Hoher Kasten Summit – Kamor Trestenkopf Summit loop from Hoher Kasten
Hoher Kasten Summit – Kamor Trestenkopf Summit loop from Hoher Kasten
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Hoher Kasten Summit – Kamor Trestenkopf Summit loop from Hoher Kasten
00:57
2.68km
130m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Last updated: August 7, 2026
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Start point
Restaurant
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Hoher Kasten Summit
Highlight • Summit
Accordingly, you are rarely alone here.
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Grand Tour Photo Spot With View of Sämtisersee and Alpstein
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689 m
Kastensattel 1678 m
Highlight • Mountain Pass
Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen
The Kastensattel is a mountain pass at the foot of the Hoher Kasten. It lies directly on the cantonal border of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen at an altitude of 1678 meters above sea level. A mountain hiking trail runs over the saddle from Brülisau in Appenzellerland eastwards to Rüthi in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. From the Kastensattel it is only a twenty-minute hike up to the summit of the Hoher Kasten (1794m above sea level), where you can get something to eat and enjoy the beautiful panorama.
From the crossing, however, there are many other hiking destinations to choose from. Mountain hiking trails lead to Plattenbödeli (1h10min) with the Sämtisersee, to Bollenwees (2h15min) with the Fälensee or to Montlinger Schwamm (1h20min), where there are mountain inns. The valley towns can be reached in just under one and a half hours (Brülisau) or just under three hours (Rüthi).
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1.30 km
Checkpoint Kamor
Highlight • Summit
The real highlight comes shortly before the summit - the view over to the Alpstein mountains is overwhelming. On the last few meters of altitude, the somewhat more well-known neighbor of Kamor also shows up - the Hohe Kasten.
There are different ways to get to the Kamor. The road from Rüthi or over the Montlinger Schwamm - here, however, there is an additional piece of gravel. The ascent from the Ruhsitz restaurant is not recommended! This is an alpine trail and not nearly rideable in either direction!
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1.50 km
Kamor Trestenkopf Summit
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2.66 km
Hoher Kasten
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2.68 km
End point
Restaurant
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.32 km
952 m
258 m
137 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
1.36 km
1.03 km
258 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,740 m)
Lowest point (1,660 m)
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