Hiking around Ebenalp
Take a cable car from the small village of Wasserauen to reach Ebenalp and access several trails, including a one-hour circular walk that takes you to one of the most enchanting and spectacular sights in the region.
The tiny mountain chalet restaurant Äscher is embedded right into a sheer cliff. The walk here takes you through the sizeable Wildkirchli karst caves, along narrow walkways, past a small chapel and cave church before reaching the inn, its terrace perilously jutting out over the cliff.
From here, a challenging onward route involves hiking down the steep path to beautiful Seealpsee (1141m).
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How to get around northeast Switzerland and Liechtenstein
The region is well served by trains and buses, with additional options avaiable in certain areas, towns and cities.
Bodensee
Several passes cover transport, and provide discounts to attractions across all three countries round the lake.
Best is the Bodensee Card Plus, available from tourist offices. This covers passenger boat services and admission to over 160 attractions, including the Säntis cable car.
Another option is a Bodensee Ticket, a cross-border regional transport ticket, which covers trains and buses, and the Friedrichshafen–Romanshorn and Konstanz–Meersburg ferries.
Appenzell
If you stay in the Appenzell region for three nights or more, you receive, free of charge from your hotel, the Appenzeller Ferienkarte or
Appenzell Holiday Card.
This covers transport on local buses and trains (including to and from St Gallen), as well as cable cars, admission to all museums and galleries, a Monday beer-tasting at the brewery, and numerous other benefits.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein’s buses link with Sargans and Buchs in Switzerland. They drop off at “Vaduz-Post”, on the main traffic road, Äulestrasse. From here there are buses to all domestic destinations. Though it’s apparent you’ve left Switzerland, the service is reasonable.
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