by charles_lehmann | Mon 25 Nov 2024 | Swiss Plateau, Hiking
I had been wanting to hike this section of the St. Jack’s trail between Schwarzenburg and Fribourg for a long time. The main reason is that the trail passes through the famous narrow path cut into the sandstone and leading down to the Sense. Steps are carved into the...
by charles_lehmann | Mon 11 Nov 2024 | Hiking, Central Switzerland
The Entlebuch has a few peaks in the form of long ridges. The Schrattenfluh and the Schafmatt are two of these. But the Beichle is certainly one of the most spectacular of these, because it is so close to the valley floor. In fact, it is not in line with the...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 10 Nov 2024 | Jura, Hiking
Even though we had done variations of this hike several times, we had the urge to go back, especially since stratus was forecast to be persistent. Even though we were above the stratus layer, we also had the urge to change the area a bit and go on a hike. So, we...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 9 Nov 2024 | Jura, Hiking
I had heard about the Arête des Sommêtres for a long time, and I finally decided to go and see it up close. At the time when I used to go rock climbing regularly, I had heard that this place was a great place for this activity. A lot of time has passed since then, and...
by charles_lehmann | Mon 4 Nov 2024 | Jura, Hiking
We had heard of the Creux de Glace as a cheese speciality produced in Corgémont, but we had no idea that it existed. That autumn, we had wanted to go to the Chasseral, but to vary things a bit, we decided to start from the Chasseral Hotel and make a loop that would...
