Berghaus Malbun (1369 m) – View of the Rhine Valley loop from Malbun

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Berghaus Malbun (1369 m) – View of the Rhine Valley loop from Malbun

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Berghaus Malbun (1369 m) – View of the Rhine Valley loop from Malbun

03:53

8.02km

630m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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75 m

Berghaus Malbun (1369 m)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The new building of the Malbun hotel and restaurant on Buchserberg was opened in 2013 when the previous building could no longer be saved. Weather permitting, the restaurant is open …

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1.91 km

View of the Rhine Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

great view on the way to Margelchopf

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2.05 km

Malbun Obersäss

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It is worthwhile to continue on the tarred road to Obersäss; the view over the Rhine valley is indescribable!

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3.85 km

Isisizgrat

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Isisizgrat at 2015 m, just before the Margelchopf.

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4.56 km

At the meadows

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Shortly before the finish, if the Margelchopf is the destination

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5.11 km

Hanenspil

Highlight • Summit

8.02 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.33 km

860 m

538 m

289 m

Surfaces

4.75 km

2.44 km

740 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

2°C

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Comments

July 2, 2022,Tour

The Margelchopf with its 2167 m above sea level is a worthwhile destination for experienced hikers, alpine experience is necessary, not only because of the altitude difference. Well secured, the last few meters can also be climbed on ropes.
A wonderful panoramic view over Alpstein, Churfirsten, Alvier chain and Liechtenstein...
And as a reward we found Edelweiss on the west …

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May 21, 2023,Buchser malbun / margelchopf

We didn't quite reach the summit because there was still a lot of snow to climb.

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September 18, 2024,Margelchopf ab Buchser Malbun 🤗

Such a wonderful privilege to do such a tour in the middle of the week with such beautiful weather and great snow. It was just wonderful ☺️

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July 24, 2022,Margli

Today for a change on Schuster's rappen. Garmin has parked on the summit, it was the same way back anyway..

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November 4, 2024,Margelchopf mit dem Übernachtungs-Lutz ♥️♥️♥️🌞☘️🌿🍂🍁🥰

Dear Michael, I was very happy that we finally managed to go on a hike together and that you showed me the Margelchopf! 🥰🥰🥰Thank you very much! Also for the interesting and profound conversations!😉🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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April 3, 2025,03.04.2025 Abendtour zum Margli

A short evening hike to Margli, since there's not much work to be done at the office at the moment. What more could you ask for? 🌞🌞🌞
The route was already very manageable without snowshoes, and the summit climb was almost snow-free. On some footsteps, you sank deep into the snow. If a rock was just nearby, your knee pain …

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December 19, 2025,19.12.25 Margelchopf - stille Stunden zwischen Winter & Frühling 🥰

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't quite as vibrant as the morning's atmosphere, and to be honest, the mountains currently look more like spring; dotted with lots of brown patches 😆. Not my favorite sight, but the peace and quiet today was all the more beautiful for it 🥰🫶♥️.

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January 21, 2025,Margelchopf 2163 müM 🥰

A short tour to Margelchopf. I thought I would leave the snowshoes in the car today and just put on the crampons. I definitely regretted that today. It was OK, but it would have been better with snowshoes. It was still a dream today. Mega warm and perfect. 🤗

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