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Data used on the site

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swisstopo : swissALTI3D, SWISSIMAGE3D terrain, profile, distance, aerial images of the flight© swisstopo, open government data (OGD)
swisstopo : swissALTIRegio, swissBOUNDARIES3D, swissNAMES3D3D map of Switzerland, summit view, place names© swisstopo, open government data (OGD)
SuisseMobile, La Suisse à pied (ch.astra.wanderland)Route, walking time, ascent and descent, official gradesFederal Roads Office (FEDRO), cantons, SwitzerlandMobility Foundation
MétéoSuisse, prévision localeForecast for the coming days and hour by hourCC BY 4.0, read every hour (hour by hour: every 3 hours)
opentransportdata.swiss (OJP 2.0)Return departures and last train of the dayOfficial timetable, read every 5 to 30 minutes
WSL Institut pour l'étude de la neige et des avalanches SLF, stations IMISSnow depth measured at mountain stations near the routeCC BY 4.0, raw data not always checked, read every 3 hours
OpenStreetMapRestaurants, fountains, toilets, opening hours, car parks, peak names© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
ch.ch (Confédération), Numéros d'urgence ; RegaEmergency numbers in the footer: 112, 117, 118, 144 (ch.ch) and 1414 (rega.ch), checked on 31.10.2026Public information
swissALTIRegio ©swisstopo et OpenStreetMapAlpine skyline in the footer: horizon computed from the Panorama 4000 trail (Crans-Montana), peak names (OSM), height exaggeratedswisstopo (open data); ODbL for OSM
Wikimedia CommonsHike photos, under free licencesLicence of each photo below (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA)

swissALTIRegio : Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo; Tarquini S., I. Isola, M. Favalli, A. Battistini, G. Dotta (2023). TINITALY, a digital elevation model of Italy with a 10 meters cell size (Version 1.1). Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/tinitaly/1.1; DGM Österreich, geoland.at; DGM1, Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung – www.geodaten.bayern.de; EU-DEM, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA, all rights reserved; RGEAlti, Institut National de l'information géographique et forestière, données originales téléchargées sur https://geoservices.ign.fr/rgealti#telechargement5m, mise à jour du juillet 2023

Snow measured in the mountains: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, www.slf.ch (CC BY 4.0).

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Hike by hike

5-Seenweg Zermatt

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Text

  1. Switzerland Tourism (MySwitzerland), "5-Seenweg Zermatt"
  2. Zermatt Tourism, "Wanderung zu den 5 Seen" (in German)
  3. Zermatt Tourism, "Hamlet of Findeln"
  4. Zermatt Tourism, "Matterhorn" (in German)
  5. GLAMOS, Swiss glacier monitoring network: length changes (Findelgletscher)
  6. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: names of the lakes and places along the trail
  7. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. The Stellisee and the Matterhorn: Ka23 13, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Hiking signs at Blauherd, Zermatt: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The trail between Blauherd and the Stellisee, Zermatt: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Grindjisee and the Matterhorn (Zermatt, Valais): Markus Bernet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Findel Glacier (centre), 2026: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. View from the Grünsee area towards the Strahlhorn, in summer: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Moosjisee (Zermatt, Valais): Markus Bernet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The centre of Findeln, in summer: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Leisee and the Matterhorn, Zermatt (July 2019): Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Restaurant Sunnegga: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Adelboden → Lenk

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Text

  1. Bernese Hiking Trails Association, "Hahnenmoospass – under the spell of the Wildstrubel", published by Lenk-Simmental Tourism
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, "Adelboden" (in German)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, "Lenk" (in German)
  4. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Fens of National Importance, object 3056 "Moore oberhalb Geilsbüel"
  5. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Fens of National Importance, object 3049 "Büelberg/Würtnere"
  6. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Bogs of National Importance, object 571
  7. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  8. © OpenStreetMap contributors, Geofabrik extract of 25 October 2026: restaurants near the trail
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. Hahnenmoos: karico, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Adelboden: Olivier Miche oliviermiche, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Adelboden looking towards the Engstligenalp, September 2020: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Adelboden church: Irmgard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Frutighaus in Adelboden (Ausserschwandstrasse 27), a typical farmhouse of the Frutigen region, built in the 18th century: Irmgard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. View east from the Sillerenbühl, as far as the Wildstrubel: Niceman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Wooden shingle roof, Alp Farni near Adelboden: Irmgard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Regenboldshorn, a mountain near Lenk: Irmgard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Wildstrubel seen from Lenk: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Hiking signpost at Lenk station: Pududuss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Aigle → Leysin

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Jacques Bouquet, "Leysin" (in French)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Jacques Bouquet, "Aigle (commune)" (in French)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Vincent Barras, "Auguste Rollier" (in French)
  4. Transports Publics du Chablais, TPC News no. 3 (May 2003), history issue: Aigle-Feydey (Leysin) line opened on 5 November 1900 (in French)
  5. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  6. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  7. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  8. © OpenStreetMap contributors: cafés and restaurants near the trail

Photos

  1. Panoramic view near Leysin: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Dents du Midi from Aigle: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Aigle, Switzerland: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Landscape in the municipality of Aigle, canton of Vaud: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Fountain on Rue Farel in Aigle: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. BDeh 4/4 301 of the Aigle-Leysin line (Transports Publics du Chablais) in Aigle, 16 July 2021: Joachim Lutz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. View of the Pic de Chaussy: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Swiss chalet from the year 1600 in Leysin: SlvrKy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Leysin-Village station, canton of Vaud: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. BDeh 4/4 301 of the Aigle-Leysin line (Transports Publics du Chablais) in Leysin, 16 July 2021: Joachim Lutz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Blatten, Belalp → Riederalp, Riederfurka

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Bernard Truffer, "Tyndall, John" (in French)
  2. Belalp Tourismus, "John Tyndall"
  3. Belalp Tourismus, "Hotel Belalp - Hohbiel"
  4. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Hängebrücke Belalp-Riederalp" (in German)
  5. Pro Natura, "Site naturel protégé Forêt d'Aletsch", 2024 leaflet (in French)
  6. Canton of Valais, "Riederalp, Villa Cassel, Gletscher, Gipfel und Bankier" (in German)
  7. GLAMOS, Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network: length changes (Grosser Aletschgletscher)
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: description of stage 1 of the Aletsch Panoramaweg (no. 39)
  9. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. Hotel Belalp and the Aletsch Glacier, summer 2023: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. View from Belalp of the dust-covered tongue of the Aletsch Glacier (September 2014): JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Tyndall monument, looking towards the Great Aletsch Glacier: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Chapel of the Poor Souls, from 1916, at Üsser Aletschji: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Massa, its gorge and the suspension bridge: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Massa gorge and the suspension bridge across it, seen from the right lateral moraine of the Aletsch Glacier (Üsser Aletschji): FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Massa river, Naters-Riederalp (suspension bridge): Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Aletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Forest Nature Reserve in autumn: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Wild spotted nutcracker in the Aletsch Forest Nature Reserve: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. European larch forest in the Aletsch Forest Nature Reserve at golden hour in autumn: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. North-east view of the Villa Cassel from the track to Rieder Furka: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Château-d'Oex → L'Etivaz

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, David Birmingham, "Château-d'Œx" (in French)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, David Birmingham, "Etivaz, L'" (in French)
  3. Canton of Vaud, intangible heritage inventory, "Ballons à air chaud" (in French)
  4. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, "Gondola, Breitling Orbiter 3"
  5. Federal Office for Agriculture, L'Etivaz AOP specification (published by the Swiss AOP-IGP Association, in French)
  6. L'Etivaz AOP alpine cheese producers' cooperative, history (in French)
  7. L'Etivaz AOP cooperative, "Désalpe de L'Etivaz" (in French)
  8. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  9. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Couches à Mytilus" (in French)
  10. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  11. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  12. © OpenStreetMap contributors: restaurants, fountains and water points near the trail

