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Hiking the Rundweg Winterthur – Kempttahl to Elsau, Tolhusen
The Rundweg Winterthur trail is a 10 stage, 70 km loop trail that follows along the Winterthur city limits. For our hike, we only did the 15 km long section recommended on the SwissMobility website that went from the Kempttahl train station to the bus stop in Elsau, Tolhusen.
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Hiking at Horgenberg – Horgenberg, Nordecke to Hirzel Loop
For our last hike of 2022, we decided to do something close by and headed up to the Horgenberg for an easy loop around the fields to Hirzel and then back along the ridge past Hirzel Höhi. This isn’t an “official” hiking route, but I decided to write a post about it anyway.
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Learning Züridüütsch, the Zürich Swiss German Dialect
One of the frustrating things for me about learning German in Zürich has been how different High German. In this post, I have put together a few links to provide a brief introduction to Züridüütsch that I found helpful, along with some ideas on where to get more practice with it.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 26 Osco to Anzonico
Stage 26 of the Trans Swiss trail is 12 km long with 600 m ascent and 740 m descent and goes from Osco to Anzonico.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 25 Airolo to Osco
Stage 25 of the Trans Swiss trail is 18 km long with 760 m ascent and 760 m descent and goes from Airolo to Osco.
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Hiking the Mythenweg – Rotenflue to Grosser Mythen Peak
The Mythenweg trail is a short (6 km) but demanding (660 m of ascent and descent) trail that takes you from the top of the Rotenflue gondola to the top of the Grosser Mythen Peak and then back again.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 24 Passo del San Gottardo to Airolo
Stage 24 of the Trans Swiss trail is 7 km long with 20 m ascent and 950 m descent and goes from Passo del San Gottardo (top of the Gotthard Pass) to Airolo.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 23 Andermatt to Passo del San Gottardo
Stage 23 of the Trans Swiss trail is 13 km long with 720 m ascent and 120 m descent and goes from Andermatt to Passo del San Gottardo (top of the Gotthard Pass).
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Visiting Nuraghic Archaeological Sites near Arzachena, Sardinia, Italy
On our trip to Sardinia, we spent an afternoon near the town of Arzachena visiting three archeological sites from the Nuraghic civilization, the civilization/culture that existed on Sardinia from roughly the 18th century BC to 238 BC when Sardinia was colonized by the Romans.
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Hiking to Mount Ruju in Capo Figari Nature Park, by Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, Italy
On a recent trip to Sardinia, Italy, we spent a very lovely afternoon hiking in Capo Figari Nature Park by Golfo Aranci. We did a loop comprised of the Carbonai, Mount Ruju, and Su Canale trails, and the road Via Cala Moresca.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 22 Wassen to Andermatt
Stage 22 of the Trans Swiss trail is 10 km long with 680 m ascent and 150 m descent and goes from Wassen to Andermatt. Along the way, the Schöllenenschlucht gorge and the Teufelsbrücke (Devil’s Bridge) were particularly dramatic.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 21 Erstfeld to Wassen
Stage 21 of the Trans Swiss trail is 19 km long with 1000 m ascent and 540 m descent and goes from Erstfeld to Wassen.