Culinary hike 5-lakes picnic on the Pizol

Experience a spectacular hike past five crystal clear mountain lakes. Countless panoramic views of the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona await you on the hike. For a delicious and fortifying picnic on the way, you will receive a bulging backpack with many regional delicacies.

The tour starts at the valley station in Wangs. Here you can pick up your backpack with the picnic package at the ticket office. From Wangs you take the gondola and chair lift to the Pizol hut. We recommend that you start the tour at around 08:15

The hike starts at Lake Wangs near the Pizol hut. From dorf you can expect an ascent to the Wildsee. From the Wildsee, a short descent leads to the Schottensee. After the Schottensee it goes over an ascent and a descent to the Schwarzsee. From here follows a descent to the Baschalvasee

After you have seen all five lakes on your tour, you go down to the chairlift station Gaffia. From here you take the cable car back down into the valley to Wangs

Practical Information:

• Take along: Backpack for additional drinks and clothing
• Altitude difference: + 553 m/ - 911 m
• Distance: 11.4 km
• Time required: 6 hours (hiking time about 4 - 5 hours)
• Difficulty: medium

If you want to spend a few more days in the area, we recommend you to take advantage of the diversity on the Pizol. Besides this spectacular hike, you can experience many other great activities. Especially fun is a ride on the mountain carts. Here you can look forward to a nearly 2200 m long, very winding and exciting track between Gaffia and Furt

Contents picnic backpack for two people:

• 1 pair of Salsiz (Metzgerei Kalberer, Wangs)
• approx. 200g pasteurized organic Heidiland cheese (Milchzentrale Bad Ragaz)
• 250 g Ruchbrot, sliced (Bäckerei Hermann, Wangs)
• 2 apples
• 2 muesli
• 2 Biberli
• 1 trail mix (250g)
• 1 red wine 50cl
• 2 Shorley 0.5l
• 2 mineral water 0.5l