Snow is melting, and Spring starts in the Alps above 1000 m too.
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Category Archives: Hiking
Year End Linden Tree
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We did not receive much snow this winter in the lower areas. I really love this linden tree (Tilia, or ‘lime tree’ in some areas) up above a hill, and it always looks different.
Hiking in the Tschamin Valley
Summer is over and Fall has started in the northern hemisphere. Time of the year to do more beautiful hikes in the Alps. This time I take you on a hike through the green Tschamin valley: for me one of the most beautiful and scenic places in the Dolomites, Italy.
Rechter Leger
Hiking the Poppenkanzel
Oh, the mountains! Getting up, free your mind and have a wonderful view! So here is another hike with stunning views we enjoyed this summer: from the Karer Pass up to the Poppenkanzel on the Latemar. Including sitting in a movie theatre 🙂
View from the Latemar
Hiking up to the Tschafonhütte and Völseggspitze
What makes mountain lakes so special? Get the answer with that picture below :-).
Lake at Wuhnleger
Hiking around Waldisee and Salisee
The heat wave in Switzerland is still going on, and the best way to escape it is to go up to the mountains and higher lakes. This hike is going up to the Waldisee: a lake high at the end of the Bisistal, Canton Schwyz, Switzerland.
Waldisee
Four-Lake-Hike: Engelberg – Melchsee-Frutt
Switzerland has many lakes, the “4-Lake Hike” in the Jochpass region is probably one of the most beautiful hikes in the central part of Switzerland: beautiful flora, stunning mountain and lake views in the mighty Mt. Titlis area.
TrĂĽebsee
Hiking the Grossbodenkreuz and around the Glattalpsee
It is summer time in Switzerland, and the best time of the year to hike in the Alps and mountains. This time I’ll share with you our journey around the Glattalpsee (Lake Glattalp). Expect stunning views of Swiss mountains, flora, fauna and curious critters:
KĂĽhe auf Glattalp
Snowshoe Hiking Impressions
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With the hiking trails covered with as much as 50-60 cm snow, the natural way to hike the trails is using snowshoes. Two days ago an extra 10-15 cm snow arrived, and the trails are just amazing. Here are a few impressions from the snowshoe hike today:
All Saints Day with the Stoos Ridge Hike
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The ‘All Saints Day’ (Nov 1st) is a public holiday for some parts of Switzerland. And because I’m lucky to live in that part and because it could have been one of the last days with excellent hiking conditions, I wanted to hike a trail which has been on my bucket list for a very long time: the ‘Gratwanderweg’ (ridge hike) on the Stoos.
Ridge Walk
Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Mushrooms, …
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It is the time of the year where trees lose their leaves and mushrooms grow on the ground.
Mushrooms
Hiking King Laurin and his Rose Garden
The Dolomites are full of legend and fairy tales (see “The Legend and the Fairy Tale of Lago di Carezza“), and one is about King Laurin and his Rose Garden. In this day hike we visited Haniger Schwaige hut, located below the Torri del Vajolet (VajoletttĂĽrme, 2813 m) and Croda di Re Laurino (König-Laurin-Wand, 2813 m).
View back to King Laurins Garden
Hiking the Hirzelweg in the Dolomites
One of the most scenic hiking trails in the Dolomites is the ‘Hirzelweg’ (Sentiero del MasarĂ©): a scenic trail under the walls of the Rotwand (Roda di Vael) on the west side of the Dolomites.
Rotwand and Hirzelweg
Getting up early: Sunrise in the Dolomites
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I know that some might disagree with me: but to me, watching a sunrise in the mountains is one of the most beautiful things to do. Get up early, hike to a perfect spot and enjoy.
The Legend and the Fairy Tale of Lago di Carezza
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The Lago di Carezza (German: Karersee) is an emerald green mountain lake in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It not only features an amazing emerald color: there is a legend and fairy tale too about it.
Karersee
Hiking around the Rothenflue
This time we were hiking around the Rothenflue: a wonderful area close by the Grosser Mythen, with stunning views.
Gleitschirm ĂĽber Talkessel von Schwyz
Oeschinen Lake
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This hike has been on my ‘must-hike’ list since last summer, and when I saw Urška writing about recently, it got definitely on my top list of things. The Oeschinen Lake (German: Oeschinensee) is a beautiful lake in the Bernese Overland, Switzerland, east of Kandersteg, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site:
Oeschinensee view from Heuberg
