Hotel Heiden - Wellness am Bodensee

A unique route that leads to clever and quick-witted jokes from Appenzell. Visitors can enjoy the dreamy landscape of the Appenzellerland with a breathtaking view over Lake Constance to southern Germany, the Rhine delta and the Bregenz Bay. The Joke Hike is an easy and family-friendly hike with multiple stops and signposts featuring local jokes. Although it is a point-to-point hike, the great public transport system ensures a smooth return to the starting point, be it in Heiden or...

A fantastic panoramic route that leads from Heiden to Sankt Gallen through the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Sankt Gallen. The tour takes you on quiet, asphalted side roads through the idyllic cultural landscape, past beautiful traditional farms.

For more than 20 years, this path has been keeping visitors and children in a good mood. And with good reason. The Witzweg starts in Heiden, leads through Wolfhalden and ends in Walzenhausen. The path lures with wonderful panoramic views over Lake Constance and the Appenzeller Vorderland. Along the way, "joke stations" invite you to take a break and smile. So what's the Appenzell humor all about? You'll find out along the way.

This great circular hike is located not far from the Austrian border in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The path begins in Heiden and first leads to the Kaienspitz at 1121 m above sea level. The panorama is breathtaking and offers a fantastic view of Lake Constance on one side and the majestic Säntis on the other. Then it goes over the suspension bridge Grub. This bridge spans over the Mattenbach, is 180 m long and the highest point is at 40 m above the gorge. One should be absolutely...

The highlight of this hike is the Mattenbach suspension bridge which connects Grub in Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Grub St. Gallen. The bridge is 180m long. Since April 2019, the two villages of Grub AR and Grub SG have been connected to each other again by an attractive, 180-meter-long suspension bridge over the Mattenbach. A great way to connect two cantons.