Welcome!
Welcome to Square Lily Pad! My name is Karen and I live in Switzerland. I love the outdoors and this website is simply a place to share what I love.
Every post on Square Lily Pad is based on my own personal experience. Be it hiking, biking, or visiting a museum, each post provides my personal account of what it was like along with detailed information about how I did it so that you can learn about how to do it too.
Multi-Stage Trail Progress Tracker
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Bodensee Radweg
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Route 3 Alpine Panorama Trail
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Completed Trails!
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Route 5 The Mittelland Route
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Route 2 Trans Swiss Trail
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Route 47 Zürich Zugerlander
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Route 67 Dreiland Wanderweg
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Route 84 Zürichsee Rundweg
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Latest Posts:
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German and Swiss German Film Recommendations
Part of learning German and Swiss German is watching movies in those languages. This post is a running list of films that I have watched with notes to help you decide if you want to watch them too.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 1 Konstanz to Überlingen, Germany
Stage 1 of the Bodensee Radweg Bike Route is 52 km and goes from Konstanz to Überlingen, Germany. This stage is mostly on asphalt bike paths and has 520 m of ascent and descent.
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Visiting the Foundation Beyeler Art Museum in Riehen/Basel
The Foundation Beyeler is a modern and contemporary art museum located in Riehen near Basel. We visited this museum for the Yayoi Kusuma retrospective held 2025 October 12 – 2026 January 25. This well curated exhibition made me want to keep an eye on this museum for the future. It truly was worth a visit.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 18 Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg
Stage 18 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 17 km hike with 820 m ascent and 620 m descent that goes from Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 17 Münsingen to Rüeggisberg
Stage 17 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 950 m ascent and 560 m descent that goes from Münsingen to Rüeggisberg. With the shorter days, we decided to split this hike over two days.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 16 Moosegg to Münsingen
Stage 16 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 440 m ascent and 860 m descent that goes from the Moosegg hotel to Münsingen.