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Appenzell Innerrhoden

Gonten

Chapel of St. James – View of Säntis loop from Jakobsbad

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Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Gonten

Chapel of St. James – View of Säntis loop from Jakobsbad

Moderate

4.7

(89)

469

hikers

Chapel of St. James – View of Säntis loop from Jakobsbad

04:42

12.0km

750m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.83 km

Root Path on the Ascent to Kronberg

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sturdy shoes are an advantage

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3.79 km

Scheidegg Mountain Inn

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Mountain inn Scheidegg - first restaurants
It is not possible to determine exactly when people started travelling to Kronberg for other purposes. It can be assumed that after the discovery …

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4.36 km

View of the Surrounding Mountains

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From the stairs there is another beautiful view towards the surrounding mountains

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4.59 km

Chapel of St. James

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The Chapel of St. Jakob Gonten is located southwest below the Kronberg peak at an elevation of 1,445 meters in the Appenzell Alps in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. In …

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5.44 km

View of Hoher Kasten

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Beautiful view of the Hoher Kasten. However, this is only possible for good hikers.

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5.74 km

View of Säntis

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From the mountain station it goes uphill again to the Kronplatz, from here you have a wonderful view of the Säntis

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6.13 km

View from the summit of Kronberg

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The Kronberg is a very easy to reach mountain with great views of the Alps!

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6.43 km

Steep Ascent to Kronberg

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Interesting path through the forest on a steep slope; Section of the signposted "Kraftweg" circular route. This circular route leads from the Kronberg summit (1663 m) steeply downhill to Jakobsalp …

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12.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.64 km

3.23 km

2.57 km

2.41 km

103 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

2.74 km

2.41 km

1.80 km

255 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

24°C

16°C

77 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 5, 2023,05.08.23 Sunsettürli zum Kronberg 😍😍😍 (ab St. Jakobsbad)

I just love the quiet evening hours and the moods/sunsets.... so today I decided to do a little tour to the Kronberg and the goats were especially cute, they followed me for at least a kilometer 🥰🥰 🥰🥰, nudged me, licked me, but also played with each other, fought... just sweet 😊

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October 6, 2024,Kronberg und Jakobskapelle ab Jakobsbad

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Kronberg
Very great view of the Säntis and the surrounding area of Appenzell
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Very good view of the Säntis and the surrounding area. In good weather conditions you can also see the Black Forest.
Paths:
Paths are easy to walk. In places the path is very rooty, which looks nice but requires a little more concentration.

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September 13, 2022,Jakobsbad - Kronberg - Scheidegg - Jakobsbad

Since I had to pick up a jacket that I had left behind at the valley station of the Kronbergbahn in the evening, I used this as a starting point for a quick lap over the Kronberg.
In terms of landscape, the railway side can never keep up with the view of the Alpstein from the other side of the …

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May 26, 2022,Kronberg/Schweiz

Very nice tour, a bit of physical condition, but it's worth it. There is also a cable car there. We started in Jakobsbad. Happy emulators.

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Chapel of St. James – View of Säntis loop from Jakobsbad

Root Path on the Ascent to Kronberg

Scheidegg Mountain Inn

View of the Surrounding Mountains

Chapel of St. James

View of Hoher Kasten

View of Säntis

View from the summit of Kronberg

Steep Ascent to Kronberg

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