See the alps from Baselland Not all of Switzerland is equally mountainous, but fortunately, the area around Basel offers some beautiful hikes. One of them is the hike from Langenbruck (meaning long bridge) to the Belchenflueh summit. You easily get there by car or by bus (Postauto). It’s a 4.5 km hike covering 400 m of […]
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Gempen, near Basel
After-work hike near Basel When you tell people you live in Switzerland, they often assume you live in the mountains. Reality though is different because the alps cover only a part of the country. 🙂 But the area around Basel has some soft (and some not so soft) hills to offer and the hike to the […]
Brienzergrad – Ridge walk above Lake Brienz
Welcome in the foothills of the Bernese Alps The Brienzergrat is a ridge that frames Lake Brienz on its northern bank between the Brienzer Rothorn and the Harder Kulm just above Interlaken. On the other side of the lake the Bernese Alps begin to mount up majestically. Getting up the mountain with mixed feelings It […]
Harder Kulm hike
Short but rewarding hike One of my favourite fitness-hikes in Switzerland is the steep trail from Unterseen up to the Harder Kulm. Yes, that’s where the Brienzergrat hike ends, and you get stunning views of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau if the weather is good enough. How to get there There are several trails up to […]
