Heidi's long trail

Medium

12.2 km

3:00 h

839 mhd

Speichersee Sunntigweid mit Strandkörben

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Complete circular trail on the Bad Ragaz side of the Pizol, passing two crystal-clear mountain lakes and a recreation area with beach chairs

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Highest Point 2224 m

Lowest Point 1602 m

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Start

Bad Ragaz, Pardiel mountain station

Destination

Bad Ragaz, Pardiel mountain station

Coordinates

46.989193, 9.46488

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Description

Heidi's Long Trail is a Best Of of the Bad Ragaz side of the Pizol, tailored for trail runners. First, the Heidi Trail (a popular hiking trail for families) leads through a varied landscape, past a mountain hut on Schwarzbüel, which could have come straight out of a Heidi movie. A postcard motif is also the Vilterser Seeli, which is just as much a part of the route as the higher Wangsersee.

Accompanied by a breathtaking panorama, the route continues flat at the highest point on a plateau before returning towards the valley at Laufboden. At the Sunntigweid reservoir, beach chairs invite you to take a short break, then it goes via Obersäss back to the starting point on Pardiel, from where you can take the gondola back down to the valley.

Hidden Gem

At Pizol, trail running workshops take place on various dates. Accompanied by certified running guides and professional athletes.

Safety Note

The highest point of the tour is located at over 2,200 m above sea level.M., so you have to be prepared for rapid temperature and weather changes.

Equipment

Normal trail running equipment (trail shoes recommended everywhere). Take enough food and drink with you (self-catering principle). Maps and natel with good reception.

Directions

The gondola lift takes you from Bad Ragaz to the starting point in Pardiel. Here we walk via Obersäss and the Schwarzbüel viewpoint to the Schwarzbüelhütte. From here it goes left to the Vilterser Obersäss. We reach this intermediate destination via a varied trail through forest, moor and rough vegetation. Uphill we walk to the Vilterser Seeli and at the end of the lake towards Pizolhütte. We follow this mountain path to the Wangsersee. The lake invites you to cool off before you go on the high-altitude path to the Laufbodenstübli. Here the highest point of our tour is reached with 2'223 m above sea level and it goes over a long forest path steadily downhill to above Pardiel. As soon as we see the first information boards in Edelweiss form, we follow them uphill until we arrive at The Suntigweidsee. Here we can relax in the beach chairs and enjoy the great panorama. If you no longer want to walk the additional loop over Suntigweidsee, go directly to Pardiel. Finally, it goes with a short descent via Obersäss back to Pardiel. With the gondola lift we reach Bad Ragaz.

Directions

Public Transport

From Bad Ragaz train station, you can easily take the post bus to the Bad Ragaz valley station. From there, take the gondola and chairlift to the start.