Hiking holidays Lake Constance, Appenzell & Toggenburg
Hiking: Alpine Panorama Trail
The Jacobs trail in Switzerland
Lined by churches, monasteries and chapels, this hiking tour offers a unique experience on historical paths through varied cultural landscapes. Switzerland's most beautiful lakes, chapels and churches are strung like pearls along the Via Jacobi.
The high peaks of the Central Swiss Alps and the Bernese Oberland will guide you on your way through Switzerland. Change of scenery in the endless forests of Jorat in the canton of Fribourg. Now the snow covered peaks of Mont Blanc and the sparkling Lake Geneva come into view before the pilgrimage ends in the charming city of Geneva.
Rorschach, medieval traffic hub and lake port of St. Gallen, is mentioned as a pilgrimage station around the year 1300. Visit to the Stift Library in St. Gallen.
Herisau, oldest Appenzell parish seat has been known since 907. The path leads past the former hostel, zum Goldenen Sternen, then on through the varied hilly landscape of Appenzell and Toggenburg to Wattwil. By bus to the neighbouring village Liechtensteig, where you will spend the night.
By bus back to Wattwil. Between Wattwil and Rapperswil, the landscape is dotted with individual farms and marked by gently rolling hills and various-sized woodland areas. Some beautiful sunken paths turn the hike into a special experience.
The hike leads over the wooden footbridge from Rapperswil to Hurden built in 2001 and then over the Etzelpass to Einsiedeln. Particularly impressive views of the Zürichsee on this trail to Switzerland’s most important place of pilgrimage.
approx. 4.5 h
approx. 16 km
760 m
260 m
Day
6
Departure or extra nights
Tour characteristic
The hiking trails mostly lead along wide forest and field paths, only on the stage to Stans you have to reckon with narrower paths along Lake Lucerne. Very good basic fitness is required for the long stages.
Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
Train ride St. Gallen – Herisau not included in the tour price. Approx. CHF 10.-
Return ticket for the bus ride Wattwil – Lichtensteig not included in the tour price. Approx CHF 10.-
Information
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
Arrival by train from Zurich airport via St. Gallen. Duration approx. 1.5 hours
Return travel by train via Wädenswil to Zurich airport. Duration approx. 1.5 hours
Travel Documents
Travel documents "analogous"
By default, your travel package includes a set of travel documents, which we will transmit you in advance. The following documents will inform you about your tour:
Travel program with all organizational details.
Official guidebook « Cycling Switzerland»
maps for your biking and/or hiking routes
Detailed maps about your stage locations
Detailed programme day-by-day
Travel documents "digital"
If you select the option "digital travel documents" when booking, we will provide you with all documents for your trip in a digital form. You will receive a small set of documents with the following content:
Manuals for the use of necessary apps
luggage tags
eventual vouchers
En route you will inform yourself easily with the app of SwitzerlandMobility and other free apps. Background information and all other documents are electronically assigned and can be downloaded to your mobile phone in advance.
Since this option saves resources and costs, a discount of CHF 30.- per room is offered.