From the busy centre of Herisau, the route takes you further towards the Mittelland district of Appenzell. After crossing two gorges and passing the former district capital of Hundwil, the secluded Strom swimming area in the Sitter Gorge and the Wonnenstein Friary, you will reach Teufen, where merchants’ and manufacturers’ houses built in the Rococo style hark back to a prosperous past.