Lake Chapfen – Schönhalde Mountain Restaurant loop from Flums

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Lake Chapfen – Schönhalde Mountain Restaurant loop from Flums

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Lake Chapfen – Schönhalde Mountain Restaurant loop from Flums

03:24

36.9km

1,180m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 10.3 km for 225 m

After 12.3 km for 143 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.72 km

View of the Churfirsten

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very good view of the Churfirsten (south side).

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9.42 km

View of Sargans and Sargans Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The striking castle is a beautiful eye-catcher.

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10.6 km

Rocky Forest Trail in St. Gallen

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Good shortcut, easy to ride with an e-bike on the ascent.

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14.0 km

Lake Chapfen

Highlight • Lake

It makes sense to hike around the lake, leave your bike behind!

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22.6 km

Schönhalde Mountain Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

The restaurant can also be reached by gondola 🚡. For e-bikes several chargers various manufacturers are available for free. Overnight stays are also available.
The restaurant is located at 1490 meters above sea level.

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22.7 km

Schönhalde

Highlight • Mountain Hut

An excellent view. The trail from here to Schwarzenberg is really great. Here you can also charge the battery of e-bikes (do not forget bowl!).

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26.3 km

Sässli Chalet on Alte Gafroastrasse

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36.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

8.12 km

3.59 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.9 km

12.7 km

5.38 km

1.06 km

587 m

284 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

9°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 15, 2021,Schönhalden-Alp Kohlschlag-Vermol-Mels

The photos fell victim to the heat🥵, since there are already some photos from the tour, that's not so bad😉
Today, many Sunday e-bikers were out and about in turbo mode, following the motto, let's go up the Schönhalden quickly😲🤔

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July 2, 2026,Tour de🇨🇭Suisse XXL (45). Flumser Kleinberg und Chapfensee. Ab Walenstadt bis Flums.

45th stage of my Tour de Suisse XXL. " "In 80 days through Switzerland".
Today with Birgit.
From Walensee through the plain to Flums. From there, up the Flumser Kleinberg for a good 1000m altitude gain to the Berghotel Schönhalden.
Down a few nice trails to and around the Chapfensee. From there, back on nice trails down into the Weisstannental. …

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April 23, 2023,Flums-Schöhnhalde-Chapfensee-Flums

Today was the premiere of shorts. Pleasant temperatures and beautiful spring weather accompanied me on this tour. The ascent from Flums up to the Berghaus Schöhnhalden is relatively easy, since most of the route is on asphalt or dirt roads. From the Schöhnhalde you then traverse in the direction of Lake Chapfen, mostly through the snowmelt on wet meadow trails. …

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June 26, 2022,Flums-Clevelau-Schönhalde-Alp Kohlschlag-Vermol-Mels und dann nach Hause😊

Got off a little later today, but went through the tour despite the heat🥵😎

From Sässliwiese the road is wonderful again without having to drive on any major holes😊👍🏻

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May 1, 2022,Flums- Schönhlade- Capfensee- Mels- Flums

Nice round on Labor Day. Started in Flums with a fascinating play of clouds, up to the Schönhalde and from there down a fun single trail (S2). At the Sässli, turn towards Capfensee and from there down towards Mels. The weather was perfect and I was finally able to leave my home territory and discover new trails. After the many …

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November 7, 2025,Über den Nebel – Sonnentraum am Flumserberg/Schönhalde

After Wednesday's fantastic hike – including a minor tumble 😅 – today's tour was even more breathtaking!

Start: 10:30 a.m. in Flums at around 6°C and dense fog.

The trail led up towards Flumserberg, and with every meter of elevation gained, the sun slowly emerged. At one point, I simply stood there in awe – blue sky above me, a …

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