Photos

  1. Scenic view in Château-d'Oex: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Grand Rue, Château-d'Oex: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Church of Château-d'Oex: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Breitling Orbiter 1, Place du Village, Château-d'Oex: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Near La Douve: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Rocks near La Douve: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. View into the Torneresse Valley: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. La Torneresse: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Désalpe in L'Etivaz: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Church of L'Etivaz: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Chemin des Narcisses

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  1. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, "Sentier des narcisses des Avants"
  2. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, sign "Les paysages à narcisses" (Fiaudire)
  3. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, sign "Blocs erratiques, les témoins d'un paysage qui évolue"
  4. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, sign "La ruine de la Tour de Salausex"
  5. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, sign "Le funiculaire de Sonloup"
  6. Canton of Vaud, intangible heritage inventory, "Narcisses" (with the quotation from Eugène Rambert, in French)
  7. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Evelyne Lüthi-Graf, "Montreux" (in French)
  8. Montreux Archives, "Inauguration d'une voie de chemin de fer moderne et emblématique", Sous la loupe (MOB, in French)
  9. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. Les Verraux seen from the Route des Narcisses in Les Avants: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Lake Geneva seen from La Pacoresse, above Sonloup: Xonqnopp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Saleuscex: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Poster for the Narcissus Festival, Montreux, 31 May and 1 June 1924: Jules-Ami Courvoisier (1884-1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Les Avants, with the Dent de Jaman and Lake Geneva (Photochrom print): Photochrom Print Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Les Avants - Sonloup funicular: Frank Nowotny, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Les Avants (Montreux Oberland Bernois railway, MOB): the station seen from the square: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Aerial view of Les Avants: Pauladdington, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Dents du Midi seen from Les Avants: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. A cow in a meadow at Les Avants: He Wenting, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Chemin des pyramides de gypse

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Text

  1. Alpes vaudoises tourist office, "Pyramides de gypse" (in French)
  2. Alpes vaudoises tourist office, "Lac des Chavonnes" (in French)
  3. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes (IFP/BLN), site sheet 1503/1713 "Diablerets – Vallon de Nant – Derborence (partie ouest)" (in French)
  4. FOEN, IFP/BLN perimeters (layer ch.bafu.bundesinventare-bln) along the trail
  5. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Pierre Dewarrat, "Croix, col de la" (in French)
  6. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Jacques Bouquet, "Villars-Chesières" (in French)
  7. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  10. Federal Office of Transport, public transport stops (layer ch.bav.haltestellen-oev) along the trail

Photos

  1. A gypsum pyramid up close: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Col de la Croix (Vaud): Olaf brandt, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Lac des Chavonnes, its restaurant and surroundings, seen from Vy Boveyre: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Hiking sign at L'Encrène (1934 m): Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The gypsum pyramids in the forest, seen from above: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Memorial by Lac de Bretaye: "In memory of the fighting at the Col de la Croix in 1798": MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. View of Lac des Chavonnes near Villars-sur-Ollon, albumen print dated 1900 (Rijksmuseum): Rijksmuseum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) on the path between L'Encrène and the Col de la Croix: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Bearded bellflower (Campanula barbata) near Lac des Chavonnes, Ormont-Dessous: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. A Bex-Villars-Bretaye train arriving at Col-de-Bretaye: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. House roofed with wooden shingles (tavillons) at the Col de Bretaye, near Villars-sur-Ollon: Jaccard, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Eiger Trail

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Text

  1. Jungfrau Railways, "Eiger Trail" (official hike page)
  2. Jungfrau Railways, history of the Jungfrau Railway (in German)
  3. Jungfrau Railways, V-Bahn and Eiger Express (in German)
  4. Jungfrau Railways, Wengernalp Railway (in German)
  5. Jungfrau Railways, Business Report 2017, "The hosts on Alpiglen"
  6. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Daniel Anker, "Eiger" (in German)
  7. GLAMOS, Swiss glacier monitoring network: length changes (Eigergletscher)
  8. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  9. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Öhrli-Formation" (in German)
  10. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. The Eiger north face in the evening light: Arkelin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Wärgistal pasture, seen from the Kleine Scheidegg train: Leonhard Lenz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Eiger Glacier: Leonhard Lenz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Jungfrau Railway trains at Eigergletscher station: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. An Alpine chough on the Rotstock: Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Firm sedge (Carex firma) near Eigergletscher: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Eiger Glacier's lateral moraine: Leonhard Lenz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Grindelwald and the Wetterhorn, seen from below Kleine Scheidegg: Cristo Vlahos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Lauberhorn and Kleine Scheidegg, seen from the train: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The Tschuggen, seen from the Kleine Scheidegg train: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Gampel → Ausserberg

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  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Rachel Siggen-Bruttin, "Gampel" (German version)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Philipp Kalbermatter, "Hohtenn" (German version)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Philipp Kalbermatter, "Ausserberg" (German version)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Hans-Peter Bärtschi, "Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon-Bahn (BLS)" (German version)
  5. BLS, "Lötschberger Südrampe" (official hike page, in German)
  6. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments (BLN), sheet 1711 "Raron – Heidnischbiel" (2017, in German)
  7. FOEN, BLN perimeters (layer ch.bafu.bundesinventare-bln) along the trail
  8. Ernst Lautenschlager, "Le système d'irrigation d'Ausserberg en Valais", Les Alpes, Swiss Alpine Club magazine, 1965 (in French)
  9. swisstopo, swissTLM3D rail network (layer ch.swisstopo.swisstlm3d-eisenbahnnetz) along the trail
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  11. OpenStreetMap: restaurants near the trail (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
  12. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. A BLS RABe 528 on the Bietschtal viaduct: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The BLS viaduct in the Bietschtal: Geri340, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Cable-secured path along the Stägeru Suone: Eginhard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Rock tunnel near the Bietschtal bridge and Riedgarto: Eginhard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Picnic tables and signpost at Riedgarto: Eginhard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Hiking the Lötschberg Südrampe at St. German: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Hiking the Lötschberg Südrampe at Ausserberg: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Ausserberg railway station: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. A view of the village of Gampel: Albins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Hohtenn, Valais: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Gemsweg Saas-Fee

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Text

  1. Saas-Fee/Saastal on valais.ch, "Gemsweg Saas-Fee" (official description)
  2. Bergrestaurant Gletschergrotte, "Geschichte" (history of the restaurant, in German)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Paul Martone, "Saas-Fee" (in French)
  4. GLAMOS, Swiss glacier monitoring network: length changes (Feegletscher)
  5. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  6. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  7. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. Hannig station in Saas-Fee, with the Mittaghorn and the Egginer in the background.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Trail on Hannig, Saas-Fee.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. View from the Hannigalp to the south-east, into the upper Saas valley; the Höhenweg Almagelleralp runs along the opposite side.: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Zygaena purpuralis on Hannig, Saas-Fee (Valais).: R. Burkard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Spielboden and the glacier, in 2024.: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. A mountain river flows down from the Fee Glacier.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Fee Glacier in Saas-Fee.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The moraine left downstream of the Fee Glacier, in Valais.: Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Feevispa in Saas-Fee.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Wooden buildings in Saas-Fee.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. Saas-Fee bus station.: Tiia Monto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Grand Bisse d'Ayent

