Category: Hiking
All hiking routes are in Switzerland unless otherwise specified in the title of the post.
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This hike up to the Spitzmeilen mountain hut is 13 km long with 587 ascent and 594 descent and starts and ends at the top of the Maschgenkamm gondola station at Flumserberg.
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The hike up to the Legler Mountain hut (german) is 5.5 km long with 677 m of ascent that starts at the top of the Kies gondola, takes you over the Kärpfbrugg, a 50 m wide natural stone bridge, and then up to the hut.
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The Gotthard 5-Seen-Wanderung (5 Lakes) trail is a 12 km long trail with 600 m ascent/descent that takes you past at least 5 alpine lakes. This trail starts and ends at the Gotthard Passhöhe bus stop.
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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.