Fürstensteig (Princes' Way)

The Fürstensteig — the Princes' Way — is Liechtenstein's signature high-altitude hike, a ridge traverse that runs above Malbun from the Sareis chairlift to the Garsellikopf and on around the Drei Schwestern (Three Sisters) peaks above Vaduz. Allow five to six hours for the full traverse with one-way transport organised at both ends.

The most popular shorter version starts and ends at Malbun, ascending via the Sareis and descending past the Pfälzerhütte — five hours and about 600 metres of climbing. Some sections are exposed but cabled; vertigo sufferers should be warned, but no special equipment is required.

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A story
The Fürstensteig was carved across the cliff face by Italian and Liechtensteiner workmen in 1898 as a coronation gift for Prince Johann II — a public footpath crossing some of the country's most dramatic terrain. Over a century later it remains in regular use, with cabled handrails on the exposed sections.