“It was fantastic. A bit long but really funny.”
Wildhaus - Alt. St. Johann
The municipality Wildhaus - Alt St. Johann is a merged municipality in Toggenburg. It is located at 895 m above sea level and lies northeast of Lake Walen. Wildhaus - Alt St. Johann is known for the valley station of the Sellamatt cable car. The valley station of the mountain railroad to Iltios and the Churfirsten Chäserrugg is only 300 m away in the adjacent Unterwasser. Together with the villages of Wildhaus and Unterwasser, Alt St. Johann forms a vacation area in Toggenburg, which has been awarded the "Families Welcome" seal of quality. In summer a popular starting point for hiking, in winter it opens up the skiing area Chäserrugg - Unterwasser/Alt St. Johann. Here, at 900 to 2262 m above sea level, there are 50 km of ski slopes and a 6 km long toboggan run.
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Hiking routes
- Challenging hike from Gams via Stollen
Challenging hike from Gams via Stollen
WanderwegGams · 14 km · 6 h 12 - Unterwasser-Halden-Egerten-Gräppelensee
Unterwasser-Halden-Egerten-Gräppelensee
Hiking Trail3.9 km · 2 h 00 - Easy hike from Gams via Underfelsbach
Easy hike from Gams via Underfelsbach
WanderwegGams · 5.7 km · 1 h 46 - Hinterberg – Alt St. Johan
Hinterberg – Alt St. Johan
WanderwegHinterberg → Alt St. Johan · 1.0 km · 29 min
- Photo course 2.5 days in Toggenburg incl. overnight stay
- Full moon snowshoe hike in Toggenburg
- Snowshoe hike in Wildhaus Toggenburg
- An evening snowshoe hike with an aperitif on Säntis
- Practice day avalanche knowledge with ski, splitboard, and snowshoe tour
- Intro Weekend: Skiing, Splitboarding and Snowshoeing
- Snowshoe tour Frümseltal in Toggenburg
- Gulmen snowshoe tour in Toggenburg
- 2-day Churfirsten tour for women
- 2-day guided Churfirstentour
- Guided day tour skiing and splitboarding in Toggenburg
- 2-day ski, splitboard, and snowshoe tour
- 2-day avalanche and high mountain tour course in Alpstein
- Car training with sled dogs
- 3 hours scooter fun with huskys workshop
- 6 hours scooter fun with huskies day tour
- Husky trekking day tour
- 3 hours husky trekking "valley circuit"
- Kennel visit to the huskies
- Husky day tour in winter
- New Year's Eve snowshoe hike with aperitif
- Chäserrugg ticket cable car in Toggenburg
- Evening snowshoe hike with cheese fondue by the campfire
- "Wildlife and Nature Observation Chäserrugg" Guided Hike in Toggenburg
- "Sunset Selun" Guided Hike in Toggenburg
- Iltios Cable Car "Unterwasser Chäserrugg Railway" in Toggenburg
- Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride with Fondue Fun in Toggenburg
