Fürstensteig Trail – Three Sisters loop from Liechtenstein

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Fürstensteig Trail – Three Sisters loop from Liechtenstein

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Fürstensteig Trail – Three Sisters loop from Liechtenstein

08:04

16.8km

1,260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.20 km for 1.25 km

After 5.36 km for 169 m

After 8.25 km for 1.44 km

After 10.5 km for 169 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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852 m

Fürstensteig Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Sharply along the slope edge, which leads along a deep abyss on the side, the Fürstensteig winds through the rugged rock of the mountains. Wonderful to walk with, with magnificent views of the Alps and the Rhine valley below. Appealing and demanding to walk.

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1.51 km

Fürstensteig Trail

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The Fürstensteig, what can I say... Breathtaking... great views, cool path that is a bit challenging in places.

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4.68 km

Kuhgrat Summit

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On the Kuhgrat you can enjoy a wonderful view, really very nice and recommendable! The Kuhgrat summit is part of various long-distance hiking trails (of varying difficulty) and therefore there are often a lot of people up there.

They are all mountain hiking trails that lead to the summit, so you should be sure-footed and have a head for heights.

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5.46 km

Garsellikopf

Highlight • Summit

The Garsellikopf is on the Three Sisters chain, but you can also visit it without taking the route via the Three Sisters themselves. The path over the Garsellikopf is marked red/white and requires sure-footedness and a certain head for heights, and you almost have to scramble a bit. The path has some high steps and is also secured with wire ropes. The view up here and along the whole route is very nice!

You can reach him:
- from Gaflei via Fürstensteig, Gafleisattel and Gafleispitze
- from Gaflei via Alp Bargälla, Chemmi, Gafleisattel and Gafleispitze
- from Planken to the Gafadura hut and further via the Drei-Schwestern-Steig over the Three Sisters and the Garsellikopf
- from Schaan via the Alpila hut (rarely accessed)

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9.02 km

Rock window with a view of the Three Sisters (Drei Schwestern)

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very pretty here, very pretty

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9.24 km

Three Sisters

Highlight • Summit

The named after a legend 3 sisters are 3 conspicuous, connected peaks in the Upper Rhine Valley, which are visible in good weather already from Lake Constance - 40 to 50 km as the crow flies and from the valley!

The whole mountain is made up of showy, rough and rugged rock that gives the mountain its distinctive appearance. Due to its exposed position in the valley, the summit - as mentioned - is already visible from afar and offers a wonderful panorama from Liechtenstein to Germany.

Attention: I have no idea why, but the main peak - the big sister - has no summit cross, but only a small landmark. (The summit is located exactly on the border between Liechtenstein and Austria)
So if you already go down to the summit crosses, missed the main summit and should turn around, because the middle and little sister can only be reached with free-climbing ;-)

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9.52 km

Ascent to the Drei Schwestern

Highlight • Climb

pretty here, very pretty

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13.6 km

View of the Drei Schwestern Peaks

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of the Samina Valley, the Three Sisters, three peaks of a mountain range in the Rätikon and the Garsella Alp (Chemi) Bargella.

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14.1 km

Viewpoint

16.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.08 km

4.60 km

1.58 km

1.44 km

131 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

6.18 km

255 m

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,070 m)

Lowest point (1,490 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

19°C

8°C

61 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 5, 2021,05.09.21 Fürstensteig, Drei Schwestern & Alpspitz 👍 coole Wege und super Aussichten😄😍😍😍

The path via the Drei Schwestern is a blue / white marked path, but the other paths also require a head for heights

The start was from the Gaflei car park and first leads over the impressive path, the Fürstensteig, as if carved into the rock.

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June 30, 2026,30.06.26 Fürstensteig - Drei Schwestern - Helwangspitz - Alpspitz 👍 Coole Wege und traumhafte Aussichten 😍

It started over the Fürstensteig: a path as if carved into the rock... and that's exactly what it is 😂. Every year, an enormous amount of work goes into making it passable again after the winter. Loose rocks are removed or replenished in some places, small bridges are repaired, and in some sections, concrete even ensures that the crumbly ground …

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October 19, 2022,Gaflei - Fürstensteig - Drei Schwestern - Alpspitze - Gaflei

After many impressions of important and beautiful cities, we wanted to enjoy some nature at the end of our vacation. And here we chose the Principality of Liechtenstein.

It wasn't far from our vacation home to the Gaflei, the starting point for a mountain hike to the Three Sisters.
There are several options, we decided to take the Fürstensteig for …

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June 7, 2023,07.06.23 Fürstensteig, Drei Schwestern & Alpspitz 👍 coole Wege und super Aussichten😄😍😍😍

I think the title already gives it away; This is a hike that I'm really excited about... great trails, wonderful views and today with the privilege of being able to take the week off it was also wonderfully quiet, which I always particularly appreciate and I just really enjoyed it again in my beloved mountain world to be on the …

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October 6, 2024,👩🏻‍🦰🐶🚌 Tag 1: Liechtenstein 🇱🇮

Spent the night in a perfect parking space 🅿️ under a beautiful starry sky 🌌. So we were there in the morning and started off in a relaxed manner.

Gaflei -> Fürstensteig -> Gafleispitz † -> Kuhgrat † -> Garsellakopf † -> Pre-summit of the Three Sisters -> Alpspitze † -> Gaflei

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September 22, 2021,🇭🇹 Über den Fürstensteig zu den Drei Schwestern

Today we went from the Gaflei car park over the Fürstensteig to the Three Sisters. The parking lot is free and a shuttle bus commutes between the two entry and exit points (Gaflei-Planken), which can be used for CHF 3.50.

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October 5, 2023,Fürstensteig – Drei Schwestern Runde von Gaflei 🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮

Liechtenstein is very small and therefore only has a few hikes. The Fürstensteig or Kuhgrat is an absolute highlight. However, for this you really need sure-footedness and a head for heights. Many places are exposed and a few peaks are over 2000 meters high. The views are amazing and the climb is just fun because of the challenging climbing sections. …

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