10^Nov Sun
11:00

A chilled out "easy" Sunday — just going up to the Säntis, how about it? 😄

For once, how about doing something "easy" on Sunday? Like, hiking up from Schwägalp to Säntis? I plan to take the gondola down, being lazy and all.

Compared to my other hikes, that'll be a short one. Weather forecast is also good. It'll be cold up on the summit, though.

Note: This hike is not suitable for beginners, due to…me 😜

· 🚶 Start point (for the hike): Schwägalp, Passhöhe (bus stop — at the restaurant, not at the Gondelbahn)
· 🏁 Destination: Säntis 🏔️
· ⏳ Duration: 3¾ hours of hiking
· ↔️ Distance: 6 km
· ⬆️ Ascent: 1'225 hm
· ⬇️ Descent: 36 hm 😄

(Note: data taken from SwissTopo screenshots. Different apps calculate these data differently.)

Equipment

· Hiking poles: STRONGLY Suggested
· Proper boots
· Layers of clothes
· Gloves
· Sun protection - cream and glasses
· Water: something to drink — about 2l. There are not many fountains along the way, being a mountain and all…
· Picnic: I'll aim to have a short break on the way. Up on the peak, we can warm up with a hot chocolate or such.
· Money for the gondola down from Säntis. 38 CHF or 19 CHF with halbtax/GA.

Links:

· Telegram Group Chat (🥾 Hiking in Switzerland ⛰️)
· Weather: Säntis (2'501m), Schwägalp (starting point)

Route (GPX):

· LocusMap (the source - planned there — THIS is the route we're going to go — click on Export to get the GPX.)
· SwissTopo
· SchweizMobil

Public transportation

From Zürich in the morning

Meeting point: I will join in Gossau in the S23, as I come from Winterthur. I have reserved seats. As soon as I know where the seats are, I'll update — this will be on the evening before, after 20:00.

1. 09:09 → 10:14, IR 13, Zürich HB Gleis 34 → Gossau SG Gleis 3
2. 10:21 → 10:43, S 23, Gossau SG Gleis 11 → Urnäsch Gleis 2
3. 10:47 → 11:00, Bus 791, Urnäsch, Bahnhof → Schwägalp, Passhöhe

Back from SÄNTIS at the afternoon

It very much depends on the time we arrive at the destination. There's a connection every 1 hour.

1. 15:00 → 15:10, PB 70, Säntis → Schwägalp (Säntis-Schwebebahn)
2. 15:17 → 15:38, Bus 791, Schwägalp, Säntis-Schwebebahn → Urnäsch, Bahnhof
3. 15:45 → 16:08, S 23, Urnäsch Gleis 1 → Gossau SG Gleis 11
4. 16:14 → 17:21, IC 1, Gossau SG Gleis 4 → Zürich HB Gleis 31

Tickets

Make sure to have tickets for the trains/busses.

IMPORTANT
The organizer is not responsible for any bodily injury or other accidents that might happen during the hike. By signing up on this activity, the participants agree that the organizer will not be held responsible in any way. Although the hike is not complicated, it is each individual responsibility to ensure that they can do the hike and check out the trail.