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Selun (2204 m) in Toggenburg


Region:Toggenburg
Start:Starkenbach 1579 m
End:Starkenbach 1579 m
Time / Distance:3:50h | 5.1km
Up / Down:↗625m | ↘625m
Height Range:1579 m - 2204 m
Difficulty:T2
Region:
Toggenburg
Start:
Starkenbach 1579 m
End:
Starkenbach 1579 m
Time / Distance:
3:50h | 5.1km
Up / Down:
↗625m | ↘625m
Height Range:
1579 m - 2204 m
Difficulty::
T2
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Description

We take the bus or go by private car to Starkenbach in Toggenburg (891 m). There is parking possibility near the cable car "Selun". We take by this adventerous cable car and reach 1779 m. The car is just an open wooden box for 4 adults and 2 children. Only for courageos hikers who have a good head for heights! Please inform yourself in Internet about the schedule.

We start the hike at point 1579 and go straigtforward up the hill. The soil is pleasantly soft towards the top. On the top of Selun (2204 m) we enjoy a nice panorama and a breathtaking view down to the Wallensee lake.

The descent is identical with the ascent. We arrive at the montain station of the cable car and step in. The descent into the valley is even more thrilling because the wooden box seeminly falls downwards. But you don't need to worry - there has not been any accident since the cable car was built in 1911.

Access

By bus or by private car to Starkenbach in Toggenburg. There is a parking possibility near the Selun cablecar.

Catering

  • Ochsenhütte, Selunalp, 15 Min. from the mountain station. Tel. 071 999 19 18 or Mobile: 079 253 90 56 / 079 360 72 12
  • Restaurant "Zum Wilden Mannli", Strichboden, Alp Selun. Tel. Mobile: 076 478 17 34, or 079 261 73 56
  • Restaurant Churfirsten, Starkenbach
  • Restaurant Drei Eidgenossen, Starkenbach

Photos

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Variant

  • Descent to Strichboden (ca. 1580 m), then walk Alp Sellamatt (1390 m), take the chair lift down to Alt St. Johann and the bus back to Starkenbach.
    Additional requirements:
    ↗ 106m, ↘ 343m, ↔ 4.8km, ◷ 1:50, ⩕ T3

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All information is provided without guarantee.