Staubern Mountain Inn – View of Saxer Lücke loop from Sämtisersee

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Staubern Mountain Inn – View of Saxer Lücke loop from Sämtisersee

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Staubern Mountain Inn – View of Saxer Lücke loop from Sämtisersee

02:36

6.79km

250m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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31 m

Staubern Mountain Inn

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great view, excellent and family-run restaurant with pretty little rooms, an insider tip!

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217 m

Mountain Hiking Trail

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Some caution is advised on this section.
The ground is rocky and uneven.

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1.15 km

View of Fälensee

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View of Lake Fälen and the mountains

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2.99 km

View of Saxer Lücke

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Good view of the Saxerlücke...

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3.42 km

Saxer Lücke

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Please do not encourage others to camp there too. It is forbidden and nature suffers as a result. There is rubbish from campers everywhere and there are plenty of other …

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3.49 km

Gasthaus Staubern

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Great view of the Rhine valley and the Alpstein.

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6.79 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.24 km

471 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.36 km

346 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,800 m)

Lowest point (1,650 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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6°C

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Comments

June 19, 2022,CH - Alps - St Gallen - Alpstein - Hoher Kasten, Saxer Lücke

Before leaving the Alpstein region behind us, we decided to do a quick tour up to Hoher Kasten and a return trip to the magnificent Saxer Lücke. It's just crazy how overlapping tectonic plates have created this shear and capricious rock face.