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Appenzell Innerrhoden
Rüte

Staubern Mountain Inn – View of Saxer Lücke loop from Rüte

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Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Rüte

Staubern Mountain Inn – View of Saxer Lücke loop from Rüte

Hard

4.8

(672)

4,065

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Staubern Mountain Inn – View of Saxer Lücke loop from Rüte

07:03

17.7km

1,020m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Bus stop

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3.29 km

Plattenbödeli Mountain Inn at Lake Sämtiser

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Plattenbödeli mountain inn since 1911 at 1284 m above sea level.
Unique landscape in the Alpstein.
1911 - Innkeeper Jos. Anton Dörig "Mattle" (great-grandfather of Platte Hans and grandfather of Meglisalp Mile) bought a piece of land at the exit of the Brüeltobel and built a small guesthouse, which he soon handed over to his daughter Franziska Inauen-Dörig.
1917 - Handed over to daughter Franziska Fritsche-Inauen.
1930 - Alfred Fritsche built the current inn.
1934 - Electric light was used for the first time on the Plattenbödeli, powered by a single-cylinder diesel engine and an Örlikon battery.
1958 - Son Hans and Alice Fritsche-Holderegger bought the business. To remedy the water shortage, a 1000m long pipe was laid from the Alp Rainhütte through the lake. The spring is 60m higher than the Plattenbödeli and thus the water flows into the reservoir with counter pressure. The diesel system was enlarged and a dishwasher and a washing machine were installed.
1964 - The mule track through the Brüeltobel is expanded as a road.
1971 - The kitchen is added, the toilet facilities are converted and the restaurant with a self-service buffet is renovated. The main entrance is moved to the sunny side and the terrace is extended. A separate sewage treatment plant is built and the diesel system is renewed.
2022 - Alois and Manuela Inauen Sager purchase the mountain inn.
Text / Source: Berggasthaus Plattenbödeli, Manuela and Alois Inauen, Plattenbödeli 1, Brülisau
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6.19 km

Staubern Mountain Inn

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

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7.68 km

View of Fälensee

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Good view of Fählensee and Alpstein

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8.32 km

Views from Hochhus

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Great view from the "Grüezii-Wäg" of the Saxerlugga and Chrüzbärga... Simply impressive.

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9.13 km

View of Saxer Lücke

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Good view of the Saxerlücke...

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9.56 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 places where you can camp, just not here! leave your tent at home or in the car. Thanks =)
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please don't 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 places where you can camp, just not here! leave your tent at home or in the car. Thanks!

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10.5 km

Bollenwees Mountain Inn at Fälensee

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The Bollenwees mountain inn is located directly on the idyllic Fählensee in the middle of a breathtaking mountain world.

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11.5 km

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13.3 km

Fredi's tip is wrong, here is the road...but the views are really beautiful and perfect.

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17.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.32 km

6.66 km

2.62 km

108 m

Surfaces

8.15 km

6.45 km

2.72 km

187 m

114 m

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Thursday 6 August

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14°C

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Alpstein-Wanderung Mit Saxer Lücke ... 1000hm+
Nice Sunday tour, suggested and guided by the hiking socks @Markus

Caught perfect weather and I think I have rarely walked such a steep and long path (the first climb of the tour). A really great tour with beautiful views, lots of people but good opportunities to take a break - be it in a restaurant/café or in the countryside. …

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Winter tour in the Alpstein. The actual altitude difference is about 1200 meters.

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November 9, 2024,Saxer Lücke 🇨🇭
Absolute dream tour in the 🇨🇭😍

From the car park we walk straight up to the first climb - but it's really tough: it's a really steep climb 📈 there's no way to warm up in a relaxed manner 😂
First stop: Sämtisersee
We went down a small path to the left a little earlier (not further along the forest …

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Super nice mountain hike in the best weather, not so warm again after the rain.
The ascent from Rainhütten to the Stauberen is very well done, but rather steep, stepped and serpentine, I really liked it.
The Höhenweg from the Staubern to the Saxerlücke is something of the finest in the Alpstein, a fantastically beautiful mountain path with constantly super …

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Challenging, beautiful hike with lots of gravel and shade, but also beautiful views. Both the Sämtisersee (1209m) and the Fählensee (1446m) have an underground drain! Steep slopes require great caution. Worthwhile stop at the Staubern mountain inn (1745m) and then at the revolving restaurant on the Hoher Kasten (1791m). Sightings of chamois were great, as was a nearby woodpecker and …

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Beautiful here in Switzerland 🇨🇭 especially here, in the Alpstein 😎
The only killer today were the temperatures: 36 degrees in the valley in the early afternoon and around 30 degrees at the top 😰

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The Geological Panorama Trail runs along the gentle but sometimes exposed ridge from the Hoher Kasten via Staubern past the Saxerlücke to the Bollenwees. Every few meters you discover new perspectives and perspectives. Countless peaks are visible near and far. But the view of the Rhine Valley, the Alpstein and the Appenzellerland tempt you to stop and look at the …

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With the cable car from Brülisau to the summit of the Hoher Kasten and then on the panoramic high-altitude trail to the Fälensee. From there through the valley back to Brülisau.

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