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Eastern Switzerland

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Vorderland

Rehetobel

Wald Church (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) – Chastenloch Restaurant loop from Rehetobel

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Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Vorderland

Rehetobel

Wald Church (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) – Chastenloch Restaurant loop from Rehetobel

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Wald Church (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) – Chastenloch Restaurant loop from Rehetobel

03:00

9.49km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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198 m

View of Rehetobel village and the surrounding mountains

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Rehetobel (Alemannic Rechtobel) is a political municipality in the Vorderland of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.

The name Rehetobel appears in documents relatively late compared to the communities in the area, in 1463 in a foundation charter of the church in Trogen. The document mentions properties that border on the forest, the Reh Tobel and the Troger Tobel. Another property on the Nasen also borders on the Reh Tobel.

Rehetobel therefore originally referred only to the forest ravine below the Rechberg, the Moosbachtobel.
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1.23 km

Waterfall Near St. Gallen Forest

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Rather difficult to access and not very visible.

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Wald Church (Appenzell Ausserrhoden)

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Originally, the Wald population - like the villages in the near and far surroundings - were churchgoers of Goldach. A church was built there in 1275. In 1461, the Appenzell settlements separated from Goldach. A separate parish church was built in Trogen, thus establishing the (church) community of Trogen. A good two hundred years later, another split occurred: Rehetobel built its first village church in 1669, Wald in 1686/1687. These two places thus also became independent (church) communities.

The foundation stone for the Wald church was laid on May 20, 1686, and it was consecrated on May 8, 1687. It retained its original appearance until it was renovated in 1902: Because the people of Wald no longer wanted to be laughed at for their apparently too short church tower, it was raised by six meters, and at the same time the village got a new bell. Further renovations followed, the last significant one in 1967/1968. Among other things,

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