Wandersite   Hiking and Trekking in Switzerland

Grüezi! My hobby is hiking and long distance walking, so I collect all the information available on this subject and place it at your disposal.

Swiss hiking and tourist links in English for your plans Trip advisor forums for Switzerland The latest hikes: actual

How to find an itinerary on my (German) hiking website?

• Choose a hike from one of the lists .1-day hikes.or .2-day hikes.or .winter hikes. or trekkings. The summary gives you all the information you need: distance, walking time, altitude, region, webcam
• At the end of each trail description you will find additional information, such as hiking maps, hotels, restaurants and tourist links
• Have also a try at the long link-list of hiking tips in the internet

This homepage it specialised in trekking trails Switzerland and the border-region. To walk a long distant trail for several days means relaxation and recovery - make sure you have the right hiking gear from shoes to a good hiking backpack.

Please also consult the trekking list which already includes the description of more than 220 self guided long distant walks.

Here are some with especially detailed tour details (for English - try the Google-translation):

Crossing Switzerland on Foot (Alpenpassroute in English) Trans Swiss Trail: Porrentruy - Chiasso Alpenpanorama Hiking Trail: Rorschach - Geneva "This trek is in my opinion the best one. It has the high quality of Coast to Coast Walk or Offa's Dyke Path in Great Britain" Fricktaler Highway Tour Monte Rosa Rheintal Highway Strada alta Leventina, Tessin Hiking trail around the Piz Bernina Aletsch-Trail National park, Graubünden Rhone valley to Mont Blanc Veia Surmirana  Via Engiadina  Schanfigg Highway Columban Pilgrims Way through Switzerland More to be found in the trekking list - some of them guided and/or with luggage transport

-   Hiking with children, a separate site Hiking with dogs, a separate site - Translation in English is available for this head site only. You want to let translate the whole wandersite? Try: Google translation machine If you would like to send me a better translation yourself, you are welcome!

When you choose one of hikes or long distance walks, you will find the description in German only; but the information (addresses of accommodation, tourist offices, literature, maps) you will understand in any language.

Public transport in Switzerland is excellent. Most of my tours lead from one place to another, you will have no difficulty in getting back to the starting point by bus or train if necessary. Thanks to internet, planning has become quite easy.

• timetable for railway, bus, ships, cable cars: https://www.sbb.ch
  
• English website explaining the different tickets: https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/planning/transport-accommodation/tickets-public-transport/)

• free digital map with official Swiss hiking trails: https://map.wanderland.ch -  an absolute favorite!
• free digital map with various searching possibilities (e.g., huts, mountains, signpost photos): https://www.mapplus.ch
• phone book and routing map: https://tel.search.ch
• current time (updated every 15min) to travel by car through the Gotthard Tunnel: https://www.gotthardtraffic.com

 

After all, I am collecting all the links which could be interesting for hikers: accomodations, timetables, excursions, weather, helplines Outdoor-organisations and clubs offering guided tours Online panorama and hiking maps Hiking packages with hotel-accomodation - guided walking holidays 100 Best Things to do in Switzerland

The hiking net in Switzerland is one of the best best marked all over the world - about 68'000 kilometers are at your disposal!

Note: You are responsible for your own security. Depending on weather and equipment, even an easy hike in the Swiss Alps can become dangerous. Please consult the weather forecast and have a look at a weather camera.

Last but not least: All information in this website is given free or charge. On the other hand, Wandersite declines any liability in connection with this information, including all links.

Are you puzzled about the various train tickets, the regional passes and the Swiss Travel System, you will find all the necessary information in: https://www.sbb.ch/en

Wishing you a HAPPY WALKING and, if in the meantime you note any changes (telephone numers, hotels, addresses, etc.), please let me know. Your cooperation will be much appreciated.
Ursula Brem
info@wandersite.ch
 

Tourist and hiking links in English: https://www.myswitzerland.com, Swiss tourist office; more than 300 hiking tips https://map.wanderland.ch, official site for national and local hiking routes in Switzerland, with maps and infos https://www.eurotrek.ch, individual long distance trails with organized accommodation and luggage transfer https://studyinginswitzerland.com, mountain tourism in Switzerland - camping and trekking in the Swiss alps; guide for students Telephony in Switzerland. Emergency and other important phone numbers https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/, Swiss hiking maps Lake Zürich Trail, Hiking map and infos https://www.outdooractive.com; descriptions with maps and GPS https://www.graubuenden.ch - Hiking in Switzerland's Eastern Alps: Graubünden (English + Nederlands + Français) https://www.via-alpina.org https://schweizmobil.ch/de/wanderland/route-907: Thurgau Hiking Round Trail, 24 days https://www.activityworkshop.net/hiking/switzerland thttps://www.alpenwild.com/,Swiss highlight treks https://www.art-science.com/Ken/Alpine/index.html https://www.sanmarkotravel.com - Walking in Wallis https://www.echo-trails.com, guided hiking and biking around Lake Lucerne https://www.zuerich.com, "52x Zurich", pdf-document (German/English): Walking, living & enjoying Zurich regions https://www.swissinfo.ch  Do you have any questions about Switzerland? https://www.switzerlandinsound.com. You want to hear about Switzerland? This "sounding website" will give you ideas helping you in making your plans https://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch, Average Temperature in Switzerland, https://blog.camperville.net: "Beginners guide to hiking": All you need for a successful hike "Rough Guide to Switzerland": Penguin guide about Switzerland

Hiking forums: https://www.tripadvisor.com

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