Aeugsten is located about 1'000 metres above the city of Glarus. It can be reached by a small cable car, the "Aeugstenbahn". It has a lenght of only 1.59 kilometres, but rises steeply from Ennenda next to Glarus (486 m) up to the Bärenboden (1'446 m). A new cable car system was opened in the year 2010 and at the highest point, the small gondola for 8 passengers is 700 metres high above the ground.
360 degree panorama, viewpoint is the mountain ridge between Schilt and Schwarzstöckli, high above Äugsten at an altitude of about 2'250 m.