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Alp Scheidegg – Hörnli Summit loop from Bichelsee-Balterswil

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Alp Scheidegg – Hörnli Summit loop from Bichelsee-Balterswil

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Alp Scheidegg – Hörnli Summit loop from Bichelsee-Balterswil

04:59

62.1km

1,340m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 45.6 km for 127 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.47 km

Lake Bichel

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Herllicher bathing lake in the summer, peace and nature in the winter half-year.

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12.5 km

View from the Töss Bridge

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A simple, beautiful but busy cycle path leads along the Töss. The water level of the Töss varies; in the upper reaches it often dries up in autumn (water flows in the groundwater stream).

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35.3 km

Alp Scheidegg

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The steep climb to Scheidegg is again worthwhile. You will be rewarded with a great view

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37.3 km

Wolfsgrueb Waterfall and Gorge

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The Wolfsgrueb is a junction point (from here to Scheideg, to Pooalp, down to Tössscheidi etc.).

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38.9 km

Tössscheidi, the confluence of the Vorder Töss and Hinter Töss

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Steep downhill on gravel path from the Wolfsgrueb to the Vordertöss, then along this through pristine landscape (gorges, small waterfalls, Nagelfluh) to the Tösscheidi (confluence of the Vordertöss and Hintertöss). There are two benches, a small table and a fireplace.

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38.9 km

along the Töss from Tösscheidi to Ohrüti

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Quite a wide gravel path, along the Töss, the narrow valley gradually gets wider. Halfway there is a beautiful waterfall, just before Ohrüti water reservoir (?), There you can climb …

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49.7 km

Hörnli Summit

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Again and again nice and easily accessible with great refreshments

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50.3 km

Ascent to Chlihörnli

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The ascent to Hörnlistrasse with 2 very steep ramps with up to 20%

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62.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.1 km

20.6 km

8.87 km

7.74 km

452 m

369 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

16.8 km

7.73 km

3.53 km

524 m

266 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (550 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

18°C

90 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Alp Scheidegg – Hörnli Summit loop from Bichelsee-Balterswil

Lake Bichel

View from the Töss Bridge

Alp Scheidegg

Wolfsgrueb Waterfall and Gorge

Tössscheidi, the confluence of the Vorder Töss and Hinter Töss

along the Töss from Tösscheidi to Ohrüti

Hörnli Summit

Ascent to Chlihörnli

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