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  • Hike to Margunet in the Swiss National Park

    Hike to Margunet in the Swiss National Park

    A shorter but exceptionally beautiful hike in the Swiss National Park hike that starts off of bus route and goes from Stabelchod up to Margunet and back down to the hotel and restaurant at Il Fuorn. You can make it longer or shorter by changing where you start and stop. My absolute favorite parts were…

  • Schellenursli Trail in St. Moritz in Winter

    Schellenursli Trail in St. Moritz in Winter

    Quick walk up Schellenursliweg / Schellenursli Trail in St. Moritz in winter. It’s not particularly difficult nor particularly long, but a peaceful walk with great views over St. Moritz. Startpoint: St. Moritz Endpoint: Salastrains, and then return Details: Approx 4.2 km, +/- 220 m elevation difference Time: A little over an hour to go up and back, depending on…

  • Hiking the Swiss Pyramid: Mülenen to Niesen

    Hiking the Swiss Pyramid: Mülenen to Niesen

    A steep hike up to the top of Niesen from Mülenen, and a trip with the funicular railway down. Niesen is known as the Swiss Pyramid – from a distance, it has a pyramid shape. From the summit you have views of lakes Thun & Brienz, the Eiger/Mönch/Jungfrau, Gantrisch, and more. Startpoint: Mülenen train station /…

  • San Bernardino – Laghetto Moesola Hike

    San Bernardino – Laghetto Moesola Hike

    A quick walk around Laghetto Moesola at over 2000m at the San Bernardino Pass. Startpoint: San Bernardino Ospizio Passo / San Bernardino, Ospizio bus stop Endpoint: same Details: Approx 3.1 km, + 150 m / – 100 m elevation difference Time: Around 1 hour Date hiked: 22 May 2022. As a summer hike road is open from May to November,…

  • Gurnigel to Stockhorn Hike

    Gurnigel to Stockhorn Hike

    A beautiful hike with views of the Gantrisch area. To me, the Stockhorn is one of the more distinct mountains in the Bernese Alps – whenever I see the mountain from certain angles in the Bern region, it kind of reminds me of an upside-down Nespresso capsule. I wanted to explore a little more around…

  • Grimselpass to Sidelhorn Hike

    Grimselpass to Sidelhorn Hike

    Grimselpass to Sidelhorn is an exceptionally beautiful higher altitude hike that has views of multiple alp ranges and glaciers from the summit. The first part of this hike is an easy walk from Grimselpass (2164m) on the upper road over Grimselsee, and then it gets steeper as you go up towards Sidelhorn (2764m). The path…

  • Scex Rouge – Le Dôme Hike

    Scex Rouge – Le Dôme Hike

    This is a beautiful and not impossibly difficult hike from Scex Rouge to Le Dôme. It’s not the longest hike, nor that big of an elevation difference. But – you are at around 3000m high so the air is thinner, it’s colder than down below and when I was there it got decently windy and…

  • Eiger Trail: Alpiglen – Eigergletscher – Grindelwald Hike

    Eiger Trail: Alpiglen – Eigergletscher – Grindelwald Hike

    The first part of this hike is a reverse of a classic that takes you along the Eiger Trail. There seemed to be more people starting up at Eiger Gletscher and hiking down to Alpiglen, but going up is a decently challenging hike and I prefer going up versus down here. I had planned to…

  • Schynige Platte – Faulhorn – First Hike

    Schynige Platte – Faulhorn – First Hike

    This hike may be one of my favorite hikes in the Jungfrau region. Schynige Platte on its own is great, First is also beautiful, but the connection between the two and way up Faulhorn was my favorite as you get such varied scenery, and I really love any combination of mountain and lake. It’s also…

  • Tour de France 2022 – Col de la Croix

    Tour de France 2022 – Col de la Croix

    We were already in Villars for the IFSC Lead World Cup, so we stayed a few hours longer to catch the Ninth Stage of the Tour de France pass through the area. We decided to go find a spot by Col de la Croix, so we could do a small hike and also see the…