Category: Hiking
All hiking routes are in Switzerland unless otherwise specified in the title of the post.
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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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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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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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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.
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Stage 4 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 12 km long trail with 500 m ascent and 1000 m descent that goes from Schwägalp to Stein, SG. We also did two side stops – a trip up to the top of Säntis and a stop at the Säntis Cheese Factory.
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The hiking route from Quinten to Weesen along Lake Walen is 11 km with about 400 m of ascent/descent and includes a viewpoint of one of the tallest in Switzerland (Seerenbach Falls).
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A summary of hiking the complete Dreiland Wanderweg, Chemin des Trois Pays, or Three Country Trail (Trail 67), a 43 km long, three-stage trail that explores the border triangle between Switzerland, Germany, and France.
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Stage 3, the last stage of the Dreiland Wanderweg, is 9 km with 80 m ascent and 100 m descent and goes from Haltingen, Germany back to the start of the hike at Basel, Schifflände.
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Stage 2 of the Dreiland Wanderweg is 19 km with 640 m ascent and 610 m descent and goes from Riehen, Hörnli Grenze in Switzerland to Haltingen, Germany.
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The Zürich-Flughafen Rundweg trail is a 17 km long trail with 110 m ascent/descent that makes a complete loop around the Zürich Airport.
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Stage 1 of the Dreiland Wanderweg or Three Country Trail (Trail 67) is 16 km with 200 m ascent and 190 m descent and goes from the Schifflände boat port in Basel to the Riehen, Hörnli Grenze bus stop on the border with Germany.
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Winter hiking route 191, the Vorder-Höhi-Weg, is a 7 km with 380 m ascent/descent groomed snow hiking trail that starts at the Amden, Arvenbüel bus stop, heads up to the Vorder Höhi and then returns on the same path.