Pizol Five Lakes Hike (Route 931)
Pizolhütte – Gaffia · Wangs-Pizol, St. Gallen · Switzerland
Difficulty scale
Historic recorded designation; not verified as fitness or technique.
These groups reflect the recorded general designation, not a verified fitness or technical grade. Terrain, exposure, chains and ladders must be assessed separately; read the source notes. No SAC grade is inferred.
- Official technique (source wording)
- medium mountain hiking trail
- Official fitness (source wording)
- difficult
SAC T-grade: not verified
Painted waymarks: not verified
Official route sourceSafety and route notes
Existing editorial notes, not live trail status. Any check date below applies only to that static check; recheck official notices and local conditions before departure.
- Seasonal note (official): alpine tour, snow possible up to early July, good mountain equipment required; the Pizol cable cars operate seasonally.
- No closure notice on the official route page (checked 2026-10-24).
Map and track
Track with 1,834 imported points
Altitude and elevation
Elevation profile
About the trail
SchweizMobil local route 931, the classic 5-lake hike on the Pizol in the canton of St. Gallen, from the Pizolhütte (2,227 m) to the Gaffia mountain station. Official federal Wanderland geometry: 10.2 km measured (operator publishes 10 km rounded), about 3 h 50 min, +631 m / -987 m, medium technique on mountain hiking trails with a difficult physical rating. The route passes five alpine lakes (Wangsersee, Wildsee, Schottensee, Schwarzsee, Baschalvasee) below the Pizol glacier and the Sardona UNESCO World Heritage site. Seasonal note (official): alpine tour, snow possible up to early July, good mountain equipment required; the Pizol cable cars operate seasonally. No closure notice on the official route page (checked 2026-10-24). Source: Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) / SchweizMobil Open Government Data. Attribution: Bundesamt für Strassen, Kanton, Stiftung SchweizMobil. Official classification: medium mountain hiking trail; difficult fitness. Source: https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-931. Classification checked 25 October 2026.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Pizolhütte – Gaffia · Wangs-Pizol, St. Gallen · Switzerland
- Track start:
- 46.97913, 9.41719
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 46.97913, 9.41719
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