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Heidi Alp – Historic Old Town of Maienfeld loop from Maienfeld
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Heidi Alp – Historic Old Town of Maienfeld loop from Maienfeld
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Heidi Alp – Historic Old Town of Maienfeld loop from Maienfeld
01:42
15.4km
630m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
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After 15.4 km for 1 m
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Train Station
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1.74 km
Vineyards Near Maienfeld
Highlight • Cycleway
wonderful bike path through the vineyards
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7.02 km
Heididorf and Heidi Alp Maienfeld
Highlight • Historical Site
3
7.17 km
Heidi Alp
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Heidialp / Ochsenberg, Maienfeld
The alpine hut on the Ochsenberg, built over 200 years ago.
Garden mountain inn (Heidialp), the original Heidi hut on the Ochsenberg above Maienfeld.
Easily accessible from Maienfeld in about 1.5 hours on foot or about 45 minutes by bike.
heidialp-ochsenberg.ch
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heidialp-ochsenberg.ch/wegbeschreibung
The alpine hut on the Ochsenberg, built over 200 years ago.
Garden mountain inn (Heidialp), the original Heidi hut on the Ochsenberg above Maienfeld.
Easily accessible from Maienfeld in about 1.5 hours on foot or about 45 minutes by bike.
heidialp-ochsenberg.ch
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heidialp-ochsenberg.ch/wegbeschreibung
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12.8 km
Heidi Village Maienfeld
Highlight • Historical Site
Welcome to Heidi's Village, the only authentic Heidi Village in the world!
In the authentic Heidi Village, described by Johanna Spyri in her stories, you will experience the world-famous Heidi story amidst a majestic mountain landscape.
Immerse yourself in the Heidi story and a bygone era that continues to touch the hearts of people around the world.
Text / Source: Heidi Village, Maienfeld
heididorf.ch/willkommen/heididorf
In the authentic Heidi Village, described by Johanna Spyri in her stories, you will experience the world-famous Heidi story amidst a majestic mountain landscape.
Immerse yourself in the Heidi story and a bygone era that continues to touch the hearts of people around the world.
Text / Source: Heidi Village, Maienfeld
heididorf.ch/willkommen/heididorf
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12.8 km
Heidi House in Heididorf, Maienfeld
Highlight • Historical Site
Heidi's House in Heidi's Village
The 300-year-old Heidi's House is the origin of the world-famous Heidi story.
Johanna Spyri was inspired by the people and lifestyles living here for her Heidi story.
Experience a journey back in time to the year 1880, when the Heidi story was first created, and discover how Heidi and her eldest, the Alpöhi, live here in the winter while Heidi attends school.
Text / Source: Heididorf, Maienfeld
heididorf.ch/willkommen/heididorf
The 300-year-old Heidi's House is the origin of the world-famous Heidi story.
Johanna Spyri was inspired by the people and lifestyles living here for her Heidi story.
Experience a journey back in time to the year 1880, when the Heidi story was first created, and discover how Heidi and her eldest, the Alpöhi, live here in the winter while Heidi attends school.
Text / Source: Heididorf, Maienfeld
heididorf.ch/willkommen/heididorf
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14.7 km
Maienfeld Town Hall
Highlight • Monument
City Hall, Maienfeld
Nothing is known exactly about the origin of the historic town. What is certain, however, is that the settlement was built before the Romans invaded. However, it is assumed that it was a little further towards the St. Luzisteig. Various bronze finds and a so-called shell stone, which was discovered at the top of the town in an old cellar vault, are considered proof of the pre-Roman origin of the settlement.
The first written information about the existence of the settlement comes from the year 831. At that time the settlement was called Lupinis. Even in Roman times it was called Statio Maiensis or Magia. The place name is said to have changed over the centuries as follows: from Magia to Lupinis, from Magenza to Lupinis again, then from Lopine, Maging, Magen to Luppinis and Lupis. In 1295 the name Maienvelt appears for the first time. Personal names are said to be in the names Maging and Lupinis, but this could never be properly proven.
