Here’s my report about the hike to Gorigrat as described by [U Anna] [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post7309.html here]. I had several reasons to go back to the area where I was the week before. Not only was it a good opportunity to meet [U Anna], [U Stani] and [U Zina] again, but after the alleged ZS of the Pischahorn...

I planned my hike from Davos Dorf to Seehorn, Hüreli and Pischa Horn. From the top of the Pischahorn I wanted to go down to a bus stop along the Flüela pass, but possibly not along the Southwest Ridge, the way I decided to go up but another route. Therefore, I looked at my options in the SAC guide. The South Ridge down...

Despite the fact that Monte Generoso is extremely touristic it offers very interesting paths and secrets. For my way up there I chose the popular (at least for hikrs) Via Variante and for my way down I took an almost forgotten path via Tiralocchio and Sasso Piatto down to Rovio. The way up I started my hike at the train...

An easy but scenic walk along the Rhine. We started at Rheinau and walked on the Swiss side of the Rhine along the marked path to the Rhine Falls. (T1) Wikipedia has good info about the Rhine Falls (the best in [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinfall German]) Official Rhine Falls website [http://www.rheinfall.ch/ here] ...

As some of you probably know from some of my other reports (for example [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post3014.html this one]), my current “backyard” is the Albis ridge. Every now and then I do some short hikes in this area and try to discover new alpine like routes from the Sihl valley up to the Albis ridge. I usually...

I actually planned this hike last year already, but due to lots of snow down to below 1400m in late May; I had to change my plans for last years [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post3269.html hike]. Inspired was my hike by a similar tour by [U Delta], details you can find [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post914.html here]. I started my...

In order to hike up all the blue/white marked paths to [P Rigi-Hochflue], you need to go up there twice (because there are 3 paths). In order to get a work-out of more than 2000m of altitude difference on Hochflue in one day, you need to go up there twice in one day (because the altitude difference between Hochflue and the lake is...

The two classic “Voralpengipfel” Chli- and Gross Aubrig offer very nice views and are usually snow free quite early in the hiking season. I originally planned to start my hike in Willerzell, but when I arrived in Einsiedeln at 7 AM there was no bus to Willerzell for more than half an hour, because at home I...

If you like easy flat hikes which don’t have big inclines, the Linth plane should be perfect for you. Walking along the Linth channel is almost completely flat. We walked from Ziegelbrücke to Bollingen, almost 20 km and the altitude difference we made was about 20 meters… There’s not much else to say,...

After more than 3 weeks of "mountain abstinence" I felt a lot like some elevation. Nothing too serious, but up there somehow was my motto. The Appenzellerland sounded like the right choice and so I traveled to Rüthi in the Rhine valley. In the Rhine valley everything was blooming and it was very warm when I...

Since I lived in Ohio for more than five years I go and visit friends and family there once in a while. Following is some information about this area and a hike report about a fun little excursion along the Cuyahoga ([http://cougar.eb.com/soundc11/gg/ggcuya01.wav pronounced like this]) River. The US state Ohio is not exactly...

Western Raaberg is not well known amongst the mountains surrounding Amden. After Mattstock, Gulmen, Flügenspitz, Leistchamm and Chapf it only plays the second fiddle. The SAC guide (Säntis und Churfirsten) only describes the eastern most peak (1723 as Raaberg) and doesn’t even mention the highest point with the...

For an unstated reason I had to go to Golina. Golina is a little village at the beginning of the Centovalli, right before Intragna. After I was done with what I had to do there I did a little hike. I had no plans whatsoever, the only thing I knew was, that I had to be in Locarno shortly before 5PM. At first I thought I could...

Inspired by [U Ale84]’s [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post5756.html snowshoe and hike report to Piz de Molinera], I decided to go there too. There was a minor problem though, the [http://www.funivia-pizzodiclaro.ch/ cable car] to Monti Savorù only runs twice a day in March on weekdays. For me this meant I had to start...

The [http://www.hikr.org/dir/Chasseral_966/ Chasseral] has been described many times here, so I will not bore you with too many details. On a clear day (supposedly) one can enjoy a great view from up there, but even on a cloudy day like I experienced it, it is worth visiting. I started my hike in La Neuveville, a nice town on...

The area on the northern side of the Walensee is blessed with an almost Mediterranean microclimate. Supposedly Quinten is the warmest place in the canton of St. Gallen and sometimes the northern side of the Walensee is referred to as the “Riviera der Ostschweiz”. Our walk started in Amden where the snow was still very...

Since I had other commitments on this day I could not do a "full tour", but only a short one in the vicinity of my current hometown. I decided to go and explore the snow on the Albis ridge. To my surprise there was quite a bit of fresh snow, which turned the area into winter wonderland. The upper level of the sea of fog...

Rautispitz is the prominent peak right above Näfels. It offers an excellent view in all directions. If you take the long way up via Sulz and Sulzboden it’s safe even if the avalanche risk is high. Usually people drive up to the Obersee or use the (private) bus service and start their tour there. I decided to start my...

There are many ways from the Toggenburg to Amden or Arvenbüel. The most popular and sometimes quite crowded is probably from Stein or Starkenbach to Arvenbüel via Vorder Höhi. The snowshoe hike I describe here avoids the crowds, doesn’t always follow the path and is quite wild. When I arrived in Nesslau, it...

Some friends recently moved to Hittnau and I was invited to their new home last Saturday. I had no idea where the heck Hittnau was, but have been told it's in the Zürioberland. Since I'm not familiar with this part of Switzerland, but knew there is a "Zürioberland Alpin" community on this site, I looked for...