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Text

  1. Valais Bisses Association and Musée valaisan des Bisses, "Bisse d'Ayent" (inventory, in French)
  2. L'Agache no. 355, January 2019, Gaëtan Morard, "Le Grand Bisse d'Ayent" (in French)
  3. L'Agache no. 356, 2019, Gaëtan Morard, "Le Grand Bisse d'Ayent, second épisode" (in French)
  4. Valais Bisses Association, photo collection "Rénovation 1991-1997 Torrent-Croix" (in French)
  5. Valais Bisses Association, traditional irrigation on the UNESCO list (in French)
  6. Anzère Tourism, "The Great Bisse of Ayent"
  7. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Grand Bisse d'Ayent"
  8. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Danielle Allet-Zwissig, "Ayent" (in French)
  9. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, "Arbaz" (in French)
  10. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the route
  11. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  12. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. The Ayent bisse at Torrent-Croix: Barbara Steinemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Lake Tseuzier, Icogne, seen from the top of the Rawyl dam: Jean-Daniel von Allmen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Ayent bisse, which waters the meadows and vineyards of Ayent and Grimisuat: Barbara Steinemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The passage on boutsets (wooden brackets) at Torrent-Croix, along the Ayent bisse: Quentin Ligier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The rock face at Torrent-Croix, along the Ayent bisse, Anzère: Jérémy Toma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Entrance to the Torrent-Croix tunnel, along the Ayent bisse: Quentin Ligier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Lienne: Claudio from Milan, Italy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Ayent bisse, Anzère: Jérémy Toma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Aerial view of Anzère, Valais: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Along the Ayent bisse, a little below Anzère: Quentin Ligier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

View from the top

Höhi-Wispile-Lauenensee-Weg

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Text

  1. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), object 1501 "Gälte – Iffigen" (in German)
  2. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes, object 19 "Lauenensee" (in German)
  3. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), federal inventory perimeters (landscapes, mire landscapes, fens) along the trail, on map.geo.admin.ch
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, "Lauenen" (in French)
  5. Official timetable 2025, line 2393 "Gstaad - Höhi Wispile (2 Sektionen)" (in German)
  6. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  7. © OpenStreetMap contributors, Geofabrik extract of 25-10-2026: places to eat, church and facilities near the trail
  8. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail (page in German)

Photos

  1. The Giferspitz, seen from the Wispile, near Gstaad: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Lauenen valley: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Lauenental: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Lauenensee: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. By the Lauenensee, Lauenen near Gstaad: Barbara Steinemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Lauenensee on the left, with the village of Lauenen and Gstaad in the background: MormorJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. A large field near Lauenen, on 9 July 2020: Damien2902, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Reformed church in Lauenen (BE): Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Reformed church in Lauenen, a cultural property of regional significance: Patrick Theiler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Iffigsee-Rundweg

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Text

  1. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), object 1501 "Gälte – Iffigen" (in German)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, "Lenk, La" (in French)
  3. Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern, leaflet "Archäologie auf dem Schnidejoch" (2019, in German)
  4. Berner Wanderwege, "Iffighore circular route / Edelweiss at Iffighorn"
  5. Berghaus Iffigenalp, "Anreise" page (getting there, in German)
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  7. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Schrattenkalk-Formation" (in German)
  8. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Tierberg-Member" (in German)
  9. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. Summer at the Iffigsee, a lake near Lenk in the canton of Bern: PiConsti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Iffigsee from the air, in the Bernese Oberland: Evan Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Iffigsee in early June, still partly frozen: WikiHimself, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Iffigenalp and the Iffigbach, at the head of the Iffigtal: Heitersberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Berghaus Iffigenalp, at the end of the road and the start of the loop: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Iffigenalp pastures, looking south-west: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Iseltwald → Brienz

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, “Iseltwald” (in French)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, “Giessbach” (in French)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, “Brienz (BE)” (in French)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Hans von Rütte, “Brienz, lac de” (in French)
  5. Interlaken Tourism, “Der Weg der drei Wasserfälle” (in German)
  6. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  7. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. Iseltwald (BE), seen from a drone: Kernberatung Wuerenlos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Iseltwald on Lake Brienz: the boat landing and the Strandhotel, built around 1920: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Villa Seeburg in Iseltwald, on Lake Brienz: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Looking toward the Giessbach Falls from Iseltwald, Lake Brienz: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Iseltwald, Ringgenberg, Niederried and Oberried on Lake Brienz: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Lake Brienz at Iseltwald: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. A boat on Lake Brienz at Iseltwald, in autumn: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. A house with a small clock tower in Iseltwald, above Lake Brienz: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Lake Brienz in October: FrauDasgupta, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Vegetable gardens in Iseltwald by the lake, in autumn: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Kandersteg → Selden

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, "Gasterntal" (in German)
  2. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), object 1507 "Berner Hochalpen und Aletsch-Bietschhorn-Gebiet (nördlicher Teil)" (in German)
  3. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Floodplains, object 74 "Gastereholz"
  4. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Floodplains, object 325 "Gastere bei Selden"
  5. FOEN, perimeter of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO site (layer ch.bafu.unesco-weltnaturerbe) along the trail
  6. FEDRO, Inventory of Historic Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS, layer ch.astra.ivs-nat): sections BE 19.1.1, BE 19.3.1, BE 19.1.2, BE 19.1.3
  7. BLS, company history (in German)
  8. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  9. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Gastern-Granit" (in German)
  10. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Helvetischer Kieselkalk" (in German)
  11. Official timetable 2025, line 31.240 Kandersteg - Selden
  12. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  13. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  14. OpenStreetMap, restaurants near the trail (Geofabrik extract of 25 October 2026)

Photos

  1. Kandersteg railway station, with the Bire in the background: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Spycher (granary) at Eggenschwand, Kandersteg: Adrian Michael, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Klus, the way into the Gasterntal: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Farmhouse and Hotel Waldhaus in the Gasterntal: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Gasterntal: the Geltibach waterfall at Gasternholz: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The young Kander River in the Gasterntal, flowing here through an alluvial zone of national importance: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Gasterntal at Gasternholz: looking north-west towards the mouth of the valley: Adrian Michael, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. In the Gasterntal, looking towards the Doldenhorn: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Gasterntal: the Gasthaus Steinbock in Selden: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The Selden pedestrian suspension bridge over the Kander, Gasterntal: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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La Fouly → Champex-Lac

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Albano Hugon, "Orsières" (in French)
  2. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "La Fouly"
  3. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Champex-Lac"
  4. Pays du Saint-Bernard, educational trail "Mountaineering at UNESCO"
  5. Flore-Alpe alpine botanical garden, "The Garden" (in French)
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  7. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Breya Rhyolite"
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  10. swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D: municipal boundaries along the trail

Photos

  1. Issert seen from the Jureau stream, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Chamois sculpture near Champex-Lac, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Squirrel sculptures near Champex-Lac, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Marmot sculpture near Champex-Lac, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Hiking trail signpost at Le Signal: RTerrettaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Lac de Champex, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Champex (Valais): Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Fountain in Champex-Lac, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Edelweiss in Champex-Lac, Orsières (Valais): Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Cornes d'Orant, a sculpture by Gaspard Delachaux in Champex, open-air exhibition "10 ans de sculpture", August 2013: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Lauberhorn Trail

