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In the high mountains, where the air is pure and thin, one breathes more freely and feels lighter in body and brighter of mind.” Thus wrote the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. And he was absolutely right. On a mountaintop, everyday stresses seem insignificant: you feel on top of the world! The views from Switzerland’s high summits are heavenly. Each peak – from the Rigi to the Säntis, from Muottas Muragl to the Schilthorn – reveals a breathtaking natural landscape with its own unique charm. Our new holiday magazine gives you a preview of what to expect when you visit, and shows how you can reach the finest viewpoints easily with the help of spectacular cog railways, cable cars and funiculars. Switzerland’s magnificent natural landscapes thrill and inspire countless visitors. Discover for yourself the magic of our mountains, glaciers, forests and lakes – and experience natural highs that you’ll never forget. Welcome to Switzerland: we look forward to your visit!
In the high mountains, where the air is pure and thin, one breathes more freely
and feels lighter in body and brighter of mind.” Thus wrote the philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau. And he was absolutely right. On a mountaintop,
everyday stresses seem insignificant: you feel on top of the world!
The views from Switzerland’s high summits are heavenly. Each peak – from the
Rigi to the Säntis, from Muottas Muragl to the Schilthorn – reveals a breathtaking
natural landscape with its own unique charm. Our new holiday magazine gives
you a preview of what to expect when you visit, and shows how you can reach
the finest viewpoints easily with the help of spectacular cog railways, cable cars
and funiculars.
Switzerland’s magnificent natural landscapes thrill and inspire countless visitors.
Discover for yourself the magic of our mountains, glaciers, forests and lakes –
and experience natural highs that you’ll never forget.
Welcome to Switzerland: we look forward to your visit!
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“Are you hungry?” asked the host, Joe Arnold, as he pulled<br />
out his notepad. His words revealed such a genuine desire to<br />
feed us well that we would have ordered the whole range of<br />
Uri specialities – from “Älplermagronen” pasta with apple<br />
purée to a platter of local cheese and meat – if we hadn’t just<br />
filled ourselves up only a short while earlier.<br />
The next ride is never far away<br />
“How far do we still have to go?” asked Amélie every couple<br />
of minutes that afternoon as we walked high along the sunny<br />
side of the Schächental valley towards Biel. From there, the<br />
high trail continues to Ratzi and up to the Klausen Pass, but<br />
our goal was the Berggasthaus Biel, our accommodation for<br />
the night. After all, we were here not just to hike but to ride<br />
cableways – as many as possible, and the more spectacular, the<br />
better.<br />
And so, on day two, after a short walk downhill, we’ve arrived<br />
here at the top station of the Kessel–Witterschwanden<br />
cableway. It brings us 770 vertical metres down to the bottom<br />
of the Schächental valley, where our next ride awaits: a cable<br />
car from Witterschwanden up to Eggenbergli (600 vertical<br />
metres). From the top station, a two-hour walk will take us<br />
to the high sunny terrace of Haldi; I wonder whether my<br />
younger daughter is going to ask me endlessly how much longer<br />
the walk will take. I’ll count the minutes patiently before<br />
playing my trump card: the Alpenrösli. At Mary and Albert<br />
Planzer’s mountain restaurant, children are especially welcome:<br />
almost every wish is granted. And because everyone tends to<br />
overindulge at the Alpenrösli, I’m happy that just a short walk<br />
away there’s yet another cable car to carry us the 600 vertical<br />
metres down to Schattdorf, weary, full and happy.<br />
Vierwaldstättersee<br />
2952<br />
Brunnistock<br />
Flüelen<br />
Schattdorf<br />
Reuss<br />
Schwyz<br />
Eggbergen<br />
Haldi<br />
Muotathal<br />
Biel<br />
Witterschwanden<br />
Eggenbergli<br />
3295<br />
Schärhorn<br />
Uri cableway hikes<br />
Canton Uri boasts a remarkable concentration<br />
of cableways, so the options for creating “cableway<br />
hikes” are vast. Uri Tourism has picked out some of<br />
the finest, and created packages around them lasting<br />
three to seven days, with accommodation and<br />
cableway rides booked in advance (www.uri.info).<br />
The two-day route described in the article leads along<br />
the Schächental valley, incorporating a stretch of the<br />
popular Schächental High Trail (Eggberge–Klausen<br />
Pass) and four cableway rides. Simple accommodation<br />
is available at Biel (www.biel-kinzigag.ch).<br />
www.seilbahnen-uri.ch<br />
Breathtaking panoramic hikes.<br />
e Graubünden, Fil de Cassons: 4 hrs, Sardona Tectonic Arena, view of Martinsloch rock hole<br />
e Bernese Oberland, Gurnigel–Stockhorn: 5 hrs, high trail framed by parade of Bernese peaks<br />
e Ticino, Monte Lema–Monte Tamaro: 5½ hrs, ridge hike soaring high above sparkling lakes<br />
e Valais, Lötschental high trail: 2½ hrs, classic hike with views of the Bietschhorn<br />
e Jura & Three-Lakes, Chasseral circuit: 4½ hrs, panorama from Säntis to Mont Blanc<br />
e Eastern Switzerland, Hoher Kasten–Staubern–Brülisau: 5½ hrs, epic hike on the Alpstein<br />
e Fribourg Region, Moléson–Teysachaux: 3 hrs, sweeping views across western Switzerland<br />
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