Experiencing the Swiss way of life with my legs, an iPhone, and a 360° camera.
What actually makes Appenzeller® cheese unique? Is it the idyllic mountains, in which Appenzeller® cheese has been produced for more than 700 years? The traditional recipe and handicraft used by about 50 village cheese dairies? The secret herbal brine, with which it is treated? Or the culture, in which it is embedded? These are the…
Swiss Alpine Panorama Trail, Segment 1 – Rorschach to Trogen Length: 10.5 miles (17 km); Hiking time: 5 h 45 min; Ascent: 3,600 ft (1100 m); Descent: 2,030 ft (620 m); Fitness level: Difficult. I stop at an idyllic local Swiss farm with a view of Lake Constance (Bodensee). I walk through the farm; past…
The mountain to the East of Zurich with the large communications tower is Uetliberg and its very accessible. There are many Uetliberg Hiking Trails from all directions. I like the trails I’ve listed here since I think they show off the mountain best. Hiking Zurich’s House Mountain; Uetliberg. Hiking Time with photos: 3 hours. Transportation…
My favorite jogging and walking path is along the Limmat River. The Zurich River Run, walk and sometimes rafting path, starts downtown at the Swiss National Museum (or Platzspitz next to the Main Train Station) and follows the river to Werdinsel (a river dam). This is a flat path by Swiss standards. The Kloster Fahr-Weg…
The Rotsteinpass Berggasthaus is near the Säntis Peak on the Alpstein massif and in the Appenzeller Region. When “Alp Hopping,” hiking from Berggasthaus to Berggasthaus, trying the local dishes at each location is a specialty. All the Alp Houses on the Alpstein massif are going to be serving Appenzeller cheese. Farm fresh eggs are also…
“A special piece of earth where magic lives.” The Meglisalp Berggasthaus offers a unique experience with an alpine campus including their restaurant, guest house, cabins, a chapel and whiskey cellar. Built in 1861, the Meglisalp Berggasthaus goes back in history to at least 1071 when it was first mentioned in a letter to the abby…
Seealpsee Berggasthaus is a beautiful must-see stop while hiking the Alpstein trails. Luckily, you can hike to the Seesalpsee Alp House from Säntis Alp (Meglisalp Berggasthaus) or Eban Alp (Äscher Berggasthaus). The hike down from Meglisalp can be a challenging in one section but is otherwise a normal Alpine path that drops into a forest.…
Albis is the actual name for house mountain of Zurich, but most people refer to it as the more common Uetliberg. Uetliberg is the peak of Albis with the Uto Kulm Hotel, the Uto Staffel Bergrestaurant and the start of the Albis Planetenwag, the Planetary hiking trail. Begin the trip up Uetliberg from downtown Zurich…
On the top of Zurich’s house mountain, Uetliberg, is the Alp Restaurant Uto Staffel. Begin the trip up Uetliberg by taking trams 14 or 9 to the Triemlispital station or the S10 train to Triemli station. Purchase a ZVV Albis Day Pass – this is good for all of Zurich as well as the extra…
Säntis Alp; a view of the plateaus we’ll hike down with Germany and Austria in the background The highest peak in the Alpstein range in north-eastern Switzerland is Säntis at 2,500 meters. Its possible to see six countries including Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, and Italy. Säntis Hike Säntis – Lisengrat – Rotsteinpass (1 Std.…