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Text

  1. Interlaken Tourism, "Lauberhorn Trail" (hike page, from Wengen Allmend to Kleine Scheidegg)
  2. Jungfrau Railways, "Lauberhorn Trail" (hike page, facts about the downhill)
  3. International Lauberhorn Races, "Home of Legends" (history of the races)
  4. Jungfrau Railways, "Die Jungfraubahn, ein Pionierwerk" (line from Kleine Scheidegg to Eigergletscher)
  5. Jungfrau Railways, "Wengernalpbahn, die längste Zahnradbahn"
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the route
  7. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Mols-Member"
  8. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Glockhaus-Member"
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route
  10. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. The Eiger (3967 m) and the Mönch (4107 m) from Kleine Scheidegg (2061 m), Bernese Oberland: Fischer.H, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Allmend railway station: Bybbisch94, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Wengernalp Railway train between Allmend and Wengernalp stations: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. A cow on the hiking trail to Wengernalp: cows here are used to hikers on this well-used path: Frank Reeder, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Wengernalp Railway at Wengernalp; behind it, the Eiger Glacier, with the Eiger on the left and the Mönch on the right: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. A torrent coming down the north face of the Jungfrau in summer: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Summer at Kleine Scheidegg: Timo Newton-Syms from Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Wengernalp Railway at Kleine Scheidegg, at the foot of the Eiger North Face: Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Hotel Eigernordwand and the viewpoint at Kleine Scheidegg: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Cenotaph for Jiro Nitta, a Japanese novelist, at Kleine Scheidegg: Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. Looking down to Grindelwald from Kleine Scheidegg: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Les Diablerets → Villars-sur-Ollon

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Mary-Claude Busset-Henchoz, "Diablerets, Les" (in French)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Mary-Claude Busset-Henchoz, "Ormont-Dessus" (in French)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Pierre Dewarrat, "Croix, col de la" (in French)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Jacques Bouquet, "Villars-Chesières" (in French)
  5. Vaud Alps tourist office, "The Pyramides de gypse (Gypsum Pyramids)"
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  7. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  8. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route
  9. Federal Office of Transport, public transport stops (layer ch.bav.haltestellen-oev) along the route
  10. TPC, network maps (Bex-Villars-Bretaye railway, in French)

Photos

  1. The Les Diablerets massif with yellow flowers in spring, on a sunny day: Deralpinbergsteiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Col de la Croix (Vaud): Olaf brandt, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Pyramides de Gypse (gypsum pyramids): Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Hiking sign at L'Encrène (1934 m): Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) on the path between L'Encrène and the Col de la Croix: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Lichen on the edge of the path between L'Encrène and Perche (Ormont-Dessous): Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Bearded bellflower (Campanula barbata) near the Lac des Chavonnes, Ormont-Dessous: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. BVB train (Bt 54, B 51 and HGe 4/4 32) at Col de Soud: flybyeigenheer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Villars-sur-Ollon station: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Les Mosses → Château-d'Oex

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Text

  1. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes, site sheet 99 "Col des Mosses/La Lécherette" (in French)
  2. FOEN, Federal Inventories of Raised Bogs and Fens (layers ch.bafu.bundesinventare-hochmoore and -flachmoore) along the route
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, David Birmingham, "Château-d'Œx" (in French)
  4. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  5. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route
  6. OpenStreetMap: restaurants, cafés and water points near the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors)

Photos

  1. The Route de Gruyère road bridge over the Sarine at Les Moulins (Château-d'Oex, canton of Vaud): Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Les Moulins (Vaud), seen from the driver's cab of the Montreux-Oberland Bernois railway, August 2012: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Le Plancher des Vaches: tiana rakoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Col des Mosses, looking north: Adrian Michael, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Les Mosses and La Lécherette, seen from Oudiou: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The church of Château-d'Oex: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Mountain View Trail

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Text

  1. Schilthornbahn, 'Wandern' (Mountain View Trail, Flower Trail, Blumental Panorama Trail; in German)
  2. Schilthornbahn, 'Flower Trail' (in German)
  3. Schilthornbahn, 'Allmendhubel' (in German)
  4. Schilthornbahn, 'Panorama Restaurant Allmendhubel' (in German)
  5. Schilthornbahn, 'Geschichte' (company history, in German)
  6. Jungfraubahnen, Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren AG (in German)
  7. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, 'Mürren' (in French)
  8. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  9. Swiss stratigraphic lexicon (strati.ch), 'Glockhaus-Member' (in German)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  11. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. The platform of Grütschalp station, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the background: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The hiking signpost Grütschalp 1486, Lauterbrunnen: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Grütschalp station and the top station of the cable car from Lauterbrunnen: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Grütschalp station on the Mürrenbahn: Fotograf Braun, Adolphe & Cie., Dornach im Elsass, heute Stadtteil von Müllhausen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Railcar Be 4/4 23 of the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren, on the level line above the cliffs of the Lauterbrunnen gorge: Jan Uyttebroeck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Silberhorn, Goldenhorn and Silberhorn Glacier seen from Grütschalp: Bgvr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Nollen Glacier on the Mönch, seen from Grütschalp: Bgvr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. A buttercup-family flower (Ranunculaceae) at Mürren: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Allmendhubel funicular rising above Mürren: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The Allmendhubelbahn, a funicular that connects Mürren with Allmendhubel: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. On the Flower Trail above Mürren, with the view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau: Nature act, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Niederhorn-Panoramaweg

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Text

  1. Thunersee Tourismus, "Award-winning hiking trail" (gold medal, ibex colony, views)
  2. Interlaken Tourismus and Berner Wanderwege, "Güggisgrat mit Panoramasicht" (in German)
  3. Niederhornbahn AG, "Company" (history of the lifts)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, "Beatenberg" (in French)
  5. Interlaken Tourismus, "Chästeilet im Justistal" (in German)
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the route
  7. Swiss stratigraphic lexicon (strati.ch), "Niederhorn-Formation"
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. The Eiger seen from the Niederhorn: Deborah Cordwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Hiking signpost on the Niederhorn: Lu-xin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The summit of the Gemmenalphorn and the Alpine panorama: Schreckhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Blümlisalphorn and Doldenhorn: Urs.Schmid007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The three-cable gondola Beatenberg-Niederhorn of Niederhornbahn AG: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Ibex on the Niederhorn: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Young ibex in the evening on the Güggisgrat: Ostaehli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Rock ptarmigan on the Niederhorn: Ostaehli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Justistal: the Grönhütte, the Grönbach stream and the Niederhorn: Lantus (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Chästeilet, the cheese sharing in the Justistal: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. View over the Justistal and the Niesen: Mrc2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. The Mönch and the Jungfrau seen from the Niederhorn: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  12. View from Beatenberg: René Bongard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Panoramaweg Schynige Platte

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Text

  1. Jungfrau Railways, "Schynige Platte" (official destination page, in German)
  2. Jungfrau Railways, "Schynige Platte Bahn, historisches Juwel" (in German)
  3. Schynige Platte botanical alpine garden, official website (home page)
  4. Schynige Platte botanical alpine garden, "History"
  5. Interlaken Tourism, "Panoramaweg Schynige Platte via Oberberghorn" (in German)
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  7. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Reischiben-Formation"
  8. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Schilt-Formation"
  9. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Quinten-Formation"
  10. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  11. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. Panoramic view from the Schynige Platte Panoramic Trail with the Oberberghorn, Lake Thun and Interlaken: Fl.schmitt, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Mountain station with trains of the Schynige Platte Railway (2010): JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The entrance to the Schynige Platte Alpine Garden, seen from the station platform: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Oberberghorn seen from the Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Swiss hiking network signpost at the Daube: Gubaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Oberberghorn, Laucherhorn, Faulhorn, Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn, Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau and the Lauterbrunnen Valley seen from the Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Lake Thun seen from the Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Interlaken, Matten, Bönigen, Goldswil, Ringgenberg and the Abendberg seen from the Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) on the Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Alpine skullcap (Scutellaria alpina) on the Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

