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2 Days Hike: Toggenburg

After hiking at Walensee earlier this year, I thought to revisit the eastern part of Switzerland again, this time a valley behind the Churfirsten range, an impressive sequence of peaks.

Arrived ~11:00 at Unterwasser Post via bus, close to Wildhaus - and already an impressive scenery of Saentis close by - the Churfirsten cannot be seen as I'm too low in the valley.

Some distances:

Unterwasser - Chaeserrugg 4h 35m
Unterwasser - Gampluet 1h 45m / 2h 25m
Unterwasser - Graeppelensee 1h 50m
Unterwasser - Windenpass 2h 50m
Unterwasser - Lutertannen 4h
Unterwasser - Thurwies 1h 30m
Unterwasser - Rotsteinpass 4h
Unterwasser - Wasserauen 6h 50m
Unterwasser - Silberplatten 5h 15m
Unterwasser - Saentis 5h 35m
Unterwasser - Gamsalp 3h 40m

Heading west leaving Unterwasser, then Alt St. Johann, and around the "corner" north west at Stein SG - all very small villages.

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 950m), 2025/04/19 10:48

Saentis (2502m) in the center
◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 950m), 2025/04/19 10:58

◈ Unterwasser, Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:00

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 972m), 2025/04/19 11:04

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:04

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 956m), 2025/04/19 11:04

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 953m), 2025/04/19 11:05

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 957m), 2025/04/19 11:09

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 937m), 2025/04/19 11:10

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:11

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 940m), 2025/04/19 11:11

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann (Δ 951m), 2025/04/19 11:12

◈ Nesselhalden, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:13

◈ Boden-Berg, Alt St. Johann (Δ 938m), 2025/04/19 11:20

◈ Boden-Berg, Alt St. Johann (Δ 937m), 2025/04/19 11:29

◈ Boden-Berg, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:30

◈ Boden-Berg, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:34

◈ Alt St. Johann (Δ 901m), 2025/04/19 11:43

◈ Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:43

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:50

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:53

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 11:54

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 12:02

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann (Δ 940m), 2025/04/19 12:04

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann (Δ 918m), 2025/04/19 12:07

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann (Δ 935m), 2025/04/19 12:14

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann, 2025/04/19 12:17

◈ Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann (Δ 926m), 2025/04/19 12:26

◈ Alt St. Johann (Δ 976m), 2025/04/19 12:34

◈ Stein (SG) (Δ 911m), 2025/04/19 12:40

◈ Breitenau, Stein (SG), 2025/04/19 12:45

◈ Breitenau, Stein (SG), 2025/04/19 12:50

◈ Breitenau, Stein (SG), 2025/04/19 12:53

Some distances:

Stein SG - Neuenalpspitz 3h 35m
Stein SG - Windenpass 4h 35m
Stein SG - Graeppelensee 2h 45m
Stein SG - Risipass 1h 45m
Stein SG - Schwaegalp 4h
Stein SG - Stockberg 2h 45m
Stein SG - Ennetbuehl 1h 55m
Stein SG - Nesslau 1h 35m
Stein SG - Wildhaus 3h
Stein SG - Nesslau 1h 30m
Stein SG - Stelli 3h 45m
Stein SG - Speer 4h 15m
Stein SG - Hinter Hoehi 2h 20m
Stein SG - Amden 3h 25m
Stein SG - Vorder Hoehi 2h 5m
Stein SG - Leistkamm / Leistchamm 4h

Now I made some distance, and finally see the snow peaked Churfirsten - an truly impressive sight. I reach Nesslau, and still follow close the Thurweg / Thurtrail along the river Thur - the scenery now becomes more diverse than the flat meadows earlier. After Krummenau, near Horben - I find a foresty flat area to pitch my tent for tonight - mild temperatures even near sunset.

