Alpenpanorama-Weg
Overzicht
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Afstand 13 km
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Duur 4 h
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Stijging 500 m
Inleiding
Langs het riviertje de Urnäsch, over weiden en alpenweitjes, door donkere dennenbossen en langs ruisende watervallen omhoog tot de Schwägalp – het dalstation van kabelbaan naar de Säntis, waar zich een fantastisch bergpanorama ontvouwt.
Beschrijving
The fifth stage of the alpine panorama trail begins at the Hotel Säntis, nestled in a lovely mountain backdrop. The culturally rich Schwägalp region can look back on a tradition of over 1000 years. To this day, people continue to practise traditional values in handicrafts, forestry and agriculture as well as local customs. Probably the most famous tradition is the Schwägalp Schwinget. In an arena at the foot of the Säntis, the wrestlers duel each year before an audience of over 10,000 spectators.
Across pastures, through short forest sections and past numerous streams, you hike downhill to Lutertannen for a little more than an hour. The area around Schwägalp is listed in the inventory of landscapes of national importance. Large parts of the moorland are protected in order to preserve the numerous habitats of plants and animals.
Once past Lutertannen, the ascent to the Risi pass follows. The view of the surrounding mountains invites you to rest and catch your breath. During the Ice Age, only the Säntis and the highest mountains of the Alpstein chain protruded from the Lake Constance-Rhine glacier. When the temperature slowly rose around 16,000 years ago, plants grew more luxuriantly and mud accumulated in calmer waters. The first moors in the alps and foothills of the alps developed in glacial depressions and on wet, poorly aerated soils.
Finally, you descend over lush meadows and alpine pastures to the stage destination in Stein (SG). In 2013, the municipality merged with Nesslau-Krummenau to form the new municipality of Nesslau. The farming village traversed by the Thur river is situated between the Alpstein, Churfirsten and Speer mountains and consists of the hamlets of Breitenau, Stiegen, Steinerberg, Hinterberg and Mühle.
De sleutel voor een prettige wandeltocht is onder andere een zorgvuldige planning. Win op voorhand inlichtingen in bij de plaatselijke informatiedienst over de toestand van het traject en de weersomstandigheden. Afhankelijk van het seizoen en de weersomstandigheden kan de route gesloten of onderbroken zijn.
| Vertrek |
Urnäsch
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| Aankomst |
Schwägalp
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| Richting |
Eén richting
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| Stijging |
500 m
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| Daling |
1000 m
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| Afstand |
13 km
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| Duur |
4 h
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| Duur omgekeerde richting |
4 h 25 min
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| Technische vereisten |
Gemiddeld
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| Vereiste conditie |
Zwaar
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| Geschikt seizoen |
april - oktober
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| Thema |
To an alp, Along Water
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Feiten
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