Europe View Alpine Pass Route and Walserweg
Overview View Alpine Pass Route and Walserweg
It's NOT my turn to pick this year - Ian and I usually go turn about hiking or cycling and last year, 2014, we went hiking in Europe, this year it was supposed to be cycling. But on our return last year, Ian meakly suggested that since next year he was playing tennis in Canberra, boating on the Barrier Reef and fishing at Fraser Island, that he wouldn't mind if we went hiking again in 2015. So before he could change his mind, I'd sussed out a few possible hikes, and booked our Etihad flights into Switzerland.
Jenny and Graham also expressed interest so we are doing a mini tour group with them and us. In no time at all we had picked the Alpine Pass Route that traditionally traverses Switzerland from East to West, and the Walserweg from Northern Italy through the south east corner of Switzerland.
The Alpine Pass Route, as the name suggests, crosses 12 mountain passes through the Swiss alps which run roughly north/south in Switzerland and every day there is an up and a down of about 800 metres, more or less.
We elected to start in Geneva and hike from West to East starting in Geneva and finishing in Sargans, near Lichtenstein. The hike will take 14 days and finish in Weisstannen. From there we hike to Sargans and then bus/train to Santa Croce in the north of Italy.
Closeup Alpine Pass Route and Walserweg