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Eastern Switzerland home loop: Ricken – Schwägalp – Rhine valley – Kerenzerberg

Grüningen → Grüningen · Eastern Switzerland

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Distance
245 km
Passes
3
Fuel
6
Best months
May–Oct
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Open Closed Restricted Unknown Prealps/Jura (small) Noise limit road Beginner route Line positions are approximate.

Route line is approximate. Plan with a navigation app before you ride.

Why it is a next step

A long day with small roads. The Schwägalp reaches 12% and is very busy with motorcycles at the Säntis cable car. The Ricken (main road 8) carries trucks. The Kerenzerberg balcony road above the Walensee is the calm finale. The loop crosses Liechtenstein, so carry ID.

Passes on the route

PassSummitStatusDifficulty
Rickenpass
Winter closure unconfirmed		790 mOpenModerate
Schwägalp
Winter closure unconfirmed		1,278 mOpenDemanding
Kerenzerberg
Winter closure unconfirmed		743 mOpenModerate

Fuel stops

  • Grüningen
  • Wattwil
  • Nesslau
  • Buchs SG
  • Sargans
  • Näfels

Sources

Along the way: views, food, fuel

Viewpoints, places to eat, fuel and places to stay along the route, by km from Grüningen. Sample data

  • View 3
  • Food & drink 3
  • Fuel 1
  • Stay 1
  1. 38.6 km
    Demo-Einkehr 27 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    June–October
    Opening hours
    Jun-Oct: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  2. 74.2 km
    Demo-Aussicht 16 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  3. 75.3 km
    Gasthaus Passhöhe Schwägalp Restaurant · 1,280 m Inn run by the Säntis cable car on the summit (1,280 m). All year; Sun, Wed, Thu 10:00–18:00, Fri/Sat 10:00–20:00.
    Season
    year-round
  4. 166.6 km
    Demo-Einkehr 73 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    June–October
    Opening hours
    Jun-Oct: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  5. 178.9 km
    Hotel Restaurant Kerenzerberg Hotel / guest house Hotel and restaurant with terrace in Filzbach, Kerenzerbergstrasse 48. Daily from 07:00.
    Season
    –
  6. 178.9 km
    Demo-Aussicht 14 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  7. 183.8 km
    Demo-Aussicht 48 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  8. 205.8 km
    Demo-Tankstelle 40 Demo Fuel station
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    24/7
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)

Check the season and opening hours with the business before you ride; no guarantee. Permanently closed places are hidden. Opening hours as in OpenStreetMap – check with the business.

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Entries «Demo-…» are invented placeholders for the preview, not real places. The monthly OpenStreetMap update replaces them with real entries.

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