View of the Rhine Valley – Risipass loop from Buchs SG

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St. Gallen

View of the Rhine Valley – Risipass loop from Buchs SG

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View of the Rhine Valley – Risipass loop from Buchs SG

08:10

87.8km

2,580m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 27.6 km for 185 m

After 46.3 km for 86 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.2 km

View of the Rhine Valley

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Thank you for your help in planning the route, for information, cyclists are prohibited on the road from the restaurant Ruhesitz to the lake. There is a sign

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23.5 km

View of the Rhine Valley and Chienberg

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It's worth enjoying the view

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45.2 km

Säntisfluh Scenic Landscape

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Great landscape. At the end of September the sun is very low, the wall stays in the shade for a long time.

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53.1 km

Risipass Trail

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From Schwägalp first an asphalt road, then a gravel path, from Toggenburg continuously quite steep asphalt road. On the pass beautiful view to the north and south. Restaurant nearby on …

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56.7 km

Alpwirtschaft Leser

Alpine Hut

57.6 km

Risipass

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The Risipass (1459 m) is located on an official bike route from Toggenburg to Schwägalp. The paths to it are partly gravel, but often paved (unfortunately too often on the …

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66.5 km

Gräppelensee

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The picturesque Gräppelensee lies in a wide hollow south of the Lütispitz at 1,307 meters above sea level. It is about 140 meters long and 110 meters wide, with a …

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74.2 km

Wildhaus

Mountain Pass

78.5 km

Meadow Descent

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The emphasis is on "departure". Up the mountain, the way we drove is much less fun. Sometimes immensely steep (pushing). And if there is no meadow, it is even more uncomfortable.

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87.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.6 km

15.9 km

12.6 km

7.12 km

4.92 km

4.73 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.4 km

12.5 km

9.95 km

6.60 km

5.36 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,460 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2023,20230611 eMTB: Rondom de Säntis

Today I'm doing a tour that I've wanted to do for a long time. I circle the Alpstein. The entire journey (apart from the few meters of sliding behind the Graeppelensee) runs on forest paths and alpine roads.

07:15 I start in the "Hofwissbad" and first drive up to the Ruhsitz from where I make my way over to the …

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October 16, 2022,Rund um den Alpstein

Annual Alpstein bike tour. A little later than usual this year, but no less beautiful. Autumn colored forests and the cattle are back in the valley. Means no more fences. The final ascent to Alp Leeser is the same as always. Hardly drivable. Otherwise a great round, if only it weren't for the hump bones 🫣😎

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September 20, 2023,Rund um den Alpstein

An annual seasonal highlight is the tour via Rüthi / Brunnenberg / Lehmen / Schwegealp / Risipass / Neuenalp / Wildhaus / Oelberg.
Two batteries were just enough. 🫣

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