Culinary hike "5-Lakes Picnic Pizol"

Combine the famous 5-lake hike on the Pizol with a picnic prepared especially for you. You will receive a rucksack filled with regional delicacies.

Picnic with regional products
Ride on the Pizol cable cars (gondola and chairlifts)
Five crystal-clear mountain lakes
Hike with views of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona

The 5-lake hike is one of the most beautiful hikes in Switzerland. On your way, you will pass five crystal-clear mountain lakes and enjoy views of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sardona. A picnic rucksack filled for you is ideal for the five-hour hike, which you can easily pick up at the valley station of the Pizolbahnen cable car in Wangs. You then take a gondola lift and two chairlifts up to the Pizolhütte. Now you can start the 5-lake hike. No matter where you stop along the way: The views are phenomenal everywhere. Another highlight is your provisions: your rucksack is filled with regional delicacies. From organic Heidiland cheese and crusty wreaths from the bakery to salsiz from a regional butcher's shop and sweet snacks.
Tour details

Time required: 6 hours (pure hiking time Ø 4-5 hours)
Distance: 11.4 km
Altitude difference: +553 m / -911 m
Difficulty level: medium
Map with elevation profile
Route description

Mountain railroad ticket for the 5-lake hike on the Pizolbahnen from Wangs
Picnic made from regional products (handed over at the Wangs valley station)
On loan: Backpack with picnic blanket

Notes

You can collect the rucksack with the goodies from the Pizolbahnen ticket office at the Wangs valley station
The rucksack, picnic blanket, chopping board, Tupperware, glasses and cutlery are available on loan for a deposit of CHF 50.00. You can also bring your own rucksack. Of course, you can also bring your own rucksack.
Good footwear and sporty clothing recommended
Own rucksack for additional drinks and clothing recommended
You can find the operating times of the Pizol cable cars here

Contents picnic backpack for 2 people

1 pair of salsiz (Metzgerei Kalberer, Wangs)
approx. 200g pasteurized organic Heidiland cheese (Milchzentrale Bad Ragaz)
2 Doppel-Bürli (bread rolls) (Bäckerei Hermann, Wangs)
2 apples
2 cantuccini
2 Biberli
1 trail mix (250g)
1 red wine 50cl
2 Shorley 0.5l
2 mineral water 0.5l

Booking

Bookable from the end of June to October, daily (depending on snow conditions)
Bookable for 1 person or more
Online and by phone: until 12.00 noon the day before
Group bookings: for more information, please contact the staff at the Bad Ragaz information point

Any questions? Please contact us at: Heidiland Tourism, Bad Ragaz information office, T +41 81 300 40 20, spavillage@heidiland.com

Start at the valley station in Wangs, Letzistrasse, 7323 Vilters-Wangs Paid parking available at the valley station in Wangs Recommended start time: 08.15 from the valley station