Tag: Winter
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The Tannalp winter hiking trail is 9 km long and makes a loop from Frutt Dorfli through the upland plateau past the Tannalp reservoir to the small village of Tannalp and back. With only 220 m of ascent and descent, this is fairly easy hike is a great way to enjoy the winter wonderland landscape.
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The Legacy Trail is a paved bike trail that goes from Sarasota to Venice, Florida, USA. We joined the trail at the Bahia Vista access point and rode to the Venice Train Depot end point and back (about 54 km.)
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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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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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For a winter hike with great views, the Engelstock Loop Trail is an excellent choice. At 5k with 148 m of ascent and descent and with several restaurants along the way to choose from, we found this loop made for a very relaxing day out. And, it is also a fantastic hike in the summer!
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After hiking the winter trail from Rigi Kulm to Rigi Scheidegg (11 km, 280 ascent, 390 descent) this past weekend, I’m putting it on my definite-recommend list.
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The powerful Rhine Falls are an easy and fun day trip from Zürich. I recently went there with my in-laws for a short winter hike.
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At 8km, the sled run at Melchsee-Frutt is one of the longest runs in Switzerland, and in my opinion, one of the most fun
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This very popular, pretty trail circumnavigates the Türlersee, a small lake in the district of Affoltern, in Canton Zürich. At only 4.5 kilometers and almost no elevation change, this trail was the perfect easy walk for a less than perfect day.
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The Sihlsee-Winterwanderweg – route 555 is marked by pink signs. This groomed snow path is a 9km loop that starts and ends at the historic Einsiedeln Abbey.
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The Sihlwald Circular Trail (length 13 km, ascent 570 m, descent 570 m) is a fun loop trail that starts at the Sihlwald Bahnhoff, goes through the forest up to the fabulous views at the Albishorn, and ends with a lovely easy walk along the riverside as it returns to the Sihlwald Bahnhoff.
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The Limmat Culture Trail (length 9 km, ascent 100 m, descent 100 m) is a loop trail along the Limmat river between Wettingen and Baden. Along the trail are 27 contemporary art installations by Swiss artists.