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Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Rüte

Lake Sämtiser – Fählensee loop from Rüte

Hard

4.8

(266)

1,822

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Lake Sämtiser – Fählensee loop from Rüte

05:35

16.6km

720m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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Bus stop

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4.97 km

View of Sämtisersee

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Sämtisersee, Alpstein region
The picturesque Sämtisersee is located above Brülisau in the municipality of Rüte in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. The Appenzell mountain lake is located at the foot …

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5.33 km

Lake Sämtiser

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Sämtisersee at 1200 meters
As with Fählensee, there is no outflow to be seen here. The water from both lakes flows underground and reappears in the Rhine Valley. Outflow or …

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3

6.20 km

Fredi's tip is wrong, here is the road...but the views are really beautiful and perfect.

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4

7.90 km

Rheintaler Sämtis

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small alpine hut in a fantastic area.

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5

9.21 km

Bollenwees Mountain Inn at Fälensee

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The Bollenwees mountain inn is located directly on the idyllic Fählensee in the middle of a breathtaking mountain world.

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6

9.27 km

Fählensee

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Very beautiful mountain lake at 1447 m above sea level, which, like the Sämtiser and Seealpsee, is part of the Alpstein.

Ideal for cooling off after a hike.

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10.4 km

Stiefelwald

Forest

8

13.2 km

Plattenbödeli mountain inn since 1911 at 1284 m above sea level.
Unique landscape in the Alpstein.
1911 - Innkeeper Jos. Anton Dörig "Mattle" (great-grandfather of Platte Hans and grandfather of …

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16.4 km

Brülisau Village

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Brülisau / AI
Brülisau is in the Schwende-Rüte district in Appenzell (AI)
Brülisau is located at the foot of the Hoher Kasten at 922 m above sea level and is …

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16.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

2.57 km

1.13 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

2.70 km

1.06 km

958 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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