Experiencing the Swiss way of life with my legs, an iPhone, and a 360° camera.
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 19 – Guggisberg to Schwarzsee. Length: 10 miles (16 km); Hiking Time: 5 h; Ascent: 2,175 ft (660 m); Descent: 2,425 ft (740 m); Fitness Level: Medium. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 19, #1 – Guggisberg to Schwarzsee. It’s early and I have morning views of the Alps from the town of…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 18 – Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg. Length: 10.5 miles (17 km); Hiking Time: 5.5 h; Ascent: 2,700 ft (820 m); Descent: 2,100 ft (640 m); Fitness Level: Medium. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 18, #1 – Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg. Today’s hike begins with a trip back in time to the ruins of…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 17 – Münsingen to Rüeggisberg. Length: 12 miles (19 km); Hiking Time: 6 h; Ascent: 3,125 ft (950 m); Descent: 1,850 ft (560 m); Fitness Level: Difficult. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 17, #1 – Münsingen to Rüeggisberg. I’m a big fan of big rivers and the Aare River in Switzerland…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 16 – Moosegg to Münsingen Length: 12 miles (19 km); Hiking Time: 5 h; Ascent: 1,450 ft (440 m); Descent: 2,825 ft (860 m); Fitness Level: Medium. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 16, #2 – Moosegg to Münsingen. The hike out of Moosegg has a 150 ft. incline to Blasenflue Peak.…
Welcome to the Emmentaler Cheese producing area of Switzerland. Emmentaler Cheese is a medium-hard, Swiss mountain variety with extra tartness. Dating back to the 1200s, Emmentaler is a key ingredient in Fondue and other classic cheese-oriented dishes. Emmentaler, along with Gruyere, are the two most globally known Swiss styles. I love a good Appenzeller and…
Timelapse video of hiking in Switzerland. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 14 – Napf Peak to Lüderenalp. Today’s hike is mostly downhill and through several forests. From the hotel, you can see a rock cliff to the west. Stage 14 hikes behind that cliff and then comes out on the other side. It’s an interesting…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 13 – Wolhusen to Napf Alp. Length: 12.5 miles (17 km); Hiking Time: 6.5 h; Ascent: 3,775 ft (1150 m); Descent: 1,000 ft (300 m); Fitness Level: Difficult. There are two significant hiking challenges caused by steep inclines. The first is at the beginning while leaving Wolhusen. The second is toward the…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 12, #1 – Malters to Wolhusen. Length: 6.2 miles (10 km);Hiking time: 3 h;Ascent: 725 ft (220 m);Descent: 500 ft (150 m);Fitness Level: Easy. Malters is a small city of about 8,000 people. Today’s hike will stretch along the banks of the Kleine Emme River along with National Route 4.…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 11 – Lucerne to Malters. Length: 8 miles (13 km); Hiking time: 3.5 h; Ascent: 1,575 ft (480 m); Descent: 1,450 ft (440 m); Fitness Level: Medium. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 11, #1 – Lucerne to Malters. This stage begins in front of the Lucerne HB (main train station),…
Zug to LucerneLength: 18 miles (29 km); Hiking time: 5.5 h; Ascent: 2,500 ft (760 m); Descent: 2,450 ft (740 m); Fitness Level: Difficult. Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 10, #1 – Zug to Lucerne. Similar to Stage 6, the Zug to Lucerne hike has 2-parts. The first is a long, easy hike along Lake…