Churfirsten
◈ Breitenau, Stein (SG), 2025/04/19 13:03

Churfirsten
◈ Breitenau, Stein (SG), 2025/04/19 13:22

◈ Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau, 2025/04/19 13:25

◈ Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau, 2025/04/19 13:28

◈ Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau (Δ 889m), 2025/04/19 13:34

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◈ Schwand, Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau (Δ 885m), 2025/04/19 13:46

◈ Germen, Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau, 2025/04/19 13:49

◈ Germen, Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau (Δ 850m), 2025/04/19 13:53

◈ Germen, Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau, 2025/04/19 13:53

◈ Egg-Vorderlaad, Nesslau (Δ 865m), 2025/04/19 13:57

◈ Neu St. Johann (Δ 843m), 2025/04/19 14:01

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:04

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:05

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:07

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:08

◈ Laaderbrücke, Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:14

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:30

◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 14:41

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:47

◈ Neu St. Johann, 2025/04/19 14:51

◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:00

Churfirsten
◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:00

Churfirsten
◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:01

◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:08

◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:09

◈ Unterstein, Krummenau (Δ 795m), 2025/04/19 15:25

◈ Unterstein, Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:31

◈ Unterstein, Nesslau, 2025/04/19 15:37

◈ Unterstein, Krummenau (Δ 784m), 2025/04/19 15:43

◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:48

◈ Krummenau, 2025/04/19 15:49

◈ Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 15:51

◈ Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 15:52

◈ Blomberg, Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 15:54

◈ Blomberg, Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 15:59

◈ Blomberg, Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 16:04

◈ Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 17:03

◈ Ebnat-Kappel, 2025/04/19 18:08

After long sleep I wake up 7:00 but decide to sleep longer, until 9:45 when it's time to get up. The Thur river flows through beautiful forest scenery, quite dreamy - before the scenery gets wide and villages appear, eventually reaching Wattwil, a small city. Soon I reach an interesting village called Lichtensteig, its old town has charm and character, unlike the other villages I passed earlier, and the trail follows the winding Thur further, again ascending / descending near Burgruine Ruedberg - quite shadowy location, and due overcast even darker now.

Eventually near Buetschwil I decide to end the hike here, it has been lightly raining, strong overcast and temperature dropped to ~9C, 15:30 the hike ends here. I take the train to Wil SG and then back via Zurich to Zug again.

◈ Ebnat, 2025/04/20 10:43

◈ Ebnat, 2025/04/20 10:45

◈ Ebnat, 2025/04/20 10:49

◈ Ebnat, 2025/04/20 11:01

◈ Kappel, 2025/04/20 11:24

◈ Kappel, 2025/04/20 11:58

◈ Kappel, 2025/04/20 12:04

◈ Ulisbach (Δ 662m), 2025/04/20 12:28

◈ Ulisbach, 2025/04/20 12:28

◈ Tüetlisberg, Ulisbach, 2025/04/20 12:49

◈ Ulisbach, 2025/04/20 12:53

◈ Ulisbach, 2025/04/20 12:54

◈ Bunt, 2025/04/20 13:24

◈ Bunt, 2025/04/20 13:38

◈ Lichtensteig, 2025/04/20 13:39

◈ Lichtensteig, 2025/04/20 13:44

◈ Lichtensteig, 2025/04/20 13:48

◈ Langensteig, Dietfurt, 2025/04/20 14:12

◈ Langensteig, Dietfurt, 2025/04/20 14:21

◈ Dietfurt, 2025/04/20 14:35

◈ Dietfurt, 2025/04/20 14:38

◈ Dachstobel, Neckertal (Δ 666m), 2025/04/20 14:42

◈ Dachstobel, Neckertal, 2025/04/20 14:45

◈ Dachstobel, Neckertal (Δ 670m), 2025/04/20 14:49

◈ Bütschwil, 2025/04/20 15:01

◈ Bütschwil, 2025/04/20 15:12

◈ Bütschwil, 2025/04/20 15:23

◈ Bütschwil, 2025/04/20 15:26

Some distances:

Buetschwil - Kirchberg 2h 50m
Buetschwil - St. Iddaburg 3h
Buetschwil - Gaehwil 3h 10m
Buetschwil - Wil 4h 35m
Buetschwil - Muehlrueti 2h 50m
Buetschwil - Libingen 2h 10m
Buetschwil - Schnebelhorn 3h 50m
Buetschwil - Krinau 2h 30m
Buetschwil - Bazenheid 2h 40m
Buetschwil - Degersheim 4h 50m
Buetschwil - Wattwil 2h 50m

The Toggenburg or the valley of Thur has been mostly unknown region for me, that's why I wanted to visit it - the river Thur grows very strong and eventually enters the Rhein at Buchberg / Ellikon am Rhein.

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2025: Various Hikes / Tours

2 Days Hike April 2025: Toggenburg

Saturday 2025/04/19: Unterwasser - Krummenau

Sunday 2025/04/20: Krummenau - Buetschwil