Alter Säntisweg
Urnäsch – Schwägalp · Appenzell · Switzerland
Difficulty scale
Muntside hiking scale: Easy, Moderate or Hard. It rates physical effort, not technical difficulty. It does not map onto via ferrata, climbing or ski scales.
Rating estimated from distance only: there is no accumulated ascent data for this route.
Technical difficulty (exposure, scrambling, terrain) is not assessed.
Map and track
Altitude and elevation
Waymarking
White-red-white — mountain path
About the trail
Historic pilgrims' and shepherds' path to Schwägalp, crossing rolling Appenzell pastures. Traditional cheese dairies along the route.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Urnäsch – Schwägalp · Appenzell · Switzerland
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 47.32000, 9.28300
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Safety
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