Blog Posts:
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 18 Flüeli-Ranft to Stans
Stage 18 of the Trans Swiss trail is 17 km long with 520 m ascent and 80 m descent and goes from Flüeli-Ranft to Stans. On this stage, I learned a lot about Nicholas von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland.
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Two Year Blogiversary
Happy two-year Blogiversary to me! It is a good time to check in on how it’s been going.
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Hiking The Mark Twain Trail – Weggis to Rigi Kulm
The Mark Twain trail is an 11 km long theme trail with an ascent of 1361 m that takes you Weggis to the peak of Mount Rigi (Rigi Kulm). This path follows the trail taken by Mark Twain, humorously recounted in his book “A Tramp Abroad.”
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 17 Giswil to Flüeli-Ranft
Stage 17 of the Trans Swiss trail is 10 km long with 340 m ascent and 100 m descent and goes from Giswil to Flüeli-Ranft.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 16 Sörenberg to Giswil
Stage 16 of the Trans Swiss trail is 19 km long with 700 m ascent and 1350 m descent and goes from Sörenberg to Giswil. I was excited to get to this stage because it marks the half-way point for our hike-through of the Trans Swiss Trail.
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Rafting the Lütschine River – Interlaken
A fun and exciting white water rafting trip on the Lütschine river in Interlaken, Switzerland.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 15 Schangnau to Sörenberg
Stage 15 of the Trans Swiss trail is 19 km long with 860 m ascent and 640 m descent and goes from Schangnau to Sörenberg.
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Hiking the Nordspitz Panorama Trail from Bargen
The Nordspitze Panoramweg trail (14 km, 520 ascent/descent) is a loop trail starting in Bargen that takes you past the most northern point in Switzerland. Much of the trail is along the Swiss/German border and the trail crosses over into Germany at several points.
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Hiking at Atzmännig – The Chrüzegg Panorama Trail + Alpine Slide
The Chrüzegg Panorama trail at Atzmännig is Bergstation -> Chrüzegg -> Talstation. This 7 km trail has 190 m of ascent and, 520 m descent. It starts at the top of the chair lift and then winds its way back to the parking lot by walking along the top of the arena.
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Hiking the Charcoal and Burbank Loop Trails at Yokun Ridge Reserve near Lenox, MA, USA
We wrapped up our time in Massachusetts on our USA trip with a hike on two trails, the Charcoal Trail (3.2 km, ascent/descent 160 m) and the Burbank Trail (5.5 km, ascent/descent 210 m, in the Yukon Ridge reserve near Lenox.
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Hiking the Shaker Loop Trail near Pittsfield, MA, USA
The Shaker Loop trail is 10.5 km long with 355 m ascent and descent. This loop took us through the Pittsfield State Forest reserve and past some historical points of interest for the Shaker religious order.
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Hiking the Goat Peak View Loop Trail at Mount Tom State Reservation in Holyoke, MA, USA
While taking a trip back to the US to visit family and friends, we went out for a short loop hike at Mount Tom State Reservation in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The trail we did was the Goat Peak View loop trail, a lovely forest hike up to an observation tower with 360 degree views.