Via Alpina – Stage 13 – Greisalp to Kandersteg Today we cross the highest pass on the Via Alpina—the Hohtürli. Like the Sefinenfurgge, our previous pass, the Hohtürli has never been a trade route. It’s …
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Via Alpina – Stage 12 – Lauterbrunnen to Griesalp This stage has so many highlights and so many options it’s hard to know where to start. It’s a long day—10 hours of hiking if you …
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Via Alpina – Stage 11 – Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen OK—This is where I break rank from the Via Alpina 1 on the Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen path. If you haven’t already guessed, I’m not the purest …
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Via Alpina – Stage 10 – Meiringen to Grindelwald Compared to other towns along the Via Alpina, Stage 10’s Meiringen doesn’t look like typical Bernese Oberland town, much less a hiking haven or ski resort—and …
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Via Alpina – Stage 9– Engstlenalp to Meiringen It’s reassuring to start a hike from Engstenalp to Meiringen and see the trail strung out along the mountainside for several miles ahead. Today’s route starts by …
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Via Alpina – Stage 8 – Engelberg to Engstlenalp The Via Alpina stage from Engelberg to Engstlenalp offers lots of options. There are cable cars from Engelberg to Trübsee, from Trübsee to the Jochpass, and …
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Stage 7 – Altdorf to Engelberg – As we moved westward from canton Glarus into canton Uri we arrived in the historic heartland of the Swiss Confederation. In 1291 Uri was one of the three …
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Stage 6 – Urnerboden to Altdorf Alpine Passes Here we are traversing Stage Six of the Via Alpina; it leads from Urnerboden to Altdorf. As the Via Alpina marches through Switzerland it crosses 14 classic …
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