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Beautiful views – Hoher Kasten Summit loop from Montlinger Schwamm

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Beautiful views – Hoher Kasten Summit loop from Montlinger Schwamm

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Beautiful views – Hoher Kasten Summit loop from Montlinger Schwamm

04:24

10.9km

680m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Parking

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234 m

beautiful views

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Sensational view .... a place to stay

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4.96 km

Kastensattel 1678 m

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Kastensattel 1678 m AI / SG
Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen
The Kastensattel is a mountain pass at the foot of the Hoher Kasten. It lies directly on the cantonal border …

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5.63 km

Hoher Kasten Summit

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Very nice view and easy to reach thanks to the cable car.
Accordingly, you are rarely alone here.

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7.98 km

Ober Kamor Stofel

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On the way to the Kamor summit. Official bike path signals.

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9.28 km

View of Fähnerenspitz

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View of the free-standing Fähnerenspitz in full size (south side).

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9.60 km

Dry stone wall near Zapfen

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In this area there are several beautiful and well-preserved dry stone walls.

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.15 km

2.56 km

2.54 km

1.66 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.34 km

3.17 km

2.26 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

24°C

11°C

12 %

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Comments

July 20, 2024,Forstseeli-Zapfen-Kamor-Hoher Kasten, retour über Montlinger Schwamm

Today I tackled the Hoher Kasten from the PP below the Forst Seeli with great motivation. The first third with many forest passages was extremely pleasant. From the Zapfen onwards there were no trees and it was correspondingly warm. The Kamor is almost more challenging as it is not as often used as the Hoher Kasten. The Kastenbahn lifted a …

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August 11, 2021,Alpstein tour 11.08.2021 16:00

Montlinger Schwamm started to the high box (from the saddle over the Katzentrittli) we continued towards the resting place took a shortcut to the Rässpass over the Dippolsauer Schwamm went to Neuenalp where I found my taxi again 😜

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June 25, 2022,Hoher Kasten, Wanderung ab Schwammtobel

The start was at the Schwammtobel car park, just below the Montlinger Schwamm mountain restaurant. Right at the beginning, the hiking trail marked white-red-white climbs steadily up to Rgt Forstseeli. Continue over the Reespass, Unter- and Ober Kamor to the Kamor-Trestenkopf, where the ascent is rewarded with a magnificent view and foresight. Today was just awesome. Then on the Hohe …

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June 14, 2025,Schwammtobel-Forstseeli-Zapfen-Kamor-Hoher Kasten-Risi-retour

At least for me, today was a tough climb, especially given the temperatures and lack of shade. But I knew it would be there in advance, so no complaining. It's a hike I do at least once a year. The Hoher Kasten is well-visited, thanks in part to the cable car. In summary, it was beautiful, but tough.

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Beautiful views – Hoher Kasten Summit loop from Montlinger Schwamm

Hoher Kasten

beautiful views

Kastensattel 1678 m

Hoher Kasten

Hoher Kasten Summit

Ober Kamor Stofel

View of Fähnerenspitz

Dry stone wall near Zapfen

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