It was a hiking route that I was looking forward to for a long time - from Brunni, little village in the canton Schwyz, to a view point between Grosser Mythen and Kleiner Mythen. The names of these two mountains suggest that one of them is the big one, and another is the small, and,... Continue Reading →
Lake Klöntal – azure gem of the canton Glarus
Если вы ищете версию на русском, она здесь. For an easy hike with friends I chose lake Klöntal (Klöntalersee), located 1.5 hours from Zurich by public transport. It is easy to get to the lake: first we took a train from Zurich to Glarus - that is the same-name capital of the canton, afterwards we... Continue Reading →
Scuol: Summer hikes and sauna
Если вы ищете версию на русском, она здесь. For short summer trips, when you want to combine hiking with some relaxing activities, I recommend Unterengadin (Lower Engadin) - a part of the Engadin valley, canton Graubünden, that lies close to the Austrian border. The capital of Lower Engadin is Scuol - a little pretty village,... Continue Reading →
Schönried / Gstaad
The first May weekends I spent in the Bernese Oberland – a southern part of the canton of Bern. It has mountains and quite famous ski resorts, but due to the season those resorts were mostly closed, the villages and roads empty. The weather was though very hiking-friendly.
Hiking: Sattel Rundweg
As I was craving some real snow and winter, and the weather in Zurich was sad, rainy and very grey, it was decided to make a little trip to Sattel, a little village in the canton Schwyz. From this village the cable car brings you up to the mountain called Hochstuckli, where you can enjoy a... Continue Reading →