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Bridge in the Wissbach Gorge – Wissbach Gorge Trail loop from Egg (Flawil)

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Eastern Switzerland

Bridge in the Wissbach Gorge – Wissbach Gorge Trail loop from Egg (Flawil)

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Bridge in the Wissbach Gorge – Wissbach Gorge Trail loop from Egg (Flawil)

01:26

4.68km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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67 m

Restaurant Hirschen, Egg (closed)

Highlight • Restaurant

Very good traditional restaurant.

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648 m

Bridge in the Wissbach Gorge

Highlight • Bridge

One of the countless bridges that you cross when hiking in the Wissbachtal

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654 m

Wissbach Gorge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Wissbach Gorge
The Wissbach Gorge is a wildly romantic side valley of the Glatt between Gossau, Flawil and Degersheim. A covered wooden walkway leads hikers safely through the gorge. A paradise for families with children.
Text / Source: Outdooractive
outdooractive.com/de/route/wandern/ostschweiz-liechtenstein/gossau-wissbachschlucht-flawil/23425302

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1.67 km

Detour to the reservoir

Highlight • Lake

A detour from the main path takes you to the Wissbach reservoir. It's very romantic and natural.

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2.04 km

Wissbach dam

Highlight • Monument

an overgrown dam for the small power station below the Weissbach bridge

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3.04 km

Lochweg Bridge

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Bridge over the Glatt, on Lochweg, resp. Flawil border route.

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3.25 km

Confluence of the Wissbach and the Glatt

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The Wissbach comes from Schwellbrunn, the Glatt from Herisau. Together they later flow into the Thur as Glatt near Oberbüren.

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4.68 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.36 km

1.53 km

449 m

181 m

147 m

Surfaces

1.75 km

1.43 km

735 m

420 m

181 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

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