Wildkirchli Caves – Ebenalp Mountain Inn loop from Wasserauen
Wildkirchli Caves – Ebenalp Mountain Inn loop from Wasserauen
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Wildkirchli Caves – Ebenalp Mountain Inn loop from Wasserauen
05:02
10.3km
790m
Mountaineering
Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 7, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that may be dangerous
Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.
After 5.10 km for 51 m
After 5.53 km for 255 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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969 m
Forscherstein
Highlight • Natural Monument
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2.64 km
Alp Mittlere Bommen
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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3.99 km
Wildkirchli Chapel (St. Michael’s Cave Chapel)
Highlight • Religious Site
In 1621, Father Philippus Tanner from Appenzell went to the Wildkirchli to bless the cattle. He was so taken with this cave that he wanted to stay there. He asked the authorities to erect an altar, a small turret and a cross for him. In the same year, a service was held in the cave, which was dedicated to the chapel, with a large number of people from Appenzell. In 1649 the license was renewed. Over the years, however, the image of the Wildkirchli has changed somewhat, especially the altar cave. In 1860 the chapel-like sacristy was removed and replaced by today's wooden bell tower. The bright marble altar was erected in 1896. The altar, created by Franz Magnus Sutter in 1770, was restored in 1935 and covered with a blue canopy by painter Joh. Hugentobler. In 1958 the wooden canopy had to be almost completely replaced. In 1986 August Lnauen redesigned the place of worship.
Text / Source: Appenzellerland Tourismus
appenzell.ch/de/service/freizeitangebote/wildkirchli.html
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4.09 km
Wildkirchli Caves
Highlight • Cave
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4.36 km
Aescher-Wildkirchli Mountain Inn
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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4.41 km
Bench with a view at Aescher-Lädeli
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5.63 km
Ebenalp Mountain Inn
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Valley Station: 867 m above sea level
Mountain Station: 1,590 m above sea level
Elevation Difference: 723 meters
Length of Track: 1,514 meters
Speed: 6 m/s
Ride Time: 6 minutes
Capacity: 40 + 1 people
Carrying Cable Diameter: 42 mm
Train Cable Diameter: 26 mm
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5.91 km
Ebenalp Cable Car — Mountain Station
Highlight • Rest Area
The Wasserauen–Ebenalp cable car is a mountain railway operated by the Wasserauen–Ebenalp AG cable car. It runs from Wasserauen at 867 m to Ebenalp at 1,590 m above sea level. M
The length of the roadway is 1,514 meters. The journey takes about 6 minutes. The train can carry 40 people in one cabin. The driving speed is 6 meters per second. The valley station is a few minutes' walk from the Wasserauen train station, the terminus of the narrow-gauge Appenzeller Bahnen. In 2017, the cable car carried 250,000 passengers. On peak days, 2,500 passengers used the cable car. The cable car was built in 1955. With the exception of service interruptions due to maintenance in April and November, the cable car is in operation all year round. In strong winds, operation must be stopped.
In 1940, the Federal Post and Railway Department, which was responsible at the time, refused to grant a concession.
After the war, in 1951, two applications for cable car licenses were made in Appenzell Innerrhoden. One for the construction of a funicular to the Ebenalp and one for a cable car from Brülisau to the Hoher Kasten, today's Brülisau–Hoher Kasten aerial cableway. Since the Post and Railway Department feared ruinous competition between the two cable car companies, it was only willing to grant a concession. Since the Wasserauen–Ebenalp cable car had obtained the concession earlier than the competition in Brülisau, it was awarded the contract in 1953. In 1954 the "Luftseilbahn Wasserauen-Ebenalp AG" was founded with capital of CHF 675,000. Construction work began in the same year and the cable car was inaugurated on July 16, 1955.
Text/Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftseilbahn_Wasserauen%E2%80%93Ebenalp#:~:text=The%20idea%2C%20the%20Ebenalp%20with%20a%20%20cable car%20to, Wildkirchli%20with%20the%20dar %C3%BC%20above%20%20Ebenalp%20to%20connect.
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10.3 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.57 km
2.08 km
576 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.07 km
1.84 km
1.37 km
450 m
360 m
143 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,590 m)
Lowest point (860 m)
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