Gonzen

We start the hike at the Palfries mountain station. With the Palfriesbahn, we have previously overcome around 1,250 metres in altitude in just 12 minutes. The train travels over an impressive waterfall (Ragnatscher Bach) and takes us up to the Palfries plateau.

We start on a moderate, rewarding mountain hike to the summit cross Gonzen. At the destination, there is an impressive view of the Rhine Valley and the nearby mountains of the Principality of Liechtenstein as well as the Graubünden mountains; the town of Sargans and its castle lie at our feet.

At the Gonzenkreuz we have a great view. Here we can also observe paragliders doing their rounds.

We start the moderately difficult hike in a southeasterly direction over the Chamm to the parking lot. There we leave the asphalted alpine road and take the path towards Alp Riet (Rieterhütte). The slightly sloping hiking trail leads at the beginning through wetlands, some of which are spanned by "wooden bridges", and then over alpine pastures to the mentioned Rieter huts. From there, a road leads up to Alp Folla. The mountain path branches off to the left. Over pastures and over the ridge overgrown with pines and shrubs we hike towards our destination, the summit cross of the Gonzen.