Wildenmannli’s Cave – Sellamatt Mountain Inn loop from Wildhaus
Wildenmannli’s Cave – Sellamatt Mountain Inn loop from Wildhaus
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Wildenmannli’s Cave – Sellamatt Mountain Inn loop from Wildhaus
03:13
34.4km
930m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 5.20 km for 199 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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866 m
Wildhaus
Mountain Pass
1.20 km
View of Churfirsten and Schönenbodensee, Wildhaus
Highlight • Viewpoint
1.64 km
Puppet Theater Wildhaus
Highlight • Structure
The Wildhaus Puppet Theater was founded in 1978 by the then spa director Werner Bernet and the Übersax family. As experienced puppeteers, Egon and Susi Übersax took the initiative to offer another piece of culture in the community. Since the beginning, the performances have taken place in the Rietli stables, which the founding members had to turn into a theater through forced labour. Liseli Stricker, Irmgard and Stefan Litscher as well as Heidi Himmelberger are still there today. The number of members in the association fluctuates between 20 and 25 active members.
The puppet theater has around a thousand visitors a year and has performed twelve fairy tales and 18 plays for adults, from "Aladin and the Magic Lamp" to Goethe's "Faust".
Text / Source: Puppet Theater Association Wildhaus
puppenbuehne-wildhaus.ch/das-theater
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1.81 km
Birthplace of Huldrych Zwingli, Wildhaus
Highlight • Historical Site
This house stands in the middle of the Lisighus district of Wildhaus as a witness to a bygone era. It was built by the reformer's grandfather in the mid-15th century. Despite various changes, the basic structure has been preserved to this day.
Numerous remarkable details can be discovered inside the house, the late Gothic carved beamed ceiling in the parlor (which was also used as an office), the open fireplace in the kitchen or an original offering box from the Grossmünster in Zurich.
The Zwinglihaus now belongs to the Evangelical Church of the Canton of St. Gallen, which keeps it open to guests from all over the world.
Text / Source: Zwingli Center Toggenburg, Wildhaus
zwingli-zentrum-toggenburg.ch/de/zwingli-geburtshaus
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14.8 km
Cool bench with a great view
Highlight • Viewpoint
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16.4 km
Wildenmannli’s Cave
Highlight • Cave
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18.5 km
Ochsenhütte Alp Selun
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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26.6 km
Sellamatt Mountain Inn
Highlight • Mountain Hut
For more than 60 years, the Lötscher family has run the renowned mountain hotel on Alp Sellamatt. Three generations live and work under one roof. Grandparents Hanni and Valentin Lötscher handed over the reins to their daughter Christiana and her husband Heinz on November 1, 2015. Christiana has followed in her father's footsteps. She trained as a chef and, by attending hotel management school, acquired the necessary skills to continue running the business. She cares passionately for the culinary well-being of hotel guests and day-trippers. She is also the mother of Severin and Michelle. Both attend school in Alt St. Johann and are growing up in the family business. Heinz works at the buffet and reception and is responsible for all technical matters, while Magdalena, Christiana's sister, comes to the Alp from Unterwasser two days a week to manage the accounting and various administrative tasks. Long-serving employees support the family in all areas.
The mountain inn was built in the 1940s during the construction of the mountain railway. It was then called the Churfirsten Mountain Inn, and various innkeepers ran the inn before the "Lötscher dynasty" began, until Christiana and Magdalena's grandmother, Margaretha Lötscher-Jöhl, was able to buy the business in 1953 and, from then on, ran it with her son Valentin.
Life on Alp Sellamatt was strenuous and time-consuming. At that time, a mountain inn had to be run without electricity or water. There was also no access road. Materials had to be transported from the valley to Alp Sellamatt by train or on foot. The effort paid off! Gradually, investments were made that made daily work easier.
Text / Source: Berghotel Sellamatt
sellamatt.ch
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34.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
19.0 km
6.86 km
5.97 km
945 m
938 m
561 m
105 m
Surfaces
18.5 km
15.7 km
154 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,670 m)
Lowest point (1,020 m)
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