Welcome!
Welcome to Square Lily Pad! My name is Karen and I live in Switzerland. I love the outdoors and this website is simply a place to share what I love.
Every post on Square Lily Pad is based on my own personal experience. Be it hiking, biking, or visiting a museum, each post provides my personal account of what it was like along with detailed information about how I did it so that you can learn about how to do it too.
Multi-Stage Trail Progress Tracker
Hike
Route 3 Alpine Panorama Trail
14 of 29
Completed Trails!
Bike
Route 5 The Mittelland Route
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Hike
Route 2 Trans Swiss Trail
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Route 47 Zürich Zugerlander
2 of 2
Route 67 Dreiland Wanderweg
3 of 3
Route 84 Zürichsee Rundweg
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Latest Posts:
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Post-Hike Cheeseboard
Putting together a cheeseboard starting with cheese from a farm store found on a hike.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 14 Napf to Lüderenalp
Stage 14 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 12 km hike with 560 m ascent and 820 m descent that goes from Napf to Lüderenalp. We did this hike and the previous stage as a two-day hike with an overnight at the Berghotel Napf.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 13 Wolhusen to Napf
Stage 13 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 17 km long trail with 1100 m ascent and 280 m descent that goes from Wolhusen to the hotel on the Napf summit. We did this stage and the next stage as a two day hike with an overnight at the Berghotel Napf.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 12 Malters to Wolhusen
Stage 12 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 10 km long trail with 220 m ascent and 140 m descent that goes from Malters to Wolhusen.
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Running the Zürich Half-Marathon
Every year in April, Ochsner Sport hosts the Zürich Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10 k races in downtown Zürich. Two years ago, my husband and I ran the 10 k and this year we ran the half-marathon.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 11 Luzern to Malters
Stage 11 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 13 km long trail with 490 m ascent and 430 m descent that goes from Luzern to Malters.