Churfirsten Route

Take the Churfirsten Route to enjoy the hiking and sledding paradise of the Toggenburg. The area between Mt. Säntis and Churfirsten offers a wide range of activities.

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In Nesslau you could visit the old bone mill or the baroque monastery church (PostBus stop Nesslau-Neu St.Johann, Railway Station). You can walk from Nesslau to Wildhaus on the Toggenburg High Trail. A gondola takes you from Alt St. Johann to the Alp Sellamatt skiing and hiking area (PostBus stop Alt St. Johann, Post Office). At the "Klangschmiede" sound-making workshop in Alt St. Johann, you can experience the art of making bells, gongs and other sound-making objects first-hand (PostBus stop Alt St. Johann, Dorf). Experience the impressive display of the Thur waterfalls near Unterwasser. Unterwasser and Wildhaus are gateways to several excellent skiing and hiking areas (PostBus stops Unterwasser, Post Office and Wildhaus, Lisighaus). Visit the birthplace of Swiss reformer Zwingli in family-friendly Wildhaus (PostBus stop Wildhaus, Lisighaus). Werdenberg with its medieval wooden settlement and the castle reflected in the lake is a very attractive place. On the Path of the Senses along the lake you learn to sharpen your perception. Stop at the Schlangenhaus museum for information about the culture of the region. In the Birds of Prey Park in Buchs the entire family can observe countless bird species from around the world (PostBus stop Buchs St Gallen, Werdenberg).

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Wanderlust: hiking along the young Thur river

The walk along the Thur river takes you through picturesque and ever-changing scenery. It starts in Unterwasser, always accompanied by the gentle burble of the river, and continues via Chlostobel to Alt St.Johann. Following the right side of the stream, the path leads to Starkenbach, through the narrow part of the valley and past former Starkenstein castle. Continue through Bratzenmoos along the rugged Thur ravine where the forest is teeming with plants that thriving in the moist environment. After passing three waterfalls and a small power plant the village of Nesslau will soon come into sight.

Hike starting in Unterwasser (start and end also possible along the way):

• Unterwasser-Starkenbach: 1.5 hrs., wheelchair-accessible
• Starkenbach-Nesslau: 2.5 hrs.

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Timetable information

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Reservations

Reservations required for groups of 10 or more (see contact)

Travel dates/Validity

Route open all year
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Timetable information

Timetable 80.790 - Nesslau–Wildhaus–Buchs SG (Route 790)

Bicycle transport

Limited number of bicycle transport fixtures in/on the vehicle

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Wheelchair accessibility

Wheelchair access to the postbus guaranteed

Special comments:
All vehicles are wheelchair-accessible. For information call tel. see Contact.

SwitzerlandMobility

Explore the area of the Churfirsten Route on foot:

• on the Rhine Valley High Trail
  Section 4 Wildhaus–Sennwald
  Section 5 Wildhaus–Malbun SG
• on the Thur Path
  Section 1 Wildhaus–Nesslau
• on the Wildenmannlisloch Path
• on the Thur Waterfalls Trail

or by mountain bike:

• on the Wildmannli Bike Route
  Section 1 Wildhaus-Sargans
  Section 2 Wildhaus–Altstätten
• on the Hörnli Bike Route
  Section 3 Hemberg–Wildhaus
• on the Panorama Bike Route
  Section 3 Appenzell–Stein SG
  Section 4 Stein SG–Niederurnen
• and on the Oelberg Bike Route

or by bicycle:

• on the Thur Route
  Section 3 Nesslau–Buchs SG

Contact details

PostBus
Region East
St. Leonhard-Strasse 20
9001 St. Gallen 
Switzerland

Telephone
+41 58 386 73 44

E-mail
ostschweiz@postbus.ch

Internet
www.postbus.ch/east

Photo: Daniel Ammann