Schwyzer Hohenweg June 2013 |
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Swiss Route 63: Schwyzer Hohenweg
At last a day of good weather, so went on a local hiking route. As I will shortly be leaving for an intensive week of continuous hiking, I wanted to test out some recently bought shoes, plus my own ability to do 30km+ in a day (and still be able to continue the following day for the next 20km!). Beautiful weather, but the hike involved quite a number of different altitude variations, so my knees were wrecked by the end of the day. Plus I had a landslide/mud experience, which left me wearing extra-heavy, mud-caked shoes (yes, my new shoes!)and muddy trousers. Could things get worse? Only that the sunny weather changed to rain, so I was left trudging back to the train station wet and obviously covered in mud - oh, the joys of hiking! But just look at the photos.
... and for the PC Slideshow version
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Via Gottardo route 7: Sursee to Emmenbrucke (near Luzern) - 18 May 2013
Here is the visual journal of today's walk, which you can view as a slideshow through Picasa:
... or the slideshow for those with Flash:
Sursee to Emmenbrucke |
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Another Via Gottardo - route 77: Bargen via Schaffhausen to the Rheinfalls
Bad weather was forecast, so I decided to venture on this route from the German border to Schaffhausen, a town I had never visited, but about which I had heard positive things. At the same time, heavy rainfall had caused floods in certain areas, and I thought it would be interesting to see the Rheinfalls at this time.
Bargen to Schaffhausen |
Via Gottardo: Zofingen to Sursee
May 1st, 2013
I'd forgotten how pretty and interesting Zofingen was when I left it last time without really visiting. I returned today and walked around a little before setting off on this next leg of the journey, and found that Zofingen is definitely worth a visit. I continued to follow the Via Gottardo (route 7) and finished the day in Sursee.
Here's the link to the photos on Picasa (Creative Commons), with the Flash slideshow below it (for those following with iPads).
Zofingen to Sursee May 13 |
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Via Gottardo: Olten to Zofingen
Zofingen is really a secret jewel - a beautiful town that is definitely not publicized enough. I recommend a visit, and the Via Gottardo leads us through it.
Via Gottardo: Olten to Zofingen |
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Via Gottardo? - a new direction
Having walked across Switzerland from its eastern crossing at Rorschach to the western border just an hour away from Geneva, I now need a new weekend activity. So how about north to south? The Via Gottardo runs from Basel (or from near Schaffhausen) in the north of Switzerland, to Chiasso at the south of Ticino. At the same time, nearer to home, there is the Jurahohenweg that follows the crest of the Jura mountains from Regensberg, near Zurich to Nyon, near Geneva. Then, of course there is the Via Alpina, ... but that can only be tackled when the snow has gone, ...lots of choice and also lots of regional routes, but I'll keep on walking.
Well, I didn't fancy walking through the outskirts of Basel, so started the Via Gottardo in Liestal.
... and for those who have Flash, the slideshow.
Via Gottardo: Liestal to Olten |
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Luzerner Landschaft Kapellenweg: April 2013
Luzerner kapelle: April 2013 |
Monday, 8 April 2013
Jakobsweg:Geneva to the French border: 31 March 2013
Finally, and sadly, I have completed the whole of the Jakobsweg (or the way that leads to Santiago de Compostela through Switzerland), right to the other side of the French border. In fact, for future "pilgrims", who like a few creature comforts, there is an Ibis hotel (a reasonably priced French hotel chain) in the business park just on the French side. After just 10 minutes more walking you too can have a hot shower, a meal and a clean bed for the night (and no, I don't have shares in the company, but sometimes the location of a bed for the night is very important).
Geneva to the French border |
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
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