Stage 5 – Linthal (Braunwald) to Urnerboden After two back-to-back 14-mile days—both with over 5000 feet of vertical ascent—we (Elain and me) looked forward to today’s kinder, gentler terrain. Stage Five of the Via Alpina …
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Stage 4 – Elm to Linthal On the trail of the Alpine ibex Today, we venture on the path from Elm to Linthal, we extend deeper into the Glarus Alps and enter the realm of …
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Stage Three (3) – Weisstannen to Elm As we hiked up from Sargans to Weisstannen, I thought the Weisstannental was one of the most beautiful alpine valleys I’d ever hiked in—But it gets even better …
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Stage 2 – Sargans to Weisstannen Along the Via Alpina trail, both Sargans and the adjoining town of Mels straddle the autoroute and are known locally for its sprawling shopping center. Make no mistake—we’re in …
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Stage 1 – Vaduz (Gaflei) Liechtenstein to Sargans, Switzerland What an adventure! Hiking across Switzerland from Liechtenstein on the east to Lake Geneva on the west. It’s 370km/230 miles conveniently cut into 19 scenic stages. …
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Europe has no shortage of great long-distance trails. There are over 100 Grande Randonées (GR) and 12 European long-distance paths (E-paths). But the one that seems to get the greatest attention among Alps hikers is the …
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