Staubern Mountain Inn – Forest trail above the lake loop from Schwammtobel Süd

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Staubern Mountain Inn – Forest trail above the lake loop from Schwammtobel Süd

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Staubern Mountain Inn – Forest trail above the lake loop from Schwammtobel Süd

07:38

18.9km

990m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.42 km

Bench and cross at Diepoldsauer Schwamm

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There is a bench with a cross at the Diepoldsauer sponge and you have a beautiful view of the Rhine Valley.

In the snowy winter it is great here with …

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2.86 km

beautiful views

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Sensational view .... a place to stay

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5.47 km

View of Sämtisersee and Alpstein Mountains

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There is no all-round view from the marked position! However, if you hike along the path, there are excellent views overall (somewhat north and south): of the Hoher Kasten massif …

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6.15 km

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6.74 km

View of the Rhine Valley

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Great view over the sloping rocks down into the Rhine Valley!

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8.63 km

View of Hoher Kasten

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Very nice

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9.09 km

Staubern Mountain Inn

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Great view, excellent and family-run restaurant with pretty little rooms, an insider tip!

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12.2 km

Forest trail above the lake

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Really nice. Partly like a fairytale forest, everything covered with moss.

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13.5 km

At the Foot of Hoher Kasten

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Super great hiking trails on the Hohe Kasten

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18.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

5.20 km

1.79 km

922 m

156 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

4.05 km

1.84 km

911 m

573 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,710 m)

Lowest point (1,050 m)

Weather

Wednesday 11 November

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Comments

June 19, 2025,🇨🇭🚶‍♀️Hoher Kasten, Staubernkanzel

Today our hiking boots 🥾 came into use again 😃👍. We spent the night 🌜 in a beautiful hut at 1382 m in the Alpstein Mountains. From here we started our tour to the Hoher Kasten. There is a large viewing platform there and we were truly overwhelmed by the view. Absolutely beautiful. We continued on to the Staubern mountain …

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November 16, 2023,16.11.23 Alpsteintour 💗 mit Sunrise auf dem Kamor 😍😍😍 und weiter zum Hohen Kasten & Stauberen

Well, sleep didn't really come this night again 🤷‍♀️ ... so I can just about get going and so I finally set off in the dark night more than two hours before sunrise.. . and what else can I say... it was wonderful 😍😍😍

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