Via Alpina C3b: Weisstannen - Elm

The Via Alpina crosses 14 of the most beautiful Alpine passes. It crosses six Swiss cantons and the Principality of Liechtenstein with its diverse culture, geology and topography. Wide roads end in airy ridge paths. One of the world's most diverse flora and fauna line the way.
The Via Alpina crosses 14 of the most beautiful Alpine passes. Across six Swiss cantons and the Principality of Liechtenstein, the hiker experiences a diverse culture, geology and topography. Quiet oases of relaxation alternate with prosperous tourist resorts.
Broad roads end in dizzyingly airy ridge paths. There is no better way to get to know the Swiss Alpine culture in all its facets. The ultramodern alp with pipelines and its showroom is just as much on the way as the alpine hut, where pigs, goats and cows watch the farmers cooking in the copper kitchen over the open fire. One of the most diverse animal and plant worlds in the world surrounds the path. Displacements, shifts, subsidences and rock erosions bear witness to interestingly structured geology. Breathtaking panoramas alternate with small curiosities along the way and the gastronomy has a variety of delicacies in store. Stage 3: Weisstannen - Elm:
Past Alp Siez, which transports milk via pipelines from the neighbouring Alps and has a show farm, the route slowly heads towards the Foopass. From now on you hike right into the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona and you can discover the mystery of the formation of the mountains in a unique way. On the left you pass the Foostock, where the so-called Glarner Hauptüberschiebung is clearly visible. Later, on the Foopass, this enormous shift becomes even more visible on Piz Sardona, Piz Segnas and the Tschingelhörnern. The mountains are upside down here; along the razor-sharp yellow line, a significantly older layer of rock has been pushed onto a younger layer. This process has long been a mystery to geologists and is so unique that this unique mountain landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008. On the way to the Elm, you will be amazed again and again by this phenomenon, and the stepped alpine walls on this trail are an architectural rarity.
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