It’s good to have friends in Lucerne – because from there it’s just a short trip with the car to one of the dozens small but amazing hiking possibilities which basically surround the city.
Category Archives: Hiking
Dayhiking the Ammergebirge
Close to the border of Austria and Germany, amazing landscapes can