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WEBSITES FOR THE INDEPENDENT WALKER AND TREKKER

www.wandersite.ch and www.wanderland.ch both give plenty of information and advice as well as outline routes for the walker in Switzerland.

Trekking, or walking a multi-day route, is for many the ultimate way to experience the mountains. In essence trekking consists of a series of linear day walks with each successive night spent in a different location. In some mountain regions trekkers need to be self-reliant and carry tent, cooking stove and food. But in Switzerland such backpacking is unnecessary, for there’s a wonderful string of mountain huts, inns, dormitories and hotels almost everywhere below the snowline, enabling the outdoor enthusiast to make a whole host of journeys carrying little more than the basic essentials in a fairly small rucksack. Travelling light frees the spirit to roam the high places with maximum enjoyment and minimum sweat. This book outlines a number of hut-to-hut treks; some have dedicated guidebooks (listed where the route is described), while many more could be devised by careful study of the appropriate maps.