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Appenzell Innerrhoden

Gonten

Forest Root Trail – Obere Petersalp Ridge loop from Jakobsbad

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Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Gonten

Forest Root Trail – Obere Petersalp Ridge loop from Jakobsbad

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Forest Root Trail – Obere Petersalp Ridge loop from Jakobsbad

05:52

15.0km

850m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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4.29 km

Forest Root Trail

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This is a very nice narrow forest road. The signpost is a yellow one, so it is considered a normal trail, for which I feel it but quite narrow and …

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4.91 km

Ridge Trail to Obere Petersalpe

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Beautiful way up to the Upper Petersalpe along the ridge along or down to Jakobsbad

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6.16 km

Obere Petersalp Ridge

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Hoch Petersalp 1588 m / AR in Urnäsch

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7.58 km

Nusshalde (pass, saddle, and border)

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Nosshaldensattel 1496 m
Nusshaldensattel
Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden
The Nusshaldensattel (also written Nosshaldensattel) is a pass on the cantonal border of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located at …

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9.20 km

View of Säntis

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From the mountain station it goes uphill again to the Kronplatz, from here you have a wonderful view of the Säntis

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9.50 km

View of Hoher Kasten

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Beautiful view of the Hoher Kasten. However, this is only possible for good hikers.

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10.4 km

Chapel of St. James

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The Chapel of St. Jakob Gonten is located southwest below the Kronberg peak at an elevation of 1,445 meters in the Appenzell Alps in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. In …

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11.1 km

Scheidegg Mountain Inn

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Mountain inn Scheidegg - first restaurants
It is not possible to determine exactly when people started travelling to Kronberg for other purposes. It can be assumed that after the discovery …

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15.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.65 km

4.54 km

3.79 km

912 m

165 m

Surfaces

4.06 km

3.62 km

3.04 km

2.19 km

1.67 km

472 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

21°C

16°C

58 %

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Comments

August 15, 2021,Kronberg Runde über Hoch Petersalp

A little crazy today, from Gossau by bike to Jakobsbad. Then the nice tour from the monastery. More strenuous than expected, the up and down.
From the summit towards Scheidegg, Löchli back to the monastery. Another prayer 😉 then back by bike 😅

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October 7, 2023,Kronberg- Runde von Jakobsbad

The Kronberg is, so to speak, the viewing balcony of the Säntis. Upstream of this and, if necessary, easily reached by gondola lift from Jakobsbad, it is of course very popular as an excursion destination. Although it is only 1,600 meters high and is towered over by the Säntis by 900 meters, it can confidently be considered an excellent panoramic …

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August 14, 2021,Mittelschwere Wanderung von Jakobsbad über Laufteg - Petersalp - Kronberg - Jakobsquelle - Scheidegg - Jakobsbad

Nice hike of medium difficulty, with beautiful viewpoints, forest paths, rest stops and refreshment stops.
The ridge hike from Laufteg to Kronberg and also the Energieweg to Jakobsquelle 🤩👌🏼 and the view of the Alpsteingebirge is wonderful 🥰 I can only recommend the hike 👌🏼😎😅🇨🇭

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April 13, 2024,Rundwanderung Kronberg 🥾🐕🇨🇭

Wonderful mountain panorama! And the Säntis is within reach!

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May 1, 2024,Kronberg - Hoch Petersalp

A short loop from Jakobsbad via Scheidegg to Kronberg, then on to Hoch Petersalp and then back down again.

It wasn't completely snow-free, but mostly without problems. Only between Nosshalden and Grossbetten was there still slippery snow, where it was best not to slip.

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Forest Root Trail – Obere Petersalp Ridge loop from Jakobsbad

Forest Root Trail

Ridge Trail to Obere Petersalpe

Obere Petersalp Ridge

Nusshalde (pass, saddle, and border)

View of Säntis

View of Hoher Kasten

Chapel of St. James

Scheidegg Mountain Inn

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