Switzerland

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Matterhorn

For the ultimate alpine experience, Switzerland is the place to be. Matterhorn, Jungfrau, Monte Rosa or Piz Bernina, these are just a few of the fifty peaks over four-thousand meters high. Famous massifs include Berner Oberland, Wallis (Valais) and Jura, and there are many, many more. Wintertime is for the skiing jet-set of course, but in summer, from July until September, hiking trails and mountain huts are open all across the country. Popular are the regions of Valais (Wallis) with the Jungfrau and the Aletsch glacier, Graubünden in the east, Tessin (Ticino) in the south, and Fribourg in the west.

There are 6 official national long distance hiking trails, and 53 regional long distance trails. This number is growing. European long distance trail E1, E2 (small tip), E4 and E5 pass through Switzerland, coinciding with national trails. The Swiss Alps are literally strewn with more than 150 excellent mountain huts for hikers to stay overnight and have a meal. In the height of summer the huts in popular regions can get crowded. Given all the information available on the internet, in guide-books and on maps, you can easily plan your own hiking itinerary from hut to hut, combining day-hikes into a multi-day itinerary ranging from an easy hike with kids to crossing glaciers in full gear for the experienced mountaineer.

In addition, no other country in Europe is so completely neat and orderly as Switzerland. Truly everything is well-organized, from cable cars to accommodation, from trail maintenance to waymarking, from maps and guidebooks to around the clock alpine rescue from the air. The Swiss Alpine Club even boasts the world's most futuristic mountain hut, the dazzling New Monte Rosa Hut, to be opened late in 2009. If it were possible to order fine weather in advance, the Swiss would surely be the first to offer this service.

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Regions

Mountains

Books

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Grimentz - Zinal - Val d’Hérens
  • Grimentz - Zinal - Val d’Hérens area at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Winterthur - Tösstal
  • Winterthur – Tösstal area at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s hiking... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Val de Travers
  • Val de Travers area in the central part of the Swiss Jura from Ste-Croix and Yverdon-les-Bains to Neuchâtel, including most of the Lake Neuchâtel, at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Gruyère - Charmey - Le Moléson
  • Gruyère - Charmey - Le Moléson area at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Oberalppass, Andermatt - Sedrun
  • Oberalppass: Andermatt - Sedrun area including Furka, Susten, Lukmanier and St.Gotthard passes, Disentis/Mustér, Airolo, Göschenen at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Baselland - Wasserfallen
  • 33 specially selected hiking trails in the Baselland – Wasserfallen area of north-western Switzerland between Basel and Olten, presented at 1:50,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant, contoured and GPS compatible map from the Hallwag/Kümmerly + Frey group, with route profiles, grading for the severity of the terrain and the degree of fitness... Read more
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United Kingdom
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Goms - Aletsch
  • Goms - Aletsch area of the Bernese Oberland at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Thuner See - Central Switzerland Swisstopo 101
  • The Alps of central Switzerland on a Swiss topographic survey map at 1:100,000. Coverage extends south from Luzern to Grindelwald and the Alps of the Bernese Oberland and the Gotthard Pass.Maps in the Swiss topographic survey at 1:100,000 from Swisstopo are highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief and hill shading, presenting an... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Schaffhausen - Stein am Rhein Swisstopo Hiking 405T
  • Schaffhausen - Stein am Rhein area, map No. 405T, at 1:50,000 in a special hiking edition of the country’s topographic survey, published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation. Cartography, identical to the standard version of the survey, is highly regarded for its superb use of graphic relief and hill shading to provide... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Hallwilersee - Sempachersee
  • Hallwilersee - Sempachersee at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s hiking... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Saas Fee - Saastal - Simplon
  • Saas-Fee area including the Saastal, the eastern slopes of the Mischabel range with Dom, the Simplon Pass, Grächen, Brig and Visp at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Heidiland - Flumserberg
  • 33 specially selected hiking trails in the Heidiland - Flumserberg region of Switzerland presented at 1:50,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant, contoured and GPS compatible map from the Hallwag/Kümmerly + Frey group, with route profiles, grading for the severity of the terrain and the degree of fitness required, etc.The cartography provides... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Südliches Märkisches Oderland
  • Südliches Märkisches Oderland (No. 746), a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50,000 from Kompass with local and long-distance footpaths, cycling routes, accommodation, etc, printed on durable, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper.KOMPASS HIKING & RECREATIONAL MAPS:This title is part of an extensive series covering Austria, much of... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Engelberg
  • Engelberg area including Urnersee, Giswil, Sarnen, Alpnach, Stans and Buochs at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Wuppertal - Elfringhauser Schweiz Supertrail Map
  • The new Supertrail Maps show the best singletrails in Europe’s hottest mountain bike spots. These unique topographic maps make the knowledge of locals available to other mountain bikers. Consistent difficulty rating and useful additional information prevent the user from critical situations on the trails. The best singletrails in the best... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • The Swiss Path Swisstopo Hiking 2599T
  • The Swiss Path, waymarked to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation, presented on an extract from the Swiss topographic survey at 1:25,000 with information on accommodation, restaurants and other places along the route. The 36km path encircles Urnersee, the southernmost spur of Lake Luzerne, between Rütli and Brunnen.... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Brig - Aletsch - Goms
  • 33 specially selected hiking trails in the Brig - Aletsch - Goms region of Switzerland presented at 1:50,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant, contoured and GPS compatible map from the Hallwag/Kümmerly + Frey group, with route profiles, grading for the severity of the terrain and the degree of fitness required, etc. The cartography provides... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Franconian Switzerland - Wiesenttal - Pottenstein K+F Outdoor Map 37
  • Fränkische Schweiz region of the Franconian Jura in northern Bavaria at 1:35,000 from Kümmerly+Frey in a series GPS compatible, double-sided maps printed on durable, waterproof and tear-resistant plastic paper; contoured, with hiking and cycle routes, other recreational activities, etc.Maps in this series are at a scale of either 1:50,000 or... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Tour of the Vallée du Trient L`Escursionista Editore Map-Guide
  • Tour of the Vallée du Trient long-distance hiking route presented on a waterproof and tear-resistant, contoured and GPS compatible map at 1:25,000 published jointly by L’Escursionista Editore and Editrek, plus a separate multilingual guide booklet with stage by stage descriptions and other tourist information.Contour interval is 25m and the map... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Klausenpass
  • Klausenpass area including Brunnen and Schwanden at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Chasseral
  • Chasseral - Bieler See area of the Swiss Jura at 1:50,000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof and tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails.Cartography is similar to that used both in... Read more
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