View from the top

Randa Hängebrückenweg

See the hike

Text

  1. Municipality of Randa, "Charles Kuonen Hängebrücke am Europaweg" (measurements, swissrope, name, view of the Weisshorn; in German)
  2. Municipality of Randa, home page (bridge opened in 2017, Dom and Weisshorn; in German)
  3. Municipality of Randa, "Ausstellung Bergsturz" (exhibition on the 1991 rockslide; in German)
  4. Europaweg, "Neue Hängebrücke Europaweg, das Projekt" (creation of the Europaweg, 2010 bridge, budget and sponsorship; in German)
  5. Zermatt Tourism, "Rundweg Hängebrücke Randa (Nr. 69)" (larch forest, Hohtschugga, crossing, advice; in German)
  6. Zermatt Tourism, "Längste Fussgänger-Hängebrücke der Alpen" (Grabengufer, head for heights, thunderstorms; in German)
  7. Zermatt Tourism, "Randa rockslide"
  8. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Bernard Truffer, "Randa" (in French)
  9. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. Panorama of the Charles Kuonen suspension bridge, with the Weisshorn in the background: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Charles Kuonen suspension bridge above Randa (VS): Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The 494 m suspension bridge at Randa (SWISSROPE SkyWalk Randa): Theo lauber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Charles Kuonen suspension bridge, Randa: VishnuVaratharajan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Charles Kuonen pedestrian suspension bridge: Simon Broccard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Swiss chalet near the Charles Kuonen suspension bridge: Simon Broccard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Randa rockslide, seen from the Europaweg: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Randa rockslide seen from the Europaweg, with the Weisshorn above: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. St. Sebastian's church in Randa (Mattertal), Valais: Francofranco56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The village of Randa in Valais, with its church: Gemeinde Randa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Rochers-de-Naye

See the hike

Text

  1. Montreux Archives, "Inauguration du train aux Rochers-de-Naye, 1892", Sous la loupe no. 08 (in French)
  2. La Rambertia alpine garden, official website
  3. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  4. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. The Rochers-de-Naye cliffs above Lake Geneva: BECK François, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Sunset over the sea of fog: AleksaRohr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The trail along the ridge: Matias Senger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Grassy ridges around the summit: Gabriel Garcia Marengo gabrielgm, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The summit and its buildings, with the Alps in the distance: tonyfurrer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The summit station and the rack railway: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The rack railway near the summit: Alexis.bangkaew, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Marmot at the summit marmot park: Stéphane Magnenat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Spring gentians on the rocks: Peter Sabol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Evening light on the rocks: Sumspic Simon LEPETRE, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Schynige Platte → Grindelwald, First

See the hike

Text

  1. Jungfrau Railways, "Höhenwanderung Schynige Platte – First" (official hike page, in German)
  2. Jungfrau Railways, Schynige Platte Railway history and operation (in German)
  3. Jungfrau Railways, Grindelwald-First (Bachalpsee, Firstbahn, in German)
  4. Jungfrau Railways, Firstbahn renewal project (history of the First lifts, in German)
  5. Schynige Platte botanical alpine garden, home page (800 species, 2027 anniversary, in German)
  6. Schynige Platte botanical alpine garden, history (in German)
  7. Schynige Platte botanical alpine garden, general data (altitude, rock, in German)
  8. Berghotel Faulhorn, history of the hotel and the name (in German)
  9. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  10. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Hochstollen-Formation" (in German)
  11. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  12. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. The Oberberghorn and the Laucherhorn seen from Schynige Platte: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Schynige Platte mountain station with trains of the railway: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Schynige Platte alpine garden: Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau seen from Güwtürli: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Berghaus Männdlenen in the Bernese Prealps: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Faulhorn with the Berghotel Faulhorn, near Grindelwald: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Swiss hiking network signpost at Gassenboden: Gubaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Bachalpsee reflecting the Alps in the morning: Sabrina Schreiber, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Grindelwald-First mountain restaurant, looking towards the Schreckhorn, the Ischmeer glacier and the Fiescherhörner: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The Grindelwald-First gondola lift with its six-seater cabins: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Sentier des ponts historiques du Sépey

See the hike

Text

  1. Alpes Vaudoises tourist office, "Trail of the historic bridges of Le Sépey | N°140" (official hike page)
  2. Association of Friends of the 1778 Pont des Planches, "Histoire" (in French)
  3. blue News, Valérie Passello, "Coup de neuf pour le vieux pont, un chemin de rando renaît !" (27 May 2024, in French)
  4. Radio Chablais, "Le pont des Planches, au Sepey, permet à nouveau de franchir la Grande eau" (26 May 2024, in French)
  5. Groupe Grisoni, "Réfection du pont des Planches à Ormont-Dessous" (July 2023, in French)
  6. Chablais public transport (TPC), "111 lieux": the Pont de la Tine (in French)
  7. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Mary-Claude Busset-Henchoz, "Sépey, Le" (in French)
  8. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Mary-Claude Busset-Henchoz, "Ormont-Dessous" (in French)
  9. FEDRO, Inventory of Historical Traffic Routes in Switzerland, regional and local objects (VD 1520.1)
  10. FOCP, Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Importance (object 6379, Pont des Planches)
  11. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  12. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  13. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. View over the Ormonts valley towards the Rhône valley from Le Sépey; on the left, Les Planches and the road to La Forclaz: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Le Sépey and its meadows, peaks still under snow, May 2019: János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Signpost "Le Sépey" (978 m): Eginhard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The old Pont des Planches before restoration (2021): Armand Lugrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Pic Chaussy seen from Les Planches (Pont des Planches, view from the railway): Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets railcars at Le Sépey station, 1980s: Alain GAVILLET from Chêne-Bougeries, Suisse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Ormont-Dessous: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Ormont-Dessous, May 2019: János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Tour d'Aï seen from the village of La Forclaz, in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. A farm on the slopes of Le Sépey in the morning sun, May 2019: János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Sentier des trois tours de Leysin

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Text

  1. Leysin Tourisme, "The trail of the three towers of Leysin, no. 141"
  2. Leysin Tourisme, "Le Kuklos" (in French)
  3. Leysin Tourisme, "Télécabine Leysin - La Berneuse" (in French)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Jean-Jacques Bouquet, "Leysin" (in French)
  5. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Vincent Barras, "Auguste Rollier" (in French)
  6. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail and at the three peaks
  7. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Moléson Formation" (in French)
  8. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Couches Rouges of the Préalpes Médianes" (in French)
  9. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail

Photos

  1. Lac d'Aï: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The Tour d'Aï seen from Aï; in the centre, the rock formation known as the Sphinx: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. View from Aï towards Mayen, with the old top station of the former Brion - Mayen chairlift (1981), replaced and extended in 2017: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Lac de Mayen and the Tour de Mayen seen from Mayen: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Tour d'Aï seen from Mayen: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Rocks at the Tour de Mayen: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Rocks at the Tour d'Aï: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Tour de Mayen seen from the track between Le Temeley and Mayen: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Tour de Famelon seen from the Crête du Fer: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Panoramic view at Lac de Mayen: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Sentier du Balcon du Mont-Blanc

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, André Décaillet, "Finhaut" (in French)
  2. Alpiq, "Half a century of Franco-Swiss hydroelectric ingenuity" (Emosson dam)
  3. VerticAlp Emosson, the history of the Emosson dams
  4. VerticAlp Emosson, the funicular
  5. VerticAlp Emosson, the Minifunic
  6. VerticAlp Emosson, archosaur footprint site
  7. Canton of Valais, protected natural sites: dinosaur tracks of Vieux-Emosson (in French)
  8. Natural History Museum of Geneva, teaching pack "Dinosaures" (in French)
  9. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  10. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Vallorcine granite" (in French)
  11. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  12. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. The Emosson area, looking towards the Tour Sallière: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. View from above Finhaut, in the Trient Valley: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. In Finhaut: János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Hotel Bristol, Finhaut: János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The Aiguilles Rouges seen from the Trient Valley, Finhaut: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Le Trétien area in summer, looking towards Gueuroz: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Sentier du Sel