It is not known and unfortunately not mentioned anywhere when the town received its town charter, the ring walls and the ditch. However, it is generally assumed that this happened in the 11th or 12th century. The town had three gates; the Linden or Churertor, the Lindauer-Bregenzertor and the Rheintörlein, which led to the so-called Schifflände. It is well known where the gates were, but nothing remains of them today.
On the other hand, the original city walls have been preserved in three places, in front of the Churertor, at the Pfrundhaus and below the town hall. The castle, today's Schloss Maienfeld, was closely connected to the town, but had its own fortress walls and was outside the town. During this time and later during the Bündner turmoil, many fights take place on the Luzisteig. The town suffered a lot from this. At the same time, the plague killed more than half of the population within a year. Eight big fires are mentioned, the whole city burned down in the war year 1622. In order to protect themselves from looters, often Austrian hordes, a separate militia in uniforms in the city colors was formed in Maienfeld. Even before the Reformation, first mentioned around 1510, an elementary school was founded, which was particularly famous under Hans Ardüser in 1577.
Text / source: CITY ADMINISTRATION MAIENFELD
maienfeld.ch/geschichte
Nothing is known exactly about the origin of the historic town. What is certain, however, is that the settlement was built before the Romans invaded. However, it is assumed that it was a little further towards the St. Luzisteig. Various bronze finds and a so-called shell stone, which was discovered at the top of the town in an old cellar vault, are considered proof of the pre-Roman origin of the settlement.
The first written information about the existence of the settlement comes from the year 831. At that time the settlement was called Lupinis. Even in Roman times it was called Statio Maiensis or Magia. The place name is said to have changed over the centuries as follows: from Magia to Lupinis, from Magenza to Lupinis again, then from Lopine, Maging, Magen to Luppinis and Lupis. In 1295 the name Maienvelt appears for the first time. Personal names are said to be in the names Maging and Lupinis, but this could never be properly proven.
It is not known and unfortunately not mentioned anywhere when the town received its town charter, the ring walls and the ditch. However, it is generally assumed that this happened in the 11th or 12th century. The town had three gates; the Linden or Churertor, the Lindauer-Bregenzertor and the Rheintörlein, which led to the so-called Schifflände. It is well known where the gates were, but nothing remains of them today.
On the other hand, the original city walls have been preserved in three places, in front of the Churertor, at the Pfrundhaus and below the town hall. The castle, today's Schloss Maienfeld, was closely connected to the town, but had its own fortress walls and was outside the town. During this time and later during the Bündner turmoil, many fights take place on the Luzisteig. The town suffered a lot from this. At the same time, the plague killed more than half of the population within a year. Eight big fires are mentioned, the whole city burned down in the war year 1622. In order to protect themselves from looters, often Austrian hordes, a separate militia in uniforms in the city colors was formed in Maienfeld. Even before the Reformation, first mentioned around 1510, an elementary school was founded, which was particularly famous under Hans Ardüser in 1577.
Text / source: CITY ADMINISTRATION MAIENFELD
maienfeld.ch/geschichte
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14.8 km
Historic Old Town of Maienfeld
Highlight • Historical Site
The origins of the historic town
Nothing is known about the origins of the historic town. What is certain, however, is that the settlement was founded before the Romans invaded. However, it is assumed that it was located a little further towards St. Luzisteig. Various bronze finds and a so-called cup stone, which was discovered at the top of the town in an old cellar vault, are considered evidence of the settlement's pre-Roman origins.
The first documented information about the existence of the settlement dates back to the year 831. At that time, the town was called Lupinis. In Roman times it was still called Statio Maiensis or Magia. Over the centuries, the name of the town is said to have changed as follows: from Magia to Lupinis, from Magenza back to Lupinis, then from Lopine, Maging, Magen to Luppinis and Lupis. The name Maienvelt first appears in 1295. The names Maging and Lupinis are said to contain personal names, but this could never be properly proven.
It is not known when the town received town rights, the ring walls and the moat, and unfortunately they are not mentioned anywhere. However, it is generally assumed that this happened in the 11th or 12th century. The town had three gates: the Linden or Churer Gate, the Lindauer-Bregenzer Gate and the Rheintörlein, which led to the so-called Schifflände. It is known where the gates were, but nothing remains of them today.
On the other hand, the original town walls have been preserved in three places: in front of the Churer Gate, at the Pfrundhaus and below the town hall. The castle, today's Maienfeld Castle, was closely connected to the town, but had its own fortress walls and stood outside the town. During this time and later during the Graubünden turmoil, many battles took place on the Luzisteig. The town suffered greatly as a result. At the same time, the plague killed more than half of the population within a year. Eight large fires are mentioned, and in the war year of 1622 the entire town burned down. To protect themselves from looters, often Austrian hordes, Maienfeld formed its own militia in uniforms in the town's colors. Even before the Reformation, first mentioned around 1510, a primary school was founded, which was particularly praised under Hans Ardüser in 1577.
Text / Source: STADTVERWALTUNG MAIENFELD
maienfeld.ch/geschichte
Nothing is known about the origins of the historic town. What is certain, however, is that the settlement was founded before the Romans invaded. However, it is assumed that it was located a little further towards St. Luzisteig. Various bronze finds and a so-called cup stone, which was discovered at the top of the town in an old cellar vault, are considered evidence of the settlement's pre-Roman origins.
The first documented information about the existence of the settlement dates back to the year 831. At that time, the town was called Lupinis. In Roman times it was still called Statio Maiensis or Magia. Over the centuries, the name of the town is said to have changed as follows: from Magia to Lupinis, from Magenza back to Lupinis, then from Lopine, Maging, Magen to Luppinis and Lupis. The name Maienvelt first appears in 1295. The names Maging and Lupinis are said to contain personal names, but this could never be properly proven.
It is not known when the town received town rights, the ring walls and the moat, and unfortunately they are not mentioned anywhere. However, it is generally assumed that this happened in the 11th or 12th century. The town had three gates: the Linden or Churer Gate, the Lindauer-Bregenzer Gate and the Rheintörlein, which led to the so-called Schifflände. It is known where the gates were, but nothing remains of them today.
On the other hand, the original town walls have been preserved in three places: in front of the Churer Gate, at the Pfrundhaus and below the town hall. The castle, today's Maienfeld Castle, was closely connected to the town, but had its own fortress walls and stood outside the town. During this time and later during the Graubünden turmoil, many battles took place on the Luzisteig. The town suffered greatly as a result. At the same time, the plague killed more than half of the population within a year. Eight large fires are mentioned, and in the war year of 1622 the entire town burned down. To protect themselves from looters, often Austrian hordes, Maienfeld formed its own militia in uniforms in the town's colors. Even before the Reformation, first mentioned around 1510, a primary school was founded, which was particularly praised under Hans Ardüser in 1577.
Text / Source: STADTVERWALTUNG MAIENFELD
maienfeld.ch/geschichte
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14.8 km
Sprecherhof, Maienfeld
Highlight • Historical Site
Spokesman Hof, Maienfeld
Theophil spokesman von Bernegg
Theophil Sprecher was born in 1850 as the son of Landammann Anton Herkules Sprecher von Bernegg. After high school in Basel and Schiers, he began studying agriculture and forestry at the Tharandt Forestry University, then political science at the University of Leipzig, but dropped out after the death of his father and devoted himself to managing his family's estates in Maienfeld .
In 1871 he was elected to the municipal council of Maienfeld and in 1877 he was mayor. Spokesman was a member of the board of directors of the United Swiss Railways (VSB), a member of the Great Council of Graubünden and in 1881 a member of the board of directors of the Bank für Graubünden. In 1882 he was elected Landammann of the Maienfeld district and a member (later President) of the Unterlandquart district court. Sprecher also became a member and then president of the board of directors of the Rhaetian Railway and a member of the cantonal court in Graubünden. Together with the Catholic corps commander Friedrich Brügger, Sprecher was the reorganizer of the Bündner Tagblatt in 1895 and the leading head of the initially non-denominational Conservative Democratic Party in Graubünden.
