On the Eggen-Höhenweg – Waldegg Adventure Spot loop from Speicher

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On the Eggen-Höhenweg – Waldegg Adventure Spot loop from Speicher

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On the Eggen-Höhenweg – Waldegg Adventure Spot loop from Speicher

03:42

12.7km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.42 km

View of Lake Constance

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Hike with a view of the Alpstein and Lake Constance. A detour to the Schnuggenbock in the Waldegg is a must.

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1.98 km

Gazebo With View of the Valley

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Nice cookie. But unfortunately privately

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3.09 km

Boundary stone St. Gallen/ Appenzell Ausserrhoden

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Teufen and Speicher are in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, as is the entire high-altitude trail except for the boundary stone, which lies to the north of the trail. The …

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3.22 km

View of Säntis

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It is also worth a mystical excursion when it is foggy

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3.65 km

On the Eggen-Höhenweg you can even see the Black Forest, Urschweiz and Vorarlberg when the visibility is good. Here one lookout point follows the next: the Schäflisegg, Kuenzenegg, Hüslersegg, Waldegg …

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4.12 km

Waldegg Adventure Spot

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The first ever known mention of the agricultural property Waldegg can be found in the extra-Rhodian-cantonal pledge protocol of May 1853. In March 1877 Ulrich Zellweger made a submission to …

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5.22 km

Häuslersegg

Mountain Pass

5.58 km

Bench with Alpstein view

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From here you have very beautiful views of the Alpstein and the Säntis.

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6.12 km

View of the Alpstein

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12.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.84 km

4.14 km

2.01 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.21 km

3.68 km

2.35 km

943 m

407 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,050 m)

Lowest point (830 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Comments

June 22, 2024,Teufen- Waldegg – Auf dem Eggen-Höhenweg 😀👍-Speicher-Teufen

Since the weather is still good in the morning, I set off from Teufen shortly after 8. It goes steeply up a meadow path, and there are always wonderful views of the Alpstein, which is already covered in clouds, sometimes you can see through it well, sometimes it is pretty obscured. But clouds are also wonderful😀👍 The high trail then …

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