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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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Chäserrugg
Chäserrugg
Mountain Summit
Säntis
Säntis
Mountain Summit
Lake Zürich
Lake Zürich
Lake
Flumserberg
Flumserberg
Mountain Summit
Knies Kinderzoo
Knies Kinderzoo
Zoo & Animal Park
Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake
House of Läderach
House of Läderach
Farm shops
Feldis
Feldis
Viewpoint
Tektonikarena Sardona - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tektonikarena Sardona - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Natural monuments
Chäserrugg
Chäserrugg
Mountain Summit · Unterwasser
Lower Thur Waterfall
Lower Thur Waterfall
Waterfall · Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Swing Kühboden
Swing Kühboden
Viewpoint · Unterwasser

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Naturjodel und JodelliederKlanghaus Toggenburg · 18:00–21:30 · CHF 420, pro Person, inkl. Nachtessen am Freitag und Mittagessen Sa/So · Vergünstigungen für AHV, IV, Studierende und Lehrlinge sowie KulturLegi Everything for the voice I 26.1111Klanghaus · 18:00

Everything for the voiceKlanghaus Toggenburg · 19:30–21:30 · CHF 420 · Vergünstigungen für AHV, IV, Studierende und Lehrlinge sowie KulturLedi auf Kurs erhältlich

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Einsiedeln Abbey Church public guided tour
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Guided tour through the Knie Children’s Zoo in Rapperswil
Guided tour through the Knie Children’s Zoo in Rapperswil
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Penguin Feeding at Knies Kinderzoo Rapperswil
Penguin Feeding at Knies Kinderzoo Rapperswil
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Private mindfulness hike starting from Flims, Laax or Falera
Private mindfulness hike starting from Flims, Laax or Falera
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Self-guided museum tour at the House of Läderach
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“experience the full moon in the mountains”

Liliana

on Full moon snowshoe hike in Toggenburg

“Because there was no snow, we hiked a bit higher up at Sellamatt and it was absolutely beautiful! The weather was perfect and Martin, our guide, was super cool. We can recommend it anytime.”

Marcha

on Snowshoe hike in Wildhaus Toggenburg

Hiking routes

Thurweg, Stage 1/8
Wildhaus, Gamplüt → Nesslau · 20 km · 6 h 23 min
Alpine hiking trail
Gamplüt-Säntis-Weg
Wildhaus, Gamplüt → Säntis · 10 km · 7 h 3 min
Mountain hiking trail
Toggenburger Höhenweg, Stage 2/6
Selunalp → Oberchäseren · 16 km · 6 h 58 min
Hike from Nesslau-Neu St. Johann to Rietbach
Nesslau-Neu St. Johann → Rietbach · 4.8 km · 1 h 55 min
Hike from Gams via Schäferwald
Gams · 9.8 km · 4 h
Challenging hike from Gams via Stollen
Gams · 14 km · 6 h 12 min
Hike from Gams via Hardegg
Gams · 6.7 km · 2 h 52 min
Hike from Gams via Äräggäll
Gams · 14 km · 3 h 40 min

Hikes nearby

Everything within a 15 min drive

Oberer Thurweg
Oberer Thurweg
Wanderweg · Unterwasser → Starkenbach · 4.0 km · 1 h 4 min
Toggenburger Höhenweg
Toggenburger Höhenweg
Bergwanderweg · Wildhaus → Wil SG · 88 km · 34 h 56 min
Toggenburger Höhenweg, Stage 1/6
Toggenburger Höhenweg, Stage 1/6
Bergwanderweg · Wildhaus → Selunalp · 14 km · 5 h 33 min
Rheintaler Höhenweg, Stage 5/6
Rheintaler Höhenweg, Stage 5/6
Bergwanderweg · Wildhaus → Malbun (SG) · 15 km · 6 h 22 min
Easy hike from Unterwasser via Lipp
Easy hike from Unterwasser via Lipp
Wanderweg · Unterwasser · 7.1 km · 2 h 29 min
Alpine Panorama Trail, Stage 5/29
Alpine Panorama Trail, Stage 5/29
Bergwanderweg · Stein SG → Amden · 14 km · 6 h 13 min
Easy hike from Stein SG to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann via Hueb
Easy hike from Stein SG to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann via Hueb
Wanderweg · Stein SG → Nesslau-Neu St. Johann · 4.5 km · 1 h 22 min
Churfirsten-Weg
Churfirsten-Weg
Bergwanderweg · Alt St. Johann, Selamatt → Wildhaus, Gamsalp · 10 km · 6 h 21 min
Sound Trail
Sound Trail
Bergwanderweg · Alt St. Johann, Alp Sellamatt → Unterwasser, Iltios · 2.0 km · 37 min
Thurweg, Stage 2/8
Thurweg, Stage 2/8
Wanderweg · Nesslau → Wattwil · 16 km · 4 h 51 min
Nesslauer Rundweg
Nesslauer Rundweg
Wanderweg · Nesslau · 4.0 km · 1 h 6 min
Thurweg
Thurweg
Hiking Trail · Wildhaus, Gamplüt → Rüdlingen · 160 km · 46 h 4 min

Bike tours nearby

Everything within a 25 min drive

Wildmannli Bike, Stage 2/3
Wildmannli Bike, Stage 2/3
Mountain bike routes · Wildhaus → Altstätten · 52 km
Oelberg Bike
Oelberg Bike
Mountain bike routes · Wildhaus · 34 km
Panorama Bike, Stage 4/14
Panorama Bike, Stage 4/14
Mountain bike routes · Stein SG → Ziegelbrücke · 24 km
Thur-Route, Stage 3/3
Thur-Route, Stage 3/3
Cycling routes · Nesslau → Buchs · 31 km
Lakes Route, Stage 10/10
Lakes Route, Stage 10/10
Cycling routes · Buchs → Rorschach · 74 km
Fünf-Schlössertour
Fünf-Schlössertour
Cycling routes · Buchs · 45 km
Montfort Bike
Montfort Bike
Mountain bike routes · Buchs · 42 km
Rhine Route, Stage 4/9
Rhine Route, Stage 4/9
Cycling routes · Buchs → St. Margrethen · 43 km
Gafadura Bike
Gafadura Bike
Mountain bike routes · Schaan · 22 km
Hörnli Bike, Stage 3/3
Hörnli Bike, Stage 3/3
Mountain bike routes · Hemberg → Wildhaus · 48 km
Herzroute, Stage 11/13
Herzroute, Stage 11/13
Cycling routes · Wattwil → Herisau · 54 km
Chrüzegg Route
Chrüzegg Route
Mountain bike routes · Wattwil · 27 km

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