Quick hike up the Zugerberg from Boden: 6.7km, 240m ascent, 1h30m, 12°C. Mix of farm fields with flowers and forest.
Tag: Hiking
Swiss salamander
Seeing this little salamander made my day! I wonder what species it is? Seems to be the terrestrial stage of a newt.
Albishorn hike
Morning hike up the Albishorn from the Zug side: 8.6km, 470m ascent, 2h20m, 10°C. This is the third time I’ve been up the Albishorn, but the first time with clear weather.
Hiking Group: Boden-Zugerberg loop
21 May 2019
8.3km, 300m ascent, 2h, 10°C
This was my first group hike since 9 April due to Spring break, a dev conference, and other scheduling conflicts plus inertia.
This was a new route up the Zugerberg for me and could become a regular workout hike since it is close to home and neither too hard nor too easy.
The Spring flowers are out in full force in the farm fields of the Ägerital. The first part of the hike works its way up through successively higher meadows before entering the forest for the final steep(ish) push up to the top of the Zugerberg. From there we followed the ridge south for a while before descending back into the valley to return to our starting point.
Route map from my watch:
Boden-Zugerberg hike
Morning hike from Boden to Zugerberg: 8.3km, 300m ascent, 2h, 10°C. Rain threatened but never materialized.
Gottschalkenberg hike
Easy hike to Gottschalkenberg from Raten: 6.2km, 120m ascent, 1h40m, 9°C. I want to explore this region more as it’s close to home but still pretty.
Greece, Day 14
Greece trip, day 14: Short hike (2 km) to Skaros rock and down to the church on the other side and back, final meal in Santorini, and then an 8 hour ferry back to Athens.
Greece, Day 13
Greece trip, day 13: hiked 8km from Imerovigli to Oia, lunch and window-shopping there plus a visit to Atlantis Books, then back to the hotel for reading and relaxing.
Greece, Day 5
Greece trip, day 5: morning hike up to Greater Meteora monastery (7km, 380m ascent, 2h30m, 10°C), followed by an impromptu lunch with old friends from the U.S. who just happened to also be in Meteora!
Hiking Group: Albishorn
9 April 2019
7.7km, 410m ascent, 1h50m, 7°C
A nice hike up the Albishorn on a damp, drippy Spring morning. The hiking group did the Albishorn last September but from the west (Lake Zug) side. This hike ascended from the east (Lake Zürich) side. Once again the weather didn’t make for very good views.
Route map:
