Zwingli Pass

Zwingli Pass
	Zwinglipasshütte SAC just below the Zwinglipass with Altmann in the background
Pass height	2011 m above sea level M.
expansion	trail
Mountains	Alpstein
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Coordinates	747 022 / 233377 coordinates: 47 ° 14 '6 " N , 9 ° 22' 49" O ; CH1903: seven hundred and forty-seven thousand and twenty-two / 233377

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The at an altitude of 2011 m above sea level. M. lying Zwinglipass is an alpine pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen .

It is named after the reformer Huldrych Zwingli , who was born in nearby Wildhaus . The transition lies between the second highest peak in the Alpstein region , Altmann, and the Chreialpfirst, and is easily accessible through mountain hiking trails. The watershed from Altmann to Chreialpfirst forms the natural border between the two cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and the canton of St. Gallen.

Hiking trails

Zwinglipasshuette with a view of the Churfirsten

A mountain hiking trail leads over the pass from Unterwasser / Wildhaus , over Bollenwees am Fälensee , to Brülisau or over the Chreialp and Roslenfirst also to the Bollenwees or further over the Stauberenfirst to the Hohe Kasten .

Alpine Club Hut

The Zwinglipasshütte 1999 m above sea level. M. is an alpine club hut of the Toggenburg section of the SAC and is located to the south, a few meters below the pass crossing. The hut, which opened in 1970, values a simple concept. On the last Saturday of June, around 5 tons of material are carried from the Chreialp to the hut by around 120 voluntary “ Sherpas from Zwinglipass”. Thanks to these carriers , the use of helicopters can be almost entirely dispensed with. The hut, which was expanded in 1991 and renovated in 2007 and 2010, offers 42 beds in different rooms; there is also a winter room with 8 beds.

Web links

Commons : Zwinglipass - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Zwinglipasshütte on the website of the SAC Toggenburg section