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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
August 26, 2026 at 08:25
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
August 9, 2026 at 07:30
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
July 23, 2026 at 07:42
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
July 4, 2026 at 08:27
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July 25, 2026
Back in Lenk, the section to Gstaad was on the agenda today.
Starting from the village, the ascent began, as so often with a few really steep sections and stair passages up the Wallbach gorge. Waterfalls lined the path, which mostly ran through the forest.
Once out of the gorge, the path opened up, and
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
June 21, 2026 at 06:24
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July 25, 2026
I left it open whether I would also run the stage to Gstaad after descending to Lenk, or whether I would stick to the short remaining section.
The descent was so steep that after an hour and a half of walking downhill, my thighs no longer felt up to another pass crossing.
So I decided on Plan B and a short Sunday hike.
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June 20, 2026 at 07:48
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July 25, 2026
To start the third and final Via Alpina season, I planned a two-day hike starting from Kandersteg. Ideally, I would do three stages in two days and thus reach Gstaad.
The goal of the first day was the Hahnenmoospass between Adelboden and Lenk. After a start along the Kander, we went up to the Bundechrindepass
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
September 18, 2025 at 08:09
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July 25, 2026
The second "high alpine stage" led from Griesalp over the Hohtürli and down via Öschinensee to Kandersteg.
The journey to Griesalp by post bus is adventurous, the roads are narrow and impossible to cross in many places. Actually, it would have been advisable to connect the two stages and stay overnight
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September 6, 2025 at 07:02
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July 25, 2026
The two "touristic" stages were followed by the two king stages, on which cable cars and hotels had to make way for the SAC huts.
The first of these two sections led from Lauterbrunnen over the Sefinenfurgge and down to Griesalp.
No time to warm up, it went straight into the steep ascent to Mürren. Waterfalls
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August 17, 2025 at 05:58
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July 25, 2026
Day 2 in the tourism hotspots around Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Strengthened by breakfast at the hotel, I was able to set off unusually early. The worry that I would feel the previous day in my legs was unfounded.
The ascent was uniformly steep, the paths mostly wide and paved. Everywhere, signposts and
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
August 16, 2025 at 08:10
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July 25, 2026
In Meiringen, the first of two rather touristy stages begins. It leads over the Grosse Scheidegg to Grindelwald, from where the next section leads over the Kleine Scheidegg to Lauterbrunnen.
I stayed overnight in Grindelwald, thus connecting the two stages.
The ascent from Meiringen first leads to the
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
August 9, 2025 at 08:28
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July 25, 2026
This stage, starting in Melchsee-Frutt, began with a rather short ascent to the Balmeregghorn, about 300 meters above the starting point.
This was followed by an exposed high-level trail in places up to the Planplatten, where one could have had refreshments in the restaurant or taken the cable car.
I skipped
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
July 23, 2025 at 06:49
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
July 18, 2025 at 07:53
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July 25, 2026
I already knew parts of the first stage in 2025, because I had already done the Four Lakes hike from Trübsee.
Today we started 800 meters lower down in Engelberg. Past the ski jumps and into the first ascent. This was quite steep at the beginning and especially below Trübsee.
From Trübsee, we went up to
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
August 24, 2024 at 06:21
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July 25, 2026
The first two kilometers from Altdorf to Attinghausen are flat, after which the long ascent to the Surenen Pass begins. First, you walk on old stone paths, then over stock and stone, high up to Brüsti.
From Brüsti, it becomes a bit flatter, going over paths and pastures towards the Surenen Pass. Two flat
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Daniel Hübscher went for a hike
August 10, 2024 at 07:49
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August 11, 2024
A few hundred meters after the start at Linthal train station, the steep but technically easy climb through the forest to Braunwald begins.
Once at the top, the path becomes flatter and sometimes goes downhill. In the second part, there is another climb to the highest point of the hike at around 1480
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July 25, 2026
After studying stages 17 and 18, I decided to combine these two. L'Etivaz as a stage location was extremely inconvenient for return and arrival, only reachable by bus, which is why, as a day hiker, one had to extend to Château-d'Oex anyway. And from there it was only a few additional kilometers to Rossini
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