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There are two obvious starting points for this clockwise tour; one on the Swiss side of the mountains, the other on the Austrian. Both St Antönien and Brand are accessible by public transport (see ssss1). The route described in this guide begins in St Antönien, but trekkers preferring to start in Brand on the Austrian flank should go to the end of Stage 4 and follow the route from there.

Linking all three treks

Given sufficient time and energy, it would be possible to link all three treks in a 14-stage, figure-of-eight tour, as outlined below.

Begin by following the Tour of the Silvretta Alps from Berghaus Vereina (Stage 1) to Schlappin (Stage 6A). Since Schlappin is reached at the end of the first day’s walk along the Prättigauer Höhenweg, it’s possible to join that route at the start of Stage 2. This heads northwest to St Antönien and continues to the Schesaplana Hut at the end of Stage 4.

The Rätikon Höhenweg also visits the Schesaplana Hut, but then departs from the final stage of the Prättigauer Höhenweg by going up to the frontier ridge leading to Liechtenstein. This is on Stage 3, continuing into Austria at the Gamperdonatal and returning eastwards via the Douglass, Lindauer and Tilisuna Huts before returning to St Antönien in Switzerland at the end of Stage 7.