There can be few greater pleasures in life than walking through Swiss Alpine landscape. Each pass gained brings with it a sense of achievement and is rewarded with a magnificent panorama as the mountains of the Alps unveil their secrets, presenting yet another tantalising, distant horizon to set your sights on. Hiking in Switzerland will include taking in some of the most dramatic mountains and spectacular scenery known to man. The names of the peaks read like a history of mountain achievement and endeavour. The Wetterhorn, Eiger, Jungfrau, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, and the Blumisalphorn; all feature in these famous alpine passes.
The species and profusion of alpine flowers that you can find here throughout the year is beautiful. In terms of fauna, look out for the mountain choughs, nutcrackers, siskins and falcons. Occasionally you may even spot a grand golden eagle riding the thermals up into the sky. Marmots call out from the alps and there’s the occasional chamois or ibex.
Swiss food tends to be wholesome and hearty. It is big on meat cuts, potatoes and vegetables, and sometimes comes with unusual flavours such as from chard or fennel. Cheeses play a big part of the cuisine in the Swiss Alps and it is worth taking a slab of ‘Alpen Käse’ into the hills for picnics. The cheese can sometimes be found at farms in the mountains. There is also a good selection of Swiss wines to be found along the walking trails. Quite a number of the hotels you'll stay at in the mountains and valleys will have an extensive selection.
With such a backdrop continuously unfolding it is easy to run out of superlatives. It'd be our pleasure to support your discovery of the Swiss Alps by means of the walking trips below.