Culinary Panorama High Trail on the Pizol

• Marvel at the spectacular alpine formation of the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona
• Immerse yourself in a gigantic mountain landscape
• Experience culinary delights at the Pizolhütte and Laufbodenstübli
• Enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view from the St. Gallen Rhine Valley to Lake Constance

Experience a varied hike on a great panoramic high trail. Here you can enjoy gigantic views of the mountain landscape of the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona. In addition, you can look forward to two stops in great restaurants and enjoy a delicious 2-course menu

You can expect a 4-hour culinary hike on the Panorama-Höhenweg on the Pizol incl. two restaurant visits and a 2-course menu!

The tour starts in Bad Ragaz or Wangs. From there you take the gondola and chair lift to Laufböden or Pizolhütte

When you start in Bad Ragaz you first enjoy a delicious starter in the Laufbodenstübli. Then you hike on the Pizol Panorama Höhenweg to the Pizolhütte. Here a delicious main course awaits you

On the way home you take the gondola and chair lift back down to the valley.

If you start the tour in Wangs, after the gondola and chairlift ride you first hike about 45 minutes to the Laufbodenstübli

Practical information:

• If you do not want to do the whole hike, you can call a free hiking bus from 14:00 back to the starting valley station
• Difficulty: easy
• Height difference: 30 m
• Distance: 3.3 km
• Time required: 3 - 4 hours (hiking time about one hour)

If you want to spend a few more days in the area, we recommend you to take advantage of the variety on the Pizol. Besides this culinary hike you can do many other great hikes. We recommend you to do the beautiful Five Lakes Hike, this is one of the most beautiful panoramic hikes in Switzerland. If you are looking for a bit of a change, you can also whizz through the mountains on the Alpine Scooter

Hors d'oeuvre:

• Restaurant Laufbodenstübli
• Stübliteller with bacon, cheese, Salsiz, Mostbröckli, cold cuts, Gürkli and tomatoes and 1dl red or white wine of your choice

Main course:

• Restaurant Pizolhütte
• plate of the day

• Tour in any weather
• wear clothes / shoes suitable for the weather
• Communicate allergies and intolerances
• Pick up maps and plans: Flumserberg valley station

Wangs Talstation Pizolbahnen, 7323 Vilters-Wangs, Switzerland

Loisstrasse 50, 7310 Bad Ragaz, Switzerland