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Text

  1. Swiss Hiking Federation (Suisse Rando), "Sur le Sentier du Sel à Bex", 2017 hike sheet no. 1329 (in French)
  2. Federal Office of Culture, Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS), "Le Bévieux, commune de Bex" (2014 text, in French)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, HLS DHS DSS and Emmanuel Abetel, "Ollon" (in French)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, François Berger, "Bex (commune)" (in French)
  5. Municipality of Bex, information board "The erratic blocks of Les Dévens" (Chablais geotope)
  6. Vaud tourism, "Mysterious monsters from elsewhere: the erratic blocks from the Dévens"
  7. Salina Helvetica, Bex Salt Mines (official visitor website, in French)
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. Aigle, seen from Plambuit: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Maison du sel in Panex, on the salt trail between Panex and Plambuit: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The village of Panex: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Meadows between the hamlets of Glutières and La Pousaz: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The great chestnut tree of Antagnes: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Grand Muveran from the Antagnes vineyards, looking towards the Gryonne: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Gryonne river near Salaz and Les Dévens: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Former house of the director of the saltworks: Topanot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. The Bloc Monstre, a glacial erratic at Les Dévens, Bex: Arkelin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Bex salt mine museum: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Sentier Panorama 4000

See the hike

Text

  1. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Sentier Panorama 4000" (official hike page, in French)
  2. Association des Bisses du Valais, "Bisse de Tsittoret" (inventory of bisses, in French)
  3. Bernard Dubuis, "Le bisse du Tsittoret", Annales valaisannes 1995 (in French)
  4. Crans-Montana Life, Claude Monnier, "Un centenaire en pleine forme" (SAC Montana-Vermala section)
  5. Swiss Alpine Club, "Cabane des Violettes CAS"
  6. Pfyn-Finges nature park, "German or French" (Raspille language border)
  7. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Hugues Rey, "Mollens (VS)" (in French)
  8. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the route
  9. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  10. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route

Photos

  1. View towards the Weisshorn from around the Cave du Sex: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. View towards Mont Bonvin from around Les Violettes: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Mont Bonvin: François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. View above La Tièche: François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. View from Hemointze du Plan towards the “Schwarzhorn pass”: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Crans-Montana in July 2020: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Tour de l'Argentine

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Denyse Raymond, “Anzeindaz” (in French)
  2. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), site 1503 “Diablerets – Vallon de Nant – Derborence (partie ouest)” (in French)
  3. FOEN, federal game reserves, sheet no. 28 “Grand Muveran”
  4. FOEN, layers ch.bafu.bundesinventare-jagdbanngebiete and ch.bafu.bundesinventare-bln, queried at every point of the route
  5. swisstopo, GeoAlpina, sheet no. 9 “Le vallon de La Vare, du Pont de Nant à Anzeindaz” (in French)
  6. Swiss Alpine Club, Diablerets section, leaflet “Découvrir la Cabane Barraud” (in French)
  7. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  8. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the route
  9. © OpenStreetMap contributors: restaurants and huts near the route

Photos

  1. The Argentine Mirror, Bex, Vaud: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Signpost “Solalex”: Eginhard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Anzeindaz mountain pasture, Bex, Vaud: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Les Diablerets seen near the Col des Essets: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Rocks on the Arête de l’Argentine: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Wild marmot in the Grand Muveran game reserve: Photography captured by Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. The Lion d’Argentine, Tête à Pierre Grept and Grand Muveran: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The Avançon d’Anzeinde: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Les Diablerets seen from the Roc du Châtelet: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The Argentine mountains, Bex, Vaud: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Tour de La Palette

See the hike

Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Gilbert Coutaz, "Pillon, col du" (in French, 2008 version, revised on 20.01.2011)
  2. Les Diablerets Tourist Office (Alpes vaudoises), "Lac Retaud"
  3. Le Temps, Séverine Saas, "Le lac Retaud, miroir des Préalpes" (in French, 3 August 2020)
  4. Swiss Stratigraphic Lexicon (strati.ch), "Frutigen Formation"
  5. swisstopo, GeoCover geological map (layer ch.swisstopo.geologie-geocover) along the trail
  6. swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D: municipal boundaries along the trail
  7. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place names along the trail
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)

Photos

  1. Col du Pillon: Olaf brandt, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Lac Retaud: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Forest near Lac Retaud: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Hiking sign at Col de Voré, on the Bern / Vaud boundary: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Arnensee from Col des Andérets: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Temporary red pond south of Col des Andérets: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Cow at the Buvette la Marnèche, Isenau (Ormont-Dessus, Vaud): Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. Oldenhorn and Scex Rouge from Lac Retaud: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Col du Pillon, print (gypsography) by Pierre Roche: Roche, Pierre (1855-1922). Graveur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. Glacier 3000 valley station, Col du Pillon: Cable1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  11. Col du Pillon pass road, canton of Vaud: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Tour du Lac de Moiry

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Text

  1. Swissdams, data sheet of the "Moiry" dam (in French)
  2. Canton of Valais, Water Strategy, "Rehaussement du barrage de Moiry" (in French)
  3. Alpiq, "Gougra storage power plant"
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Bernard Monnet, "Grimentz" (in French)
  5. GLAMOS, Swiss glacier monitoring network: length changes (Glacier de Moiry)
  6. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Tour du Lac de Moiry"
  7. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Lac de Moiry" (in French)
  8. Val d'Anniviers Tourism, high loop around the lake on the Chemin 2500
  9. Val d'Anniviers Tourism, "Moiry Dam"
  10. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: dataset ch.astra.wanderland (FEDRO)
  11. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place and stream names along the route

Photos

  1. The Moiry Dam: Olgierd Rudak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Lac de Moiry and the Moiry Dam: Rplus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The Moiry hut, the Moiry Glacier and the Pigne de la Lé, seen from the path to Lac de la Bayenna: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Lac de Châteaupré and the Moiry Glacier: Olgierd Rudak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Lac de la Bayenna: Markus Bernet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. A marmot in the Val de Moiry, above Lac de Moiry: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. Lac de Moiry, with the Moiry Glacier in the background: Glaurung: Samuel Rosset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The semicircular spillway of the Moiry Dam (July 2009): Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. A Pelton wheel on display at Lac de Moiry (July 2009): Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The Moiry Dam, with its lake and glacier in the background: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Vercorin → Grimentz

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Text

  1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Bernard Monnet, "Grimentz" (in French)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, David Rey, "Vissoie" (in French)
  3. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, David Rey, "Saint-Jean (VS)" (in French)
  4. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Catherine Raemy-Berthod, "Vercorin" (in French)
  5. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Hans Stadler, "Irrigation" (in French)
  6. Valais/Wallis Promotion, "Grand Bisse de St-Jean"
  7. Val d'Anniviers Tourism, "Anniviers Bisses Trail"
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland: ch.astra.wanderland dataset (FEDRO)
  9. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D: place and stream names along the trail

Photos

  1. The old village of Grimentz, in the Val d'Anniviers.: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. The village of Pinsec seen from Vissoie.: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. The chapel of Pinsec, a cultural property of regional significance.: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. The village of Vissoie.: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. The St-Jean road bridge over the Navizence, at the village of Mayoux.: Arkelin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The Chapel of Saint John the Baptist in Saint-Jean, Anniviers, a cultural property of regional significance.: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  7. An Hérens cow in Saint-Jean.: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  8. The village of Mission seen from the road to Grimentz.: Jérémy Toma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  9. Building at 56 Rue du Village, in the old village of Grimentz.: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  10. The cellars of Grimentz, a cultural property of regional significance.: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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Region guides

