Discovery trails

The walk along the Toggenburg Story Trail (3 to 5 hours) is both exciting and varied and takes you through adventurous sagas, mythical legends and fantastic stories from the Toggenburg.

The fairytale of Dwarf Bartli is set in the car-free village of Braunwald. The walk takes approximately 2 hours.

An enchanting hike into the famous legends of the Flums region, complete with playful adventure stations.

Take off your shoes and socks and walk barefoot from Gonten to Gontenbad. Enjoy the feel of the soft moor grounds under your feet!

The beautiful high moor on the Rietbach plateau above Krummenau is a national treasure. Its soft and bouncy grounds soaked with rain and its rare flora are worth discovering! Starting at the Rietbach top station, you find yourself walking on bog soil that has taken centuries to develop its strangely spongy feel.

On "Heidi's Flower Trail" you can learn about the Heidi story by means picture plates and signboards.

Families will appreciate this leisurely walk around the Chapf near Wil (one hour, accessible with strollers). Along the way, colorful pinwheels bring different traditional professions to life.

Sound mills, sound trees, rock sounds, sound sculptures on a Panorama Trail.

Appenzell is known for its dry humor and its original jokes. Families will love to walk the Joke Trail.