This is supposed to be a view of Lake Zürich, but clouds. Still a nice hike up the Albishorn on a damp, drippy Spring morning: 7.7km, 410m ascent, 1h50m, 7°C.
Tag: Hiking
Zugerberg in snow
Beautiful hike up the Zugerberg this morning. The remnants of last Thursday’s snow made for a slushy and muddy ascent: 10.7km, 470m ascent, 2h50m, 7°C.
Hiking Group: Zugerberg
2 April 2019
10.2km, 480m ascent, 2h30m, 8°C
This hike began with a steep ascent through the forest from Schönegg, continued with a relatively flat stretch traversing the moors atop the Zugerberg (shown above), and ended with a descent down into Unterägeri on the opposite side of the mountain.
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Zugerberg hike
Panorama across the moors atop Zugerberg. Morning hike: 10.2km, 480m ascent, 2h30m, 8°C.
Hiking Group: Lättich
Lättich towards Blickensdorf
20 March 2019
7.7 km, 160 m ascent, 1h20m, 2°C
It’s been about two and a half months since my last Tuesday group hike. Some of the absences were due to scheduling conflicts, but mostly it was because I chose to go skiing instead. This was a nice easy hike to get back into shape for more hiking this Spring.
This was a pleasant fast walk through farm fields and woods. No high mountains or spectacular views, but good enough and relatively close to home.
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Lattich hike
Group hike this morning through farm fields and woods near Baar: 7.7km, 160m ascent, 1h20m, 2°C. Easy return to hiking after a couple months off.
Amphibians!
Amphibians! These road signs appear around Switzerland each Spring. People even help frogs cross roads. I like that the Swiss care for the environment and for little things.
Hiking Group: Gottschalkenberg
8 January 2019
5km, 150m ascent, 1h30m, 0°C
The first snowshoe hike of the season (and my first snowshoe hike ever). Snowshoes were one of my Christmas gifts this year. The weather was pretty miserable: foggy, windy, snowing wet snow, and it felt colder than just freezing. Nevertheless it was still a fun hike and a successful first outing on showshoes for me.
We did a simple out and back hike from Raten, past Gottschalkenberg to Bellevue (supposedly the view point but it was fogged in). This hike could have been a loop around Gottschalkenberg, but due to the weather we decided to just retrace our steps to Raten. (Returning was easier because the snow was already tramped down.)
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First time on snowshoes
Today was my first ever outing on snowshoes (at age 49). You’re never too old to learn new things.
Snowshoe hike to Gottschalkenberg
Morning mountain: snowshoe hike to Gottschalkenberg. 5km, 150m ascent, 1h30m. Foggy, windy, cold, and snowy but fun nevertheless.
