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Gafiersee – Gafierjoch Runde von Gemeinde Sankt Gallenkirch

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Gafiersee – Gafierjoch Runde von Gemeinde Sankt Gallenkirch

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August 24, 2021

Gafiersee – Gafierjoch Runde von Gemeinde Sankt Gallenkirch

Hard

03:36

8.34km

2.3km/h

480m

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Overview

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Hotel

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148 m

Smugglerland Entrance Gate

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Where smugglers and customs officers played their cat-and-mouse game in earlier centuries, there are still easily accessible mountain paths leading through the unique mountain landscape. A gate marks the entrance to the 8.5-kilometer-long smugglers' path.

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757 m

View of Vergaldatal

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The mountain cart track is 6 km long. Currently €20 per person.

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3.08 km

View of Switzerland from the Schmugglerpfad

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The magnificent views are what make the smugglers' path so special. In addition to the great views into the distance, it is also worth paying attention to the nearby landscape: …

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3.42 km

Smuggler's Trail Between Austria and Switzerland

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Great hike over the smugglers' trail between Austria 🇦🇹 and Switzerland 🇨🇭. In both directions you can marvel at beautiful panoramas. I didn't catch any smugglers though 🤣

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4.33 km

Gafiersee

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Great little mountain lake that invites you to linger.

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5.64 km

Gafierjöchle

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Border and pass crossing between Switzerland and Austria. Up here you have a fantastic view of the light gray Gafier panels and the surrounding valleys.

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7.66 km

View of Madrisa

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From the wide hiking trail that connects the mountain station of the Schafbergbahn with the Schafbergsee, you have a fantastic view of the jagged rocky peak of the Madrisa.

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8.34 km

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Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.12 km

1.75 km

450 m

Surfaces

6.12 km

1.43 km

775 m

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Gafiersee – Gafierjoch Runde von Gemeinde Sankt Gallenkirch

Smugglerland Entrance Gate

View of Vergaldatal

View of Switzerland from the Schmugglerpfad

Smuggler's Trail Between Austria and Switzerland

Gafiersee

Gafierjöchle

View of Madrisa

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