Category: Hiking
Jöriseen – Hidden Jewels in Graubünden
Wägerhus 2207m – Jöriflüelafurgga 2725m – Jöriseen 2489m – Berghaus Vereina 1940m 11km / Ascent 570m / Descent 890m / 4hrs 10min We have been talking about this hike for a couple of years now. I vaguely remembered the Vereina hut and its surroundings… Continue Reading “Jöriseen – Hidden Jewels in Graubünden”
Europaweg on Yasuko‘s Birthday…
Europaweg: Täsch 1438m – Täschalp 2214m – Tufteren 2218m – Winkelmatten 1672m 15km / 1000m ascent / 800m descent / 5.5 hours of walking / a few hours to enjoy the views When asking, as always, what my darling would like to do on… Continue Reading “Europaweg on Yasuko‘s Birthday…”
The Haute Route 2019 – Day 1
Day 1: Trient (1279m) – Fenêtre d’Arpette (2665m) – Relais d’Arpette (1627m); 1400m ascent / 1000m descent This stretch is the one we had to give up because of the thunder warning during our last Haute Route hike (see the 2015 entry). So I… Continue Reading “The Haute Route 2019 – Day 1”
The Haute Route 2019 – Trient
Back to the Haute Route! In 2015 I walked the Haute Route with my hiking buddy Sano-san. It was my first long-distance hike and the breathtaking sceneries of high mountain peaks and deep valleys have been in my head since then.
Bernina Trek Day 4 – Part 1
Jenatsch Hütte 2652m – Fuorcla Suvretta 2966m – Pass Suvretta 2615m – Via Engadin – Silverplana 1815m This route was challenging because of its steep slopes covered with the unexpected snow (not much, but enough to make signs sometimes invisible), but absolutely gorgeous with… Continue Reading “Bernina Trek Day 4 – Part 1”
Bernina Trek Day 3
Spinas 1815m – – Alp Suvretta 2128m – Jenatsch Hütte 2652m – Val d’Agnel – Gletschersee – Chamanna Jenatsch Spinas Berghotel Joyful Spinas Berghotel and a wonderful breakfast. Their selection of home-made bread was simply a delight!
Bernina Trek Day 2
Chamanna d‘Es-cha 2594m – Fuorcla Gualdana 2494m – Punt Granda 2265m – Ospiz Albulapass 2312m – Crap ALV Laiets 2303m – Fuorcla Crap Alv pass 2466m – Spinas 1815m Time: 6 hrs // Distance: 18km // Descent: 1000m
Bernina Trek Day 1
Madulain 1697m – Chamanna d‘Es-cha 2594m Distance: 5.5km / Ascent: 900m / Time: 3 hrs Around midday, I arrived at the trailhead, Madulain, a cute train station of the Rhätische Bahn. I was the only one to get off the train which made me… Continue Reading “Bernina Trek Day 1”
Lake Bedwell Hike
5h, 9km, 600m elevation change We debated which hike to do in the Strathcona Provincial Park. There is a 9-hour and 1200m-uphill hike, a 7-hour hike to alpine lakes with only 600m up or a 9-hour stroll along Elk River and an alpine lake, just… Continue Reading “Lake Bedwell Hike”
Myra Falls Hike
Lower Myra Falls Today’s first hike spot in the Strathcona Provincial Park is Lower Myra Falls. We had to drive from the lodge to the end of Buttel Lake and around it. We saw hardly any other car on the road but when we… Continue Reading “Myra Falls Hike”
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