460 Oelberg Bike
460 Oelberg Bike

Mountainbiking

Oelberg Bike

Oelberg Bike

Wildhaus–Wildhaus

Route report
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Oelberg Bike

Oelberg Bike

Oelberg Bike is a route on the border of Toggenburg and the Rhine valley. There are a number of viewpoints that provide breathtaking and unforgettable views of the Rhine valley, and also Obertoggenburg.
The tour starts in Wildhaus, the most elevated district in the canton of St Gallen. Right at the start, the route passes one of Switzerland’s most beautiful swimming baths: the Schönenbodensee is idyllically bedded in the landscape and invites passers-by to bathe and linger.

The route leads down into the Rhine valley to Grabs. Even during the rapid descent into the valley, you cannot help but notice the view. The only time the route is exerting is on the way up to Gamperfin, above Wildhaus.

The highest point of the route is reached at Oelberg. You can treat yourself to a break in an alpine tavern shortly after before travelling through Oberdorf and back to Wildhaus. Shortly before arriving, the route passes the birthplace of the reformer, Huldrych Zwingli.
Oelberg Bike is a route on the border of Toggenburg and the Rhine valley. There are a number of viewpoints that provide breathtaking and unforgettable views of the Rhine valley, and also Obertoggenburg.
The tour starts in Wildhaus, the most elevated district in the canton of St Gallen. Right at the start, the route passes one of Switzerland’s most beautiful swimming baths: the Schönenbodensee is idyllically bedded in the landscape and invites passers-by to bathe and linger.

The route leads down into the Rhine valley to Grabs. Even during the rapid descent into the valley, you cannot help but notice the view. The only time the route is exerting is on the way up to Gamperfin, above Wildhaus.

The highest point of the route is reached at Oelberg. You can treat yourself to a break in an alpine tavern shortly after before travelling through Oberdorf and back to Wildhaus. Shortly before arriving, the route passes the birthplace of the reformer, Huldrych Zwingli.
34 km | 1 Stage
Asphalted: 28 km
Natural surface: 6 km
Singletrail: 0 km
1250 m | 1250 m
easy | difficult

Arrival | return travel

Arrival / return travel Wildhaus, Dorf
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Season

Season
There is sometimes a little snow left on the roads in the Ölberg area in spring.

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Hint
At the Wildhaus village square, turn towards valley station Gamplüt / Schönenboden and within a few minutes you will have reached Schönenbodensee.

Contact

Toggenburg Tourismus
Hauptstrasse 104
9658 Wildhaus
Tel. +41 (0)71 999 99 11
info@toggenburg.swiss
www.toggenburg.swiss

Services

Accommodation

Hotel Sonne
Hotel Sonne
Wildhaus
BnB Vorburg
BnB Vorburg
Gams
B+B Starennest
B+B Starennest
Werdenberg
Dorfengrabenhof
Dorfengrabenhof
Grabs
Landhaus an der Thur
Landhaus an der Thur
Alt St. Johann
Gasthaus Friedegg B+B
Gasthaus Friedegg B+B
Wildhaus
Panorama Zentrum und Bergrestaurant Gamplüt
Panorama Zentrum und Bergrestaurant Gamplüt
Wildhaus
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Places

Wildhaus
Wildhaus
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Places of interest

Palace and village of Werdenberg
Palace and village of Werdenberg
Lanes to alps and bridge on Grabser-Berg
Lanes to alps and bridge on Grabser-Berg
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Signalization

Signalization
For mountain biking, follow the logo indicated on the red signposts. Take a printout of our web map on your tour for safety's sake.
Signalization