Laidback Hikers - Swiss Hiking Adventures

• Il Jalet - An off-the-beaten-path option in Graubunden 3 years ago On a summer road trip around Switzerland, we headed up the Fuorn (Ofen) pass in Graubunden. At 2149 m it’s a high mountain pass in the eastern alps of Switzerland that takes you away from the Engadin valley of St. Moritz and into a very remote corner of Switzerland: Val Mustair. We’d never been...
• Stanserhorn - Panoramic views of Lake Lucerne 3 years ago Time: 5 h Distance: ~ 11 km Altitude: ~ 1500 m ↑ 100 m ↓ On one of the last warm weekends in September we decided to head up Stanserhorn. Its panoramic views of the Vierwaldstättersee lake (Lake Lucerne) and the 3000m high mountains around Engelberg make it a popular choice amongst hikers and...
• Hiking Switzerland's Smallest Mountains 3 years ago Everyone’s always talking about the tallest mountains, but in countries like Switzerland, the tallest mountains simply aren’t accessible for mere mortals like us. So instead of trying to climb the tallest mountains in Switzerland, we’ve been trying to climb the smallest.
• Switzerland's Top 50 Hikes for Laidback Hikers 3 years ago Hi everyone! If you’ve seen our website, you’ll have noticed that we love exploring Switzerland on foot. In the spirit of that, we want to share a mix of our favorite Swiss hikes to capture the essence of Switzerland from all angles – not just the famous bits. We’ll share hikes that we’ve...
• Bantiger - panoramic Alpine views and cliff houses near Bern 3 years ago Mini Mountains: #8 Bantiger  Another day, another of Switzerland’s smallest mountains! Bantiger is on the Swiss Plateau close to Bern – so close, actually, that we started this walk at Bern main station and headed down through the center of the old town of Bern, through the covered...

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