From here, along the stream, you can also return to the OberalpPass. The path is a little longer, but not that steep. You can also see the high moor area …
The rugged Schöllenen Gorge, through which the Reuss flows deep below, has always been a difficult obstacle to overcome on the Gotthard Pass route. It was probably the Walsers who …
The Gotthard pass is located at an altitude of 2,106 meters and connects the canton of Ticino in Italian Switzerland with the canton of Uri in German-speaking Switzerland. Historically the …
The Lago di Lucendro is a reservoir in the canton of Ticino in the area of the municipality of Airolo. The water from the reservoir is used together with that …
The reservoir in the Göscheneralptal lies at 1,792 meters above sea level in the middle of a scenic hiking and climbing paradise.
The Göscheneralptal is one of the most beautiful …
From Airolo by MTB up the constantly ascending road, or comfortably with the steepest cog railway from Ambri, then a few minutes walk from the train station to the dam …
Here, where the world's highest lighthouse stands, begins the hiking trail to Lake Tomasee (2,344 meters), considered the source of the Rhine. From here, it's just 200 meters in elevation to the Badushütte, where you can relax and unwind.
Very beautiful lake, just above the famous Ritomsee. It is on the well-known MTB route over the Passo del Sole or the Passo dell’Uomo. The newly built, privately run, modern Cadagnohütte is also located here.
The legend of the famous Devil's Stone goes like this: After many unsuccessful attempts by the people of Uri to build a bridge through the Schöllenen Gorge, they turned to …