View of the Alpstein – Romantic landscape loop from Alt St. Johann

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View of the Alpstein – Romantic landscape loop from Alt St. Johann

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View of the Alpstein – Romantic landscape loop from Alt St. Johann

03:00

9.49km

300m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Start point

Restaurant

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76 m

View of the Churfirsten from Alp Sellamatt

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Wonderful panorama

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4.68 km

View of Alpstein and Churfirsten

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Absolutely breathtaking mountain scenery from above Alt St. Johann. To the north the towering peaks of the Alpstein massif dominate the horizon. To the south the rocky peaks of the the Churfirsten tower over the landscape.

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6.22 km

View of the Alpstein

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6.33 km

View of the Churfirsten

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Wonderful view of the Churfirsten and the surrounding area. Simply follow the panorama trail, start from the gondola lift (mountain station) Alp Selamatt

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6.33 km

View of Zuestoll, Brisi, and Frümsel Peaks

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Impressive rock formations. Each of the seven Churfirsten has a different shape.

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7.30 km

Romantic landscape

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The path leads along easy alpine pastures, over flowering meadows and between romantic-looking fir trees. The views of the Alpstein, the Churfirsten and the Toggenburg are beautiful and the whole area looks really kitschy and romantic.

In winter, this area is very suitable for beautiful snowshoe tours and also for touring skis. In its snowy winter dress, this area looks just as romantic as it does in summer.

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8.50 km

View of the Churfirsten

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9.43 km

Sellamatt Mountain Inn

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Berghotel Alp Sellamatt, Alt St. Johann
For more than 60 years, the Lötscher family has run the renowned mountain hotel on Alp Sellamatt. Three generations live and work under one roof. Grandparents Hanni and Valentin Lötscher handed over the reins to their daughter Christiana and her husband Heinz on November 1, 2015. Christiana has followed in her father's footsteps. She trained as a chef and, by attending hotel management school, acquired the necessary skills to continue running the business. She cares passionately for the culinary well-being of hotel guests and day-trippers. She is also the mother of Severin and Michelle. Both attend school in Alt St. Johann and are growing up in the family business. Heinz works at the buffet and reception and is responsible for all technical matters, while Magdalena, Christiana's sister, comes to the Alp from Unterwasser two days a week to manage the accounting and various administrative tasks. Long-serving employees support the family in all areas.
The mountain inn was built in the 1940s during the construction of the mountain railway. It was then called the Churfirsten Mountain Inn, and various innkeepers ran the inn before the "Lötscher dynasty" began, until Christiana and Magdalena's grandmother, Margaretha Lötscher-Jöhl, was able to buy the business in 1953 and, from then on, ran it with her son Valentin.
Life on Alp Sellamatt was strenuous and time-consuming. At that time, a mountain inn had to be run without electricity or water. There was also no access road. Materials had to be transported from the valley to Alp Sellamatt by train or on foot. The effort paid off! Gradually, investments were made that made daily work easier.
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9.49 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.93 km

2.37 km

2.20 km

Surfaces

2.95 km

1.98 km

1.90 km

1.64 km

1.03 km

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Weather

Monday 2 November

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Comments

August 23, 2022,Sellamatt - Breitenalp Sagenweg

Hike on the Legend Trail between Sellamatt and Breitenalp. Magnificent views of the Churfirsten and the Alpstein. Self-service kiosk in Hinter Lücheren very pleasant after the climb.

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August 23, 2022,🇨🇭 Bergstation Sellamatt - Sagenweg bis Breitenalp

Hike on the Sagenweg to Breitenalp from the Sellamatt mountain station with a few small wrong turns. Unfortunately there is no restaurant/hut on the way. A purchase from Hinterlücheren therefore makes sense. The path always offers magnificent views of the Churfirsten and also of the Alpstein.

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