Sargans - Gonzen - Hotel Alvier - Oberschan

We climb up to the castle and enjoy the panoramic view. We hike along the steep road to the hamlet of Unterprod and past well-kept farms to Gonzenwald. We reach the Erzbildkapelle chapel along the petition stations, then hike along the narrow mountain path to the Gonzen signpost, above which the Gonzen ladder is anchored. We follow this path to the ruins of the old miners' house on the rock face. From here, only experienced hikers with a head for heights should continue. We reach the iron ladder on the narrow footbridge and climb up to the platform of the second ladder and on this to the forest path, which we follow through mixed forest and meadows to the Älpli and into the Rieterwald. On partly narrow and wet paths we reach the Luterbach, which we cross on the wooden bridge, then climb up to Oberhus on the Walserberg. We reach the Berghaus Gonzen via the steep meadow path. We continue to Alp Riet and the Rieter huts, then climb to the summit of Gonzen. We are rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view of the Rhine and Seez valleys, the "Ländle" and the surrounding mountains. We use the same route for the descent to Oberhus. We then walk via Rungg and Lanaberg to Maiengut and over the suspension bridge to the Frohsinn alpine hut. We follow the road to Hübschen Waldboden, then descend to Kurhaus Alvier.

Sargans - Castle - Lauiwald - Erzbild - Gonzenwald - Oberhus - Berghaus Gonzen - Alp Riet - Rieterhütten - Gonzen - Rieterhütten - Alp Riet - Berghaus Gonzen - Oberhaus - Hübschen Waldboden (Schnapsgrotza) - Purlifenz - Kurhaus Alvier