern Mountain Inn loop from Lienz

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