Kolumbansweg Schweiz - Der Schnelligkeit entfliehen

The Swiss part of the international cultural route "Via Columbani" comprises 21 stages and 500 km from Basel to Castasegna near Chiavenna. The Columbanian Trail Switzerland leads on well-developed hiking trails and cycle routes through picturesque landscapes such as Fricktal, Limmattal, Toggenburg, Fürstenland, Rheintal, Sarganserland and Albula, along rivers such as the Rhine, Aare and Limmat and lakes such as Lake Zurich and Lake Constance and through many historic places with spiritual power. The Swiss Cultural Trail has also included naturopathic medicine, which has been produced by the monasteries since the early Middle Ages. Switzerland as a country of health - www.gesundheitsland.ch - connects its stakeholders and makes the diverse possibilities for natural health care in Switzerland visible and tangible.

Further information about the Columbanian Way Switzerland, cultural and spiritual sights, naturopathic experiences and suitable accommodation can be found at www.kolumbansweg.ch.

Stage overview

• 1 Basel – Rheinfelden, 19km, 4.45h, +260m/-250m
• 2 Rheinfelden – Laufenburg, 29km, 7.15h, +260m/-225m
• 3 Laufenburg – Koblenz, 21km, 6.15h, +290m/-280m
• 4 Koblenz – Baden, 24km, 6.00h, +265m/-200m
• 5 Baden – Zurich, 27km, 6.45h, +260m/-235m
• 6 Zurich – Wädenswil, 23km, 5.45h, +0m/-0m
• 7a Wädenswil – Rapperswil, 15km, 3.45h, +0m/-0m
• 7b Wädenswil – Tuggen, 26km, 6.45h, +530m/-530m
• 8a Rapperswil – Wattwil, 27km, 7.30h, +915m/-710m
• 8b Tuggen – Wattwil, 24km, 6.30h, +835m/-635m
• 9 Wattwil – Magdenau/Flawil, 19km, 5.30h, +720m/-770m
• 10 Magdenau/Flawil- St. Gallen, 22km, 6.00h, +440m/-500m
• 11 St. Gallen – Rorschach, 22km, 5.30h, +140m/-415m
• 12 Rorschach – Bregenz, 31km, 8.00h, +60m/-60m
• 13 Bregenz – Hohenems, 24km, 6.00h, +120m/-95m
• 14a Hohenems – Feldkirch, 23km, 5.45h, +390m/-270m
• 14b Hohenems – Haag, 28km, 7.00h, +70m/-65m
• 15a Feldkirch – Balzers, 25km, 6.15h, +450m/-435m
• 15b Haag – Sargans, 28km, 7.00h, +370m/-330m
• 16a Balzers – Chur, 31km, 8.00h, +540m/-420m
• 16b Sargans – Chur, 34km, 8.30h, +145m/-35m
• 17 Chur – Lenzerheide, 20km, 6.00h, +1205m/-425m
• 18 Lenzerheide – Savognin, 23km, 6.45h, +880m/-1145m
• 19 Savognin – Bivio, 21km, 7.15h, +1350m/-780m
• 20 Bivio – Vicosoprano, 20km, 6.30h, +620m/-1325m
• 21 Vicosoprano – Castasegna, 12km, 3.00h, +115m/-485m

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