Sellamatt Mountain Inn – Chäserrugg cable car loop from Alt St. Johann
Sellamatt Mountain Inn – Chäserrugg cable car loop from Alt St. Johann
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Sellamatt Mountain Inn – Chäserrugg cable car loop from Alt St. Johann
01:33
5.43km
130m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: February 21, 2026
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Restaurant
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View of the Churfirsten from Alp Sellamatt
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Sellamatt Mountain Inn
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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
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View of the Churfirsten from Zinggenalp
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2.85 km
Bell Stage, Klangweg Toggenburg
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Switzerland's Sound Trail
The Sound Trail in Toggenburg is the flagship of the world of sound and a success story known far beyond Switzerland's borders.
The Sound Trail stretches from Alp Sellamatt via Iltios to Oberdorf and is accessible by cable car from Wildhaus and Alt St. Johann.
Over the past twenty years, the Sound Trail has attracted up to 50,000 people annually – including families, nature lovers, and music and art enthusiasts. After twenty years, the Sound Trail was extensively renovated and reopened in May 2024. The most important works along the trail have been carefully restored, and there are over fifteen new sound art works to discover.
The Sound Trail is open from the end of May to the end of October and is enhanced by barbecue areas, mountain restaurants, and playgrounds along the trail.
Text / Source: Toggenburg Sound World, Sonnenhalbstrasse 22, Alt St. Johann
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Iltios Mountain Station and Mountain Inn
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A stopover on the way to the summit, an ice cream break on the Klangweg trail, or the starting point of a hike – all roads lead to Iltios. The Iltios plateau has been a popular destination in the Churfirsten region since the 1930s. As a hub for trails and slopes, it plays an important role and is easily accessible for people with limited mobility. The restaurant also houses the playground and the ski school meeting point with its children's area.
Text / Source: Toggenburg Bergbahnen, CH-9657 Unterwasser
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Chäserrugg cable car
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The threshold height at the Iltios mountain station is 1,339 m above sea level. From there, the Iltios–Chäserrugg cable car leads to the 2,262-meter-high Chäserrugg, the first of the Churfirsten ranges, and ski lifts, including those to the Stöfeli. The cable car opened in 1934 and rebuilt in summer 2005.
Text / Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Iltiosbahn
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Toggenburg World of Sound Alphorn
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4.91 km
Einklang–Nachklang Acoustic Installation
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5.43 km
End point
Restaurant
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.23 km
1.93 km
231 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.96 km
1.28 km
1.14 km
< 100 m
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Highest point (1,430 m)
Lowest point (1,320 m)
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