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Another sunny day before the rain takes over. Originally, a big round in the Emmental was planned for today. But the healthcare system is throwing a spanner in the works: half a day belongs to a Basel laboratory. So the big hike becomes a smaller one. But it still has to be beautiful.



So I take the bus

Easter Monday. And I have an important question: am I too early for the cherry blossoms – or is the Aargau already managing that too?



Starting in Frick on the Fricktaler Chriesiweg / additional route. The cherry trees are blooming at my home. The neighboring canton is therefore under slight observation

They say - good things come in threes… Apparently, this also applies to the Sihlwald. For the third time, I am drawn to this piece of wilderness south of Zurich – and I am slowly beginning to understand why.



The Sihlwald is not just a forest. Since 1996, hardly any wood has been felled here. Nature is

We start at the train station in Colmar and first take a small detour through the alleys that most tourists overlook. A good decision. Instead of selfie sticks and queues, there are pretty residential areas, small front gardens, and the pleasant feeling of getting to know a city from its normal side

Inspired by the book "A Tear Saved Me" by Angèle Lieby – a true, almost unbelievable story – I start my circuit at Mont Sainte-Odile.



Good Friday is well suited for a hike on the Odilienberg. The monastery and the paths around Mont Sainte-Odile are open, and especially the Way of the Cross takes on a

I start today on the shore of the Soppensee – and I have to admit: I’ve never heard of this lake before. And yet, it lies there completely unspectacularly and at the same time quite prettily in the middle of the Luzerner Hinterland.



The lake is small, just 800 meters long, but surprisingly deep: up to

My Füüroberundi round today started promisingly at the church in Wynau. The natural Aare riverbank path upstream delivers exactly what you hope for: a calm atmosphere, water, nature – almost meditative.



And then comes the power plant at Aarwangen. My planned side-change to the Elf & Gnome Trail? Scrapped

When the Sissacher Fluh calls



I don't know why, but whenever the weather is changeable, stormy, or wet – the Sissacher Fluh calls. Not loudly, more like persistently in the background. You could ignore it. Theoretically...



So it is today. I stay in bed a little longer, listen to the early morning raindrops

Start in Roggwil - and there's nothing to discuss today: Spring is here. Sunny, clear, exactly as it announced itself in the calendar.



I start my circular tour through the nature reserve along the Murg. The Murg arises here from the confluence of Langete and Rot and meanders calmly through meadows and

Start in Eguisheim, a nearly circular village whose narrow streets spiral around the historic center. First mentioned in the 8th century, the village looks back on a long history. Pope Leo IX, a native of Eguisheim, also came from the ranks of the church leaders – not to be confused with today's Pope