Category: Hiking
All hiking routes are in Switzerland unless otherwise specified in the title of the post.
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Stage 26 of the Trans Swiss trail is 12 km long with 600 m ascent and 740 m descent and goes from Osco to Anzonico.
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Stage 25 of the Trans Swiss trail is 18 km long with 760 m ascent and 760 m descent and goes from Airolo to Osco.
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The Mythenweg trail is a short (6 km) but demanding (660 m of ascent and descent) trail that takes you from the top of the Rotenflue gondola to the top of the Grosser Mythen Peak and then back again.
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Stage 24 of the Trans Swiss trail is 7 km long with 20 m ascent and 950 m descent and goes from Passo del San Gottardo (top of the Gotthard Pass) to Airolo.
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Stage 23 of the Trans Swiss trail is 13 km long with 720 m ascent and 120 m descent and goes from Andermatt to Passo del San Gottardo (top of the Gotthard Pass).
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On our trip to Sardinia, we spent an afternoon near the town of Arzachena visiting three archeological sites from the Nuraghic civilization, the civilization/culture that existed on Sardinia from roughly the 18th century BC to 238 BC when Sardinia was colonized by the Romans.
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On a recent trip to Sardinia, Italy, we spent a very lovely afternoon hiking in Capo Figari Nature Park by Golfo Aranci. We did a loop comprised of the Carbonai, Mount Ruju, and Su Canale trails, and the road Via Cala Moresca.
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Stage 22 of the Trans Swiss trail is 10 km long with 680 m ascent and 150 m descent and goes from Wassen to Andermatt. Along the way, the Schöllenenschlucht gorge and the Teufelsbrücke (Devil’s Bridge) were particularly dramatic.
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Stage 21 of the Trans Swiss trail is 19 km long with 1000 m ascent and 540 m descent and goes from Erstfeld to Wassen.
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Stage 20 of the Trans Swiss trail is 24 km long with 300 m ascent and 620 m descent and goes from Seelisberg to Erstfeld.
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Stage 19 of the Trans Swiss trail is 20 km long with 820 m ascent and 480 m descent and goes from Stans to Seelisberg. This stage includes a steep ascent through the Risleten Gorge past a really gorgeous waterfall.
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The Height Route at Flumserberg is a short (8 km) hike that winds its way down (461 descent) from the top of the Maschgenkamm gondola station to the top of the Chrüz chair lift. At Chrüz, we rode the super-fun Floomzer mountain coaster back to Tannenboden.