Blog Posts:
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 8 Einsiedeln to Unterägeri
Stage 8 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km long trail with 720 m ascent and 860 m descent that goes from Einsiedeln to Unterägeri.
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Visiting Castle Dentice di Frasso in Carovigno, Italy
During a short trip to the Puglia region of Italy, I did the short self-guided tour of Castle Dentice di Frasso, a 16th century castle located in the historic center of Carovigno.
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Hiking to the Wildmadfurggeli from the Chüebodensee at Elm + Mountain Carts
In September, I took friends on the Chüebodensee loop hike with a detour up to the Wildmadfurggeli at Elm (10 km hike with 857 m of ascent and decent).
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Hiking at Flumserberg – Maschgenkamm to Spitzmeilen Mountain Hut
This hike up to the Spitzmeilen mountain hut is 13 km long with 587 ascent and 594 descent and starts and ends at the top of the Maschgenkamm gondola station at Flumserberg.
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Hiking to the Legler Mountain Hut from Mettmen
The hike up to the Legler Mountain hut (german) is 5.5 km long with 677 m of ascent that starts at the top of the Kies gondola, takes you over the Kärpfbrugg, a 50 m wide natural stone bridge, and then up to the hut.
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Hiking the Gotthard 5-Seen-Wanderung Trail
The Gotthard 5-Seen-Wanderung (5 Lakes) trail is a 12 km long trail with 600 m ascent/descent that takes you past at least 5 alpine lakes. This trail starts and ends at the Gotthard Passhöhe bus stop.
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Hiking the 2-Seen-Wanderung at Pizol
The 2-Seen-Wanderung (or 2-lakes Hike) at Pizol is a 6.6 km hike with 39 m ascent and 640 m descent that starts at the top of the Pardiel-Laufböden chairlift, zigzags its way down the mountain going past two very lovely alpine lakes, and ends at the bottom of the chairlift in Pardiel.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 7 Siebnen to Einsiedeln
Stage 7 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 23 km long trail with 1100 m ascent and 680 m descent that goes from Siebnen to Einsiedlen.
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Four Year Blogiversary
Happy four-year Blogiversary to me! As of today, I’ve been writing this blog for exactly four years and so it is time to check in on how it’s been going.
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Visiting the Bad RagARTz Swiss Triennial of Sculpture Festival in Bad Ragaz
Every three years, Bad RagARTz hosts the Swiss Triennial of Sculpture, a large open-air sculpture festival, in Bad Ragaz, Vaduz, Liechtenstein and Altes Bad Pfäfers. In 2024, we took the opportunity to stroll around the town of Bad Ragaz to check out the festival’s many impressive, weird, and wonderful sculptures.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 6 Amden to Siebnen
Stage 6 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 26 km long trail with 240 m ascent and 700 m descent that goes from Amden to Siebnen.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 5 Stein, SG to Amden
Stage 5 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 14 km long trail with 860 m ascent and 800 m descent that goes from Stein, SG to Amden.