Blog Posts:
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Hiking the Waldrandweg – Oberdorf, SO to Grenchen + Dinosaur Footprints
The Waldrandweg is a 12 km hike with 200 m ascent and 420 descent that goes from Oberdorf SO to Grenchen. Along the way, this trail passes an old quarry where a large number of dinosaur tracks can be seen.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 20 Schwarzsee to Jaun
Stage 20 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 12 km hike with 720 m ascent and 750 m descent that goes from Schwarzsee to Jaun. I loved this stage! The views were truly incredible!
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 19 Guggisberg to Schwarzsee
Stage 19 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 16 km hike with 660 m ascent and 740 m descent that goes from Guggisberg to Schwarzsee.
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Hiking a Zug Cherry Blossom Tour – Menzingen to Zug
This cherry blossom hike in canton Zug is 13 km long with 293 m ascent and 678 m descent and goes from Menzingen to Zug.
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Hiking the Thurgauer Rebenweg Trail – Oberneunforn to Frauenfeld + Visit to Karthaus Ittingen
The Thurgauer Rebenweg Trail is 14 k long with 240 m ascent and 300 m descent and goes from Oberneunforn to Frauenfeld. We also stopped at the Karthaus Ittingen, a former monastery and art museum.
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Walking from the Ponti Luis Bridge in Porto to Salgueiros Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal + Additional Recommendations
On a trip to Portugal, we walked along the Douro River and the Atlantic coast from the Ponti Luis Bridge in Porto to Salgueiros Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia for a total of 8 kilometers one way.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 5 Rorschach to Kreuzlingen
Stage 5 of the Bodensee Radweg is 38 km long with 190 m ascent/descent. This stage is entirely in Switzerland and starts at Rorschach and ends in Kreuzlingen.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 4 Lindau, Germany to Rorschach
Stage 4 of the Bodensee Radweg is 42 km long with 140 m ascent/descent and starts in Lindau, Germany, crosses through Austria, and ends in Rorschach, Switzerland.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 3 Friedrichshafen to Lindau, Germany
Starting in Friedrichshafen and ending in Lindau, Germany, Stage 3 of the Bodensee Radweg is 25 km long with 50 m ascent/descent.
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Hiking the Baselbieter Chirsiweg (Cherry Way) – Oltingen to Sommerau
The Baselbieter Chirsiweg (Cherry Way) is an 11 km trail with 400 m ascent and 260 m decent that goes from Sommerau to Oltingen. We went in the opposite direction and had a lovely time. Although the cherry trees weren’t fully in bloom yet, we enjoyed two other highlights: a cave and a waterfall.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 2 Überlingen to Friedrichshafen, Germany + Visit to the Pfahlbauten Museum
Stage 2 of the Bodensee Radweg is 30 km with 120 m ascent/descent starting in Überlingen and ending in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This stage passes beautiful lake views, vineyards, and several cute towns and I stopped at the Pfahlbauten Museum – a reconstruction of the prehistoric pile dwellings.
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Snowshoeing the Curnius Loop Trail (Route 546) – Falera / Laax
The Curnius Snowshoe Loop is 6 km long with 337 m of ascent and descent. This trail starts at the Curnius mountain station which can be reached by either a small gondola from Laax or a chairlift from Falera.