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Smugglerland Entrance Gate – Gafierjöchle loop from Schafberg Hüsli

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Smugglerland Entrance Gate – Gafierjöchle loop from Schafberg Hüsli

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Smugglerland Entrance Gate – Gafierjöchle loop from Schafberg Hüsli

05:21

12.2km

740m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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212 m

Where smugglers and customs officers played their cat-and-mouse game in earlier centuries, there are still easily accessible mountain paths leading through the unique mountain landscape. A gate marks the entrance to the 8.5-kilometer-long smugglers' path.

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5.35 km

Rätschenjoch

Mountain Pass

6.14 km

Rätschenhorn Summit (2,703 m)

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From the fork in the path, you can reach the flat summit plateau of the Rätschenfluh in around 20 minutes via light-colored stone slabs and paths covered with rubble. Here …

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9.31 km

Gafierjöchle

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Border and pass crossing between Switzerland and Austria. Up here you have a fantastic view of the light gray Gafier panels and the surrounding valleys.

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12.2 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

1.86 km

Surfaces

10.3 km

1.86 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

24°C

11°C

17 %

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