Valais

  1. Valais/Wallis Promotion, « Stellisee » (in French)
  2. Municipality of Randa, « Hängebrücke » (in German)
  3. Pro Natura, leaflet « Site naturel protégé Forêt d'Aletsch » (2024, in French)
  4. Swissdams, fact sheet « Moiry »
  5. Valais/Wallis Promotion, « Lac de Moiry » (in French)
  6. Alpiq, « Half a century of Franco-Swiss hydroelectric ingenuity »
  7. Valais Bisses Association, « Bisse d'Ayent » (in French)
  8. Anzère Tourisme, « Le Grand Bisse d'Ayent » (in French)
  9. Valais/Wallis Promotion, « Lac de Champex » and « Champex-Lac » (in French)
  10. Zermatt Tourismus, « Matterhorn » (in German)
  11. Valais/Wallis Promotion, « Grande Dixence » (in French)
  12. Pfyn-Finges Nature Park (in French)
  13. Valais/Wallis Promotion, « Gorges du Trient, cascade de la Pissevache » (in French)
  14. Info Flora, Larix decidua (larch, in French)
  15. Info Flora, Rhododendron ferrugineum (alpenrose, in French)
  16. Info Flora, Leontopodium alpinum (edelweiss, in French)
  17. Swiss Ornithological Institute, « Cassenoix moucheté » (in French)
  18. Swiss Ornithological Institute, « Gypaète barbu » (in French)
  19. Swiss National Park, « Marmotte » (in French)
  20. Swiss National Park, « Bouquetin » (in French)
  21. Val d'Anniviers Tourisme, autumn hikes (in French)
  22. Swiss Association of AOPs and IGPs, register (Raclette du Valais, Pain de seigle valaisan, Abricotine, Eau-de-vie de poire du Valais, Viande séchée, Jambon cru and Lard sec du Valais) (in French)
  23. Canton of Valais, Agriculture Department, « Vignoble valaisan » (in French)
  24. opentransportdata.swiss, official timetable (OJP 2.0), checked on 30-10-2026
  25. Belalp Bahnen, timetable
  26. Zermatt Bergbahnen, summer timetable 2026
  27. Saas-Fee/Saastal, lift timetables for summer 2026 (in French)
  28. VerticAlp Emosson, timetables and fares (in French)
  29. Val d'Anniviers Tourisme, « Bus et navettes » (2026 dates, in French), checked on 31-10-2026
  30. Anzère Tourisme, « La navette en été » (2026 dates, in French), checked on 31-10-2026
  31. Val d'Anniviers Tourisme, « Haut tour du lac » (in French)
  32. Swiss Hiking Trails, « Randonner en toute sécurité » (in French)
  33. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D (place coordinates)

Photos

  1. Raclette cheese in the canton of Valais, by the wood fire: Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Broken loaf of Valais rye bread and an old bread knife, Matterhorn Museum in Zermatt: Evelyscher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Valais dried meat with gherkins and pickled onions: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Valais platter in Zermatt: raw ham, bacon, dried meat, dried sausage and raclette cheese: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Brisolée: roasted chestnuts with cheese, autumn fruit, bacon and dried meat: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. Terraced vineyards above the Rhône, seen from the Bisse de Clavau: Alain Rouiller, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

Bernese Oberland

  1. Jungfraubahnen, « Bachalpsee » (in German)
  2. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Daniel Anker, « Eiger » (in French)
  3. Jungfraubahnen, « Eiger Trail » (in German)
  4. Jungfraubahnen, « Kleine Scheidegg » (in German)
  5. Schilthornbahn, « Flower Trail » (in German)
  6. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), object 1501 « Gälte – Iffigen » (in German)
  7. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), object 1507 « Berner Hochalpen und Aletsch-Bietschhorn-Gebiet (nördlicher Teil) » (in German)
  8. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Anne-Marie Dubler, « Gasterntal » (in German)
  9. Thunersee Tourismus, « Award-winning hiking trail »
  10. Interlaken Tourismus and Berner Wanderwege, « Güggisgrat mit Panoramasicht » (in German)
  11. Jungfraubahnen, « Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe » (in German)
  12. St. Beatus Caves, official website (in German)
  13. Info Flora, Rhododendron ferrugineum (alpenrose, in French)
  14. Info Flora, Scutellaria alpina (alpine skullcap, in French)
  15. Info Flora, Leontopodium alpinum (edelweiss, in French)
  16. Info Flora, Aquilegia alpina (alpine columbine, in French)
  17. Swiss National Park, « Bouquetin » (in French)
  18. Swiss National Park, « Cerf élaphe » (in French)
  19. Swiss Ornithological Institute, « Lagopède alpin » (in French)
  20. Swiss Ornithological Institute, « Chocard à bec jaune » (in French)
  21. Swiss Ornithological Institute, « Gypaète barbu » (in French)
  22. Schynige Platte Alpine Botanical Garden (in German)
  23. Swiss Association of AOPs and IGPs, « Berner Alpkäse AOP et Berner Hobelkäse AOP » (in French)
  24. Swiss Association of AOPs and IGPs, « Berner Zungenwurst IGP » (in French)
  25. Swiss Association of AOPs and IGPs, « Sbrinz AOP » (in French)
  26. Interlaken Tourismus, « Chästeilet im Justistal » (in German)
  27. opentransportdata.swiss, official timetable (OJP 2.0), checked on 30-10-2026
  28. Jungfraubahnen, « Die Schynige Platte-Bahn startet in die neue Saison » (2026, in German)
  29. Niederhornbahn AG, « Fahrplan » (in German)
  30. Swiss Hiking Trails, « Randonner en toute sécurité » (in French)
  31. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D (place coordinates)

Photos

  1. Cheese cellar of the Obere Bundalp alp in the Kiental: wheels of Berner Alpkäse: Martin Thurnherr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. Thin rolled shavings of Hobelkäse on a plate: Mike Lehmann, Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Sbrinz served in rolled shavings, grated or broken into chunks: Rebecca Wyrsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

Vaud Alps

  1. La Rambertia alpine garden, official website (in French)
  2. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, « La ruine de la Tour de Salausex » (in French)
  3. Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Regional Nature Park, « Sentier des narcisses des Avants » (in French)
  4. Aigle Castle, « Le Château » (in French)
  5. Aigle Castle, Museum of Vines, Wine and Wine Labels, « Historique et collections » (in French)
  6. FOEN, Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN), object 1503 « Diablerets – Vallon de Nant – Derborence (partie ouest) » (in French)
  7. Alpes vaudoises tourist office, « Pyramides de gypse » (in French)
  8. Les Diablerets tourist office, « Lac Retaud » (in French)
  9. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Denyse Raymond, « Anzeindaz » (in French)
  10. Leysin Tourisme, « Le sentier des trois tours de Leysin, n° 141 » (in French)
  11. Salina Helvetica, Bex salt mines (in French)
  12. Chillon Castle, « Le château » (in French)
  13. Glacier 3000, « Peak Walk by Tissot » (in French)
  14. Les Mosses tourist office, « Lac Lioson » (in French)
  15. Canton of Vaud, intangible heritage inventory, « Narcisses » (in French)
  16. Info Flora, Dactylorhiza fuchsii (common spotted orchid, in French)
  17. Info Flora, Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut, in French)
  18. Info Flora, Campanula barbata (bearded bellflower, in French)
  19. Swiss National Park, « Marmotte » (in French)
  20. Swiss National Park, « Chamois » (in French)
  21. Swiss Ornithological Institute, « Perdrix bartavelle » (in French)
  22. Swiss Association of AOPs and IGPs, register (L'Etivaz, Le Gruyère, Saucisson vaudois, Saucisse aux choux vaudoise) (in French)
  23. Canton of Vaud, Vaud wine regulations (RVV, BLV 916.125.2), version in force from 01.07.2026 (in French)
  24. opentransportdata.swiss, official timetable (OJP 2.0), checked on 30-10-2026
  25. Alpes vaudoises tourist office, « Télécabine Leysin - La Berneuse » (timetables, in French)
  26. Swiss Hiking Trails, « Randonner en toute sécurité » (in French)
  27. swisstopo, swissNAMES3D (place coordinates)

