Wandersite   Hiking and Trekking in Switzerland

• Choose a hike from one of the lists .1-day hikes.or .2-day hikes.or .winter hikes. or trekkings. The summary gives you all the information you need: distance, walking time, altitude, region, webcam
• At the end of each trail description you will find additional information, such as hiking maps, hotels, restaurants and tourist links
• Have also a try at the long link-list of hiking tips in the internet

This homepage it specialised in trekking trails in Switzerland and the border-region. To walk a long distant trail for several days means relaxation and recovery. Please also consult the trekking list which already includes more than 180 self guided long distant walks. Here are some with especially detailed descriptions (for English - try the Google-translation):
 

Crossing Switzerland on Foot (Alpenpassroute in English) Trans Swiss Trail: Porrentruy - Chiasso Alpenpanorama Hiking Trail: Rorschach - Geneva "This trek is in my opinion the best one. It has the high quality of Coast to Coast Walk or Offa's Dyke Path in Great Britain" Fricktaler Highway Tour Monte Rosa Rheintal Highway Strada alta Leventina, Tessin Hiking trail around the Piz Bernina Aletsch-Trail National park, Graubünden Rhone valley to Mont Blanc Veia Surmirana  Via Engiadina  Schanfigg Highway  More to be found in the trekking list - some of them guided and/or with luggage transport

-   Hiking with children, a special site - Translation in English is available for this head site only. You want to let translate the whole wandersite? Try: Google translation machine If you would like to send me a better translation of one or several sites yourself, you are welcome!

When you choose one of hikes or long distance walks, you will find the description in German only; but the information (addresses of accommodation, tourist offices, literature, maps) you will understand in any language.

Public transport in Switzerland is excellent. Most of my tours go from one place to another, and you will have no difficulty in getting back to the starting point by bus or train if necessary. Thanks to internet, where you can find

• timetables: http://www.sbb.ch  (another English website explaining the different tickets: http://www.stc.co.uk/swisstravelsystem.html)
• digital map with official Swiss hiking trails: http://map.wanderland.ch -  an absolute favorite!
• digital map with various searching possibilities (e.g.train and bus stations, huts, mountains): http://www.mapplus.ch
• phone book and routing map: http://tel.search.ch

Note: You are responsible for your own security. Depending on weather and equipment, even an easy hike in the Swiss Alps can become dangerous. Please consult the weather forecast and have a look at a weather camera.

Last but not least: All information in this website is given free or charge. On the other hand, Wandersite declines any liability in connection with this information, including all links.

Are you puzzled about the various train tickets, the regional passes and the Swiss Travel System, you will find all the necessary information in: http://www.railaway.com.

Wishing you a HAPPY WALKING and, if in the meantime you note any changes (telephone numers, hotels, addresses, etc.), please let me know. Your cooperation will be much appreciated.
Ursula Brem
info@wandersite.ch
 

Tourist and hiking links in English: http://www.myswitzerland.com, Swiss tourist office; more than 300 hiking tips http://wanderland.myswitzerland.com, official site for national and local hiking routes in Switzerland, with maps and infos http://www.swisstrails.ch, individual long distance trails with organized accommodation and luggage transfer List of local tourist offices; most of them available in English http://www.spww.ch, Swiss Panorama, hiking trails and hiking holidays  Telephony in Switzerland. Emergency and other important phone numbers http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch, Swiss hiking maps Lake Zürich Trail, Hiking map and infos http://www.englishforum.ch, a collection of well worth hikes http://www.myundiscoveredswitzerland.com/walks.html, tips on walking in the Valais http://www.gps-tracks.com; descriptions with maps and GPS http://www.graubuenden.ch - Hiking in Switzerland's Eastern Alps: Graubünden (English + Nederlands + Français) http://www.via-alpina.org http://www.tourdescombins.ch, around Mt.Combins in Valais http://www.thurgau-tourismus.ch: Thurgau Hiking Round Trail, 24 days http://www.activityworkshop.net/hiking/switzerland thttp://www.alpenwild.com/,Swiss highlight treks http://www.art-science.com/Ken/Alpine/index.html http://www.myswissalps.com, hiking routes in the Bernese Oberland, Wallis and Graubünden http://www.sanmarkotravel.com - Walking in Wallis http://www.walkingswitzerland.com http://www.awa.zh.ch, "52x Zurich", pdf-document (German/English): Walking, living & enjoying Zurich regions http://www.traveling.ch--Travel information about Switzerland in English http://www.swissinfo.ch  Do you have any questions about Switzerland? http://www.switzerlandinsound.com. You want to hear about Switzerland? This "sounding website" will give you ideas helping you in making your plans http://www.swissdir.ch, Average Temperature in Switzerland Swiss travel know-how - all you need to know about Switzerland http://www.myswitzerland.com/, digital postcards, desktop wallpapers, panoramic pictures, videos about Switzerland http://itunes.apple.com: IPhone: "the very best of Switzerland". 32 hiking tips, free download with maps "Rough Guide to Switzerland": Penguin guide about Switzerland

hiking forums: http://www.tripadvisor.com http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com http://forum.virtualtourist.com http://www.wanderforum.ch http://www.travellerspoint.com http://www.myswissalps.com http://www.glocals.com/groups

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