Written by: Alpina
Category: Travel
Date: 7/30/2007
Start in: Amden-Arvenbüel
End in: Amden Post
Length in km: 9
Length in hours: 3
Description:
This is an easy hiking tour high above the Walensee, with wonderful panoramic views to the Glarner alps. You reach the starting point by bus from Ziegelbrücke / or leave your car in the center of Amden village and take the bus to Amden-Arvenbüel (1273 m).
Follow the trail "Amdener Höhenweg" up to Altschen (1388 m), a small alp inn which is open on weekends. Continue on a
small street for 10 minutes, where an easy ridgeway brings you up to Hüttlisboden (1522 m), today´s highest point.
Follow the hiking path to Hinter Höhi (1416 m), an impressive, protected moor landscape with great views into Toggenburg and Glarnerland. Various barbecue sites. At Strichboden (1309 m) you are on the Kneipp round trip in direction Mattstock chair-lift (if you decide to walk down instead, just add another 30 minutes of hiking to the time indicated). You follow the sign "Sessellift", pass a cosy alp inn and reach the station (tiny restaurant). The chair-lift will take you down to Amden village.
Information and Links:
Chair-lift Mattstock operates daily from 1st June to 1st November (in good weather conditions).
Times: 8.30 a.m. - 11.50 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 4.45 p.m.
Tel. +41 055 611 18 00
Amden Tourist Center: http://www.amden.ch
Info Telefon: +41 055 611 14 13
More Swiss hikes (in German): http://www.wandersite.ch
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