Post series Hiking in Switzerland
Blog posts in which I have written about hiking and walking in the country I’ve called home for more than 25 years. I also write about hiking and walking elsewhere; an overview of all these posts is in the “Hiking” post archive.
Gorges de l’Areuse
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One of my favourite walks this year was in the Gorges de l’Areuse in the Jura mountains, above Neuchâtel. We decided that we wanted to do a proper, long hike in an autumn forest and we chose well. The forests in this part of the country are stupidly picturesque in autumn and the route, beginning in…
A little effort is worth it
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Never having been a great one for sport and exercise, and having given up long walks around golf courses when I moved to Switzerland, my legs aren’t up to the challenge of big mountain walks. My knees are a bit of a weak point, and a long walk in the mountains often ends in a…
