Note: The mentioned rock spur "Teufels- oder Hexenkänzeli" is about 200-300 m west of Chindlistein and is a separate object. At this point here is "just" the "Chindlistei".
The Nagelfluh is a geologically young conglomerate of eroded material from the Alps, in which river pebbles are bonded with a binding agent. The higher the lime content …
The tree stands on a hill in Appenzell, with the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley in the background. looks so beautiful I've been there many times and I'm always fascinated.
Here the path goes to the ritual site "Teufelskänzeli" (path is missing in Komoot). A little further up, and then left on foot to the Teufelskänzeli rock head.