Culinary hike "Garmil high-altitude hike"

Study alpine education, enjoy the panoramic view over Sarganserland and enjoy regional specialties from your picnic rucksack at the summit cross. Let yourself be surprised by the culinary hike to the "Garmil".

Picnic with regional products
Ride on the Pizol cable cars (gondola lift and chairlift)
Information boards on the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona
Magnificent panoramic view of Sarganserland from the summit cross
View of the imposing Churfirsten mountain range

"Garmil" means "small mountain peak" in Romansh. What the high-altitude hike to Garmil offers is by no means little: at the valley station of the Pizolbahnen, you will be given a picnic rucksack filled with regional specialties. You then take the gondola lift and a chairlift up to the Gaffia mountain station. The hike can now begin. Along your route, you will find information boards explaining the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona that surrounds you. The crowning glory of the hike is the summit cross, where you have a magnificent panoramic view over the Sarganserland region. Find a cozy spot for your picnic or make yourself comfortable on the bench next to the summit cross. From a cutting board to a picnic blanket: you'll find everything you need in your rucksack.

Tour details

Time required: 3.5-4 hours (pure hiking time Ø 2.5 hours)
Distance: 6.6 km
Altitude difference: +254 m / -598 m
Difficulty level: easy
Map with elevation profile
Directions

Garmil mountain railroad ticket Pizolbahnen high-altitude hike from Wangs
Picnic with regional products (handover at 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: 09.30 from the valley station