[Anonymous]

25 July 2019 at 17:02:39 #823058

Hello,

My sister and I are planning to visit Switzerland next fall (probably September) and are looking for a recommended itinerary that includes several beautiful day hikes, maybe an easy lakeside bike ride or two, and then several days of exploring local towns. Has anyone done a trip like this and is willing to share their itinerary? We are open to which towns and mountains to hike. We are both active and in pretty good shape, having completed the Inca Trail in Peru earlier this year.

We were going to use this site to plan some hikes – is this a good reference site?

http://www.nzz.ch/gesellschaf t/reise/hiking-in-switzerland-the-most-beautiful-hikes-ld.1408315

Thanks in advance!

Jen

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[User]

Reply 1 of 5 • 25 July 2019 at 19:22:44 #918654

Hi Jeng –

Welcome to My Swiss Alps.

There are a lot of resources on this website for planning hikes:

http://www.myswissalps.com/hi king

To get between locations, this link is a good start:

http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

There is a wealth of resources for hiking in Switzerland.

Each has value:

This one is good for all public transport sites, since it gives official names for eachstop. Mouse over the icons:

map.search.ch/?pos=638032,161488&z=64 &poi=bergbahn,halteste lle,zug

This is the best topo:

map.geo.admin.ch/?topic=swisstopo&lang=e n&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo .pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.swisst opo.swisstlm3d-wanderwege&zoom=5&E=26 34110.00&N=1162530.00

Trails are color coded so:

http://www.schweizmobil.ch/en /hiking-in-switzerland/more-wl/hiking-trail-network-and-signalization.html

The “Switzerland Mobility ” site is dedicated to all froms of personal transport:

http://www.schweizmobil.ch/en /summer.html

Follow the links for many well known routes, with lots of detail, such as altitude profiles:

http://www.schweizmobil.ch/en /wanderland/hiking-in-switzerland.html

You will likely want a base or 2 or 3, depending on how long you stay.

How long will you have?

This page will lead you to information about regions and cities when you think about bases:

http://www.myswissalps.com/wh eretogo

You will likely have too many options….but the transport network isamazingly effective and efficient.

Slowpoke

[User]

Reply 2 of 5 • 25 July 2019 at 21:43:54 #918655

Thanks for all the links!

We are thinking 7 – 9 days. Is there one city that’s best for using as a base camp that has the most day hikes around it within a close-ish train ride, or would it be better to move around to different cities?

[User]

Reply 3 of 5 • 26 July 2019 at 0:58:07 #918656

Hi Jeng –

Everyone has there preferences, but, I’d pick Luzern and Wengen.

Each is good for more than your 7-9 days . ( Sorry I missed your title with timing. ;-( )

But, the train time between the two is enough that I’d not choose only one.

http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/the-swiss-path-and-southern-lake-lucerne

http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/tips-about-wengen-and-the-jungfrau-region-by-kim/page/5

Slowpoke

[Snowman]

Reply 4 of 5 • 26 July 2019 at 8:01:30 #918657

Hi Jen,

The suggestions on the NZZ site are excellent, but scatterred all over Switzerland.

We did last year the following seven-day hike: Innereriz (near Thun) – Schangau – Flühli – Giswil – Flüeli-Ranft – Engelberg – Blackenalp – Altdorf. Local inns at all locations except Blackenalp which is a hut.

[Annika]

Reply 5 of 5 • 26 July 2019 at 12:26:00 #918658

Hello Jeng!

As you’ve probably understood, there are numerous options. You could focus on one or two regions and base towns indeed. The ones mentioned by Slowpoke would be good choices indeed.

Of course you can also travel across the country and plan short visits to several towns and areas. Here’s an example including hikes in the Bernese Oberland and the Upper Engadine, along with some train rides and the option to explore towns: http://www.myswissalps.com/pl antrip/doityourself/sa mpleitineraries/hiking theswissalps.