His military career was also remarkable, becoming a captain in the General Staff in 1880, Chief of Staff of the VIII Division in 1886 and Colonel in the General Staff in 1891. Then Chief of Staff of the IV Army Corps and in 1897 Commander of the 16th Infantry Brigade. This was followed in 1901 by the position of Colonel Divisional and Commander of the Gotthard Fortifications, in 1902 Commander of the VIII Division and in 1905 Chief of the General Staff Department while retaining the command of the VIII Division. In this office he realized the military organization (MO) in 1907. Sprecher designed the fortification of Switzerland. Spokesman considered the canton of Graubünden to be sufficiently fortified due to the mountains. In the logistics infrastructure, however, he identified the greatest need for action there. His response to this was the promotion of the Rhaetian Railway, which connects the 150 valleys of the canton. In 1909 he was also Chief of the General Staff Department and, as Colonel Corps Commander, Commander of the IV Army Corps. In 1912 he implemented the new troop regulations (TO) for the Swiss Army.
When the First World War broke out, Theophil Sprecher was actually supposed to be a general, but in the course of an intriguing general election he renounced the general's title in favor of Ulrich Wille and took over the position of chief of staff of the army within the army command. A letter from Wille to his wife from November 1914, found in 1987 and found in 1987, caused a sensation (according to Weltwoche of May 28, 1987), in which he accused Sprecher of wanting to go to war against France on Germany’s side – what Wille called an “immature idea”. discarded. This would have been Switzerland's first offensive war since the Battle of Marignano in 1515 (and the breach of the "perpetual" neutrality that followed).
From 1919, after retiring from the army, he campaigned for the preservation of integral armed neutrality and against Switzerland joining the League of Nations.
Text/Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophil_Sprecher_von_Bernegg
Theophil spokesman von Bernegg
Theophil Sprecher was born in 1850 as the son of Landammann Anton Herkules Sprecher von Bernegg. After high school in Basel and Schiers, he began studying agriculture and forestry at the Tharandt Forestry University, then political science at the University of Leipzig, but dropped out after the death of his father and devoted himself to managing his family's estates in Maienfeld .
In 1871 he was elected to the municipal council of Maienfeld and in 1877 he was mayor. Spokesman was a member of the board of directors of the United Swiss Railways (VSB), a member of the Great Council of Graubünden and in 1881 a member of the board of directors of the Bank für Graubünden. In 1882 he was elected Landammann of the Maienfeld district and a member (later President) of the Unterlandquart district court. Sprecher also became a member and then president of the board of directors of the Rhaetian Railway and a member of the cantonal court in Graubünden. Together with the Catholic corps commander Friedrich Brügger, Sprecher was the reorganizer of the Bündner Tagblatt in 1895 and the leading head of the initially non-denominational Conservative Democratic Party in Graubünden.
His military career was also remarkable, becoming a captain in the General Staff in 1880, Chief of Staff of the VIII Division in 1886 and Colonel in the General Staff in 1891. Then Chief of Staff of the IV Army Corps and in 1897 Commander of the 16th Infantry Brigade. This was followed in 1901 by the position of Colonel Divisional and Commander of the Gotthard Fortifications, in 1902 Commander of the VIII Division and in 1905 Chief of the General Staff Department while retaining the command of the VIII Division. In this office he realized the military organization (MO) in 1907. Sprecher designed the fortification of Switzerland. Spokesman considered the canton of Graubünden to be sufficiently fortified due to the mountains. In the logistics infrastructure, however, he identified the greatest need for action there. His response to this was the promotion of the Rhaetian Railway, which connects the 150 valleys of the canton. In 1909 he was also Chief of the General Staff Department and, as Colonel Corps Commander, Commander of the IV Army Corps. In 1912 he implemented the new troop regulations (TO) for the Swiss Army.
When the First World War broke out, Theophil Sprecher was actually supposed to be a general, but in the course of an intriguing general election he renounced the general's title in favor of Ulrich Wille and took over the position of chief of staff of the army within the army command. A letter from Wille to his wife from November 1914, found in 1987 and found in 1987, caused a sensation (according to Weltwoche of May 28, 1987), in which he accused Sprecher of wanting to go to war against France on Germany’s side – what Wille called an “immature idea”. discarded. This would have been Switzerland's first offensive war since the Battle of Marignano in 1515 (and the breach of the "perpetual" neutrality that followed).
From 1919, after retiring from the army, he campaigned for the preservation of integral armed neutrality and against Switzerland joining the League of Nations.
Text/Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophil_Sprecher_von_Bernegg
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