Wattwil-Rapperswil

Vanessa and Reto with Emma (from 12.05.18):

Since we had no breakfast possibility in the hotel, we had a very fine meal in the Migros Restaurant in Wattwil. Even though there is a no-dog sign at the entrance, dogs that are quiet are allowed to be taken to their seats. After we left the train station behind us, we first start with an ascent to the castle Iberg. Afterwards we only go up towards Oberricken for the time being. Past Walde, Widen, Rüeterswil to Betzikon. We notice that one often walks along the road. Often also on the bicycle lane, on a beautiful day like today, you have to keep your eyes and ears open to avoid getting in the way. In Aatal we pass under the motorway bridge. One has to cross a lattice bridge. Those who want to avoid it can avoid it via the motorway bridge. From St. Gallenkappel, the route goes via Neuhaus, Eschenbach to Massholderen. There we leave the road again for the first time and come to a very beautiful forest hiking trail. Emma's paws are grateful not to have to walk on the hot asphalt any more. The last section to Rapperswil then runs through a beautiful recreational area in the forest. The way into town leads us through single-family house settlements and finally directly to the lake. The beautiful town centre of Rapperswil invites you to stay after a rather exhausting tour. According to the route description it should be 27 km with 760 m ascent and 950 descent. We had almost 30 km and for that again a little less altitude difference. Time wise we needed about 7:40 h minus lunch time including some small breaks in between. This is pretty much the same time as described in the route description.