You take the cable car between Schwägalp and Säntis. In 10 minutes, you will climb around 1200 meters in altitude. From the summit, you can look out over the Eastern Alps and far beyond the national border. From Säntis, you can see Piz Bernina, the only four-thousand-metre peak in the Eastern Alps.
There are several viewing platforms, an adventure world and a store on the Säntis. In addition to a group restaurant, there is also an à la carte restaurant and various seminar rooms.
The interactive adventure world at the summit offers interesting facts about the history of the suspension railroad and weather phenomena on the mountain. You can also find out lots of interesting facts about the weather worldwide. There are also exhibitions on the subject of ice and the geology of the Säntis.
Hiking trails take you from Schwägalp to Säntis or vice versa via the Himmelsleiter and Tierwis. From Säntis, you can also reach other mountain peaks such as Kronberg and Ebenalp.