Photos

  1. Half wheel of L'Etivaz AOP, a raw-milk alpine cheese: Hubertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  2. A piece of Le Gruyère AOP Réserve: Hubertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  3. Saucisson vaudois with its seal, potatoes and red wine: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  4. Saucisse aux choux vaudoise with its seal of origin: Popo le Chien, CC0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  5. Aigle Castle, home of the museum of vines and wine, among the vineyards: Leemburg-CH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.
  6. The "Train des Vignes" climbing the Lavaux vineyard terraces: Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, resized.

Guides and categories

Hiking difficulty in Switzerland: how to read the signs

  1. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), hiking trail categories (31.10.2026)
  2. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), walking times (31.10.2026)
  3. FEDRO and SwitzerlandMobility Foundation, difficulty grades for slow traffic (2020) (31.10.2026)
  4. Swiss Alpine Club, SAC hiking scale definitions (2023) (31.10.2026)
  5. Swiss Alpine Club, revision of the hiking scale (31.10.2026)
  6. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), planning a hike (31.10.2026)

Hiking by public transport: start here, finish over there

  1. SBB, the SBB Mobile app (31.10.2026)
  2. SBB, Half Fare travelcard (31.10.2026)
  3. SBB, GA area of validity (in French) (31.10.2026)
  4. SBB, area of validity map (in French) (31.10.2026)
  5. SBB, Swiss Half Fare Card (31.10.2026)
  6. PostBus, mountain pass routes in the Central Alps (31.10.2026)
  7. opentransportdata.swiss, open data platform for Swiss public transport (31.10.2026)
  8. SBB, Swiss Travel Pass (01.11.2026)

Hiking safety in Switzerland: plan ahead and know what to do

  1. Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (BFU), hiking safely (31.10.2026)
  2. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), planning a hike (31.10.2026)
  3. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), safety (31.10.2026)
  4. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), thunderstorms (31.10.2026)
  5. Rega, calling out a rescue helicopter (31.10.2026)
  6. Rega, Rega app (31.10.2026)
  7. Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), emergency medical call centre 144 (31.10.2026)
  8. Swiss Herd Protection Service (AGRIDEA), meeting livestock guard dogs safely (31.10.2026)
  9. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), herd protection (31.10.2026)
  10. Swiss Armed Forces, firing notices (31.10.2026)
  11. Swiss Armed Forces, Montagne de Lussy firing notice (danger zone and unexploded ammunition rules) (31.10.2026)

Hiking season and snow: when to head into the Swiss mountains

  1. Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (BFU), hiking safely (31.10.2026)
  2. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), hiking in spring (31.10.2026)
  3. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), hiking in autumn (31.10.2026)
  4. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), hiking in winter (31.10.2026)
  5. Swiss Hiking Trail Federation (Suisse Rando), hiking trail categories (31.10.2026)
  6. SLF, how snow is measured (31.10.2026)
  7. SLF, the avalanche bulletin (31.10.2026)
  8. MeteoSwiss, local forecast open data (ch.meteoschweiz.ogd-local-forecasting) (31.10.2026)

The Bivio method: where every figure comes from

  1. geo.admin.ch, Hiking in Switzerland (FEDRO, cantons) (31.10.2026)
  2. SwitzerlandMobility, Hiking in Switzerland (31.10.2026)
  3. swisstopo, swissALTI3D (collection record) (31.10.2026)
  4. swisstopo, SWISSIMAGE 10 cm (collection record) (31.10.2026)
  5. MeteoSwiss, local forecasts (open data) (31.10.2026)
  6. MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet automatic stations (31.10.2026)
  7. WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF (31.10.2026)
  8. geo.admin.ch, hiking trail closures and diversions (FEDRO, cantons) (31.10.2026)
  9. geo.admin.ch, published firing notices and danger zones (Swiss Armed Forces) (31.10.2026)
  10. geo.admin.ch, pastures protected by livestock guardian dogs (FOEN) (31.10.2026)
  11. opentransportdata.swiss (31.10.2026)
  12. OpenStreetMap, copyright and licence (31.10.2026)
  13. Wikimedia Commons (31.10.2026)

Best hikes in Switzerland: our pick

  1. OFROU et SuisseMobile, Degrés de difficulté en mobilité douce (2020) (31.10.2026)

Hikes this weekend: the driest routes

  1. MétéoSuisse, Local forecast data (données ouvertes) (31.10.2026)
  2. BPA, Randonnée et randonnée en montagne (31.10.2026)
  3. Suisse Rando, Sécurité (31.10.2026)

Trail running Switzerland: run the mountain trails

  1. ITRA, Discover Trail Running (Km-effort) (31.10.2026)
  2. ITRA, FAQ Runners (ITRA Endurance Points) (31.10.2026)
  3. Suisse Rando, Catégories de chemins de randonnée (31.10.2026)
  4. OFROU et SuisseMobile, Degrés de difficulté en mobilité douce (2020) (31.10.2026)
  5. Suisse Rando, Sécurité (31.10.2026)
  6. Suisse Rando, Animaux (31.10.2026)
  7. BPA, Randonnée et randonnée en montagne (31.10.2026)
  8. mobilesport.ch (Office fédéral du sport), Trail running : risques et mesures de sécurité (31.10.2026)

Multi-day hikes: Switzerland's great long-distance routes

  1. SwitzerlandMobility, Via Alpina (route 1) (31.10.2026)
  2. SwitzerlandMobility, Alpine Passes Trail (route 6) (31.10.2026)
  3. SwitzerlandMobility, ViaBerna (route 38) (31.10.2026)
  4. SwitzerlandMobility, Aletsch Panoramaweg (route 39) (31.10.2026)
  5. SwitzerlandMobility, Tour des Alpes Vaudoises (route 46) (31.10.2026)
  6. SwitzerlandMobility, Lötschberg-Panoramaweg (route 56) (31.10.2026)
  7. SwitzerlandMobility, Chemin des Bisses (route 58) (31.10.2026)
  8. SwitzerlandMobility, Walliser Sonnenweg (route 61) (31.10.2026)
  9. Swiss Alpine Club SAC, practical information on huts (in French) (31.10.2026)
  10. Swiss Alpine Club SAC, camping and bivouacking (in French) (31.10.2026)
  11. Swiss Hiking Trails, overnight stays (in German) (31.10.2026)

Family hikes: easy walks with children

  1. OFROU et SuisseMobile, Degrés de difficulté en mobilité douce (2020) (31.10.2026)
  2. Suisse Rando, Catégories de chemins de randonnée (31.10.2026)
  3. Suisse Rando, Randonnée avec des enfants (31.10.2026)
  4. Suisse Rando, Animaux (31.10.2026)
  5. BPA, Randonnée et randonnée en montagne (31.10.2026)