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
Bike
Bodensee Radweg
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Hike
Route 3 Alpine Panorama Trail
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Hike in Every Swiss Canton
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Completed Trails!
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Route 5 The Mittelland Route
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Hike
Route 2 Trans Swiss Trail
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Route 47 Zürich Zugerlander
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Route 67 Dreiland Wanderweg
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Route 84 Zürichsee Rundweg
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Latest Posts:
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Hiking the Aletschgletscher Aussichtsweg Loop from Riederalp, Moosfluh + Mountain Carts
The Aletschgletscher Aussichtsweg loop trail is a 7 km hike with 500 m descent/ascent that starts at the Aletsch glacier viewpoint at the top of the Riederalp, Moosfluh cable car. This spectacular hike has amazing views of the Altesch Glacier almost the entire way.
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Hiking the Heidbüel-Tgantieni-Höhenweg Trail + Pradaschier Mountain Coaster
The Heidbüel-Tgantieni-Höhenweg trail is a 6 km trail with 300 m ascent and 460 decent that goes from the top of the Heidbüel gondola in Churwalden to the top of the Tgantieni chairlift in Lenzerheide.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 6 Kreuzlingen to Stein Am Rhein
Stage 6 of the Bodensee Radweg is 28 km long with 190 m ascent/descent. This stage is entirely in Switzerland and starts at Kreuzlingen and ends at Stein Am Rhein.
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Taking a Zeppelin Tour Over the Bodensee (Lake Constance) from Friedrichshafen, Germany
A truly unique way to see the Bodensee (Lake Constance) is by taking a sightseeing flight on a Zeppelin – a semi-rigid airship held aloft by helium. Flying on a Zeppelin is a fantastic experience and easily one of the best sightseeing tours I’ve ever done.
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Hiking from Le Lignon to Refuge de Sales in Sixt-Fer-á-Cheval/Passy Nature Park, France
The hike from the Le Lignon parking area to Refuge de Sales and back in Sixt-Fer-á-Cheval/Passy Nature Park, France is 11 k long with about 700 m of ascent and decent. This hike has waterfalls, wildflowers, mountain views, wildlife, and a hut where you can get a hot lunch and a cold drink.
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Hiking Melchsee-Frutt to Planplatten (Alpen Tower)
This hike is 7 km long with 541 m of ascent and 237 m descent and starts in Melchsee-Frutt and ends at Planplatten (Alpen Tower.)