Easy hike along a child-friendly themed trail
The Lillyweg is a themed trail that is fun for young and old. At 14 stations, the story of siblings Lilly and Martin is told, who visit their uncle Sämi on the Alp. The signs are lovingly designed by the farmer painter Lilly Langenegger and inspire all kinds of activities: You build "little stone men" with your children, play with the "Chügelibahn", dare the "Fitzdraht text", balance on tree stumps, and discover new things about Säntis. For older children, there is also a climbing rock. The little ones learn a funny verse that suddenly makes climbing stairs very easy. As you can see, you take home more than just good memories here.
Author’s recommendation
The Lillyweg is suitable for children from 4 years old. However, it is not stroller accessible.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Fireplace HochsitzLillybeizli / Alp Fischegg
Roadbook
We start the hike at the post bus stop "Steinflue" directly on the Schwägalp pass road. There is also a parking lot here. At the information board of station 1, it is explained where the hike leads and where the stations can be found. The path leads in the driving direction at the end of the parking lot to the right along the edge of the forest and crosses the stream on a small bridge. Shortly afterwards, we reach a beautiful place with a fireplace directly by the stream. Here is station 2: the children can build little stone men like Lilly and Martin and bathe in the shallow water. Those who feel like it can then climb via a meadow path to Alp Böheli (station 3) after the break. Afterwards, it goes back the same way to Steinflue. Here we cross the road and follow the smaller driveway for about 100 meters. At the first fork, we turn left onto the hiking trail. At the next fork, we also turn left, where station 4 awaits us soon. Here, children can let round stones and pine cones slide down a large wooden slide. After this entertaining break, we follow the path and cross the stream on a bridge. Then, going left, we continue along the stream to the Rossfall guesthouse. On this more or less flat section through meadows and forests, we pass stations 5–9. The children learn the "Fitzdraht test", hop from tree stump to tree stump, observe Säntis, balance on tree trunks, and enjoy a ride on the giant slide. After the Rossfall guesthouse, we cross the Schwägalp road for the second time, immediately turn left (in driving direction) into a small forest, and follow the path over a cattle pasture to the next forest area. Here, a small ravine with many stair steps up and down has to be overcome. At station 10, the children learn a funny verse and thus master this more strenuous part without any problems. At the top, station 11 awaits, the hunting stand, from where the inhabitants of the forest can be observed. Then the path leads gently downhill across a meadow to Alp Fischegg with the Lillybeizli, a friendly alp that gladly serves food and drinks and offers a bed in the straw (opening hours May–October on Saturdays and Sundays. Straw sleeping on prior registration). Just before the turnoff to Lillybeizli, there is another fireplace including climbing rock (station 12). Afterwards, the path mainly leads downhill again to the stream. Almost at the end, there is a last fireplace where the children can play by the stream. At the end, the path leads back up to the Schwägalp pass road, where we board the yellow bus at the post bus stop "Urnäsch, Hüsli" and thus easily return to the starting point or Urnäsch.
Lillybeizli / Alp Fischegg
Fireplace EWU-Hüsli
WC-Kabine
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the train to Urnäsch station and the post bus to the stop "Steinflue"Directions
Coming from St. Gallen on the B7 to Kybunpark or on the A1 motorway to the St.Gallen Winkeln exit, then continue on the B8 via Herisau to Waldstatt, then left to Urnäsch and continue on the road towards Schwägalp/Säntis to the stop "Steinflue".Parking
Parking along the roadCoordinates
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Equipment
Comfortable hiking or sneakers, weather-appropriate clothing.
Possibly a towel and dry clothes (there are some spots along the trail where you can play well in or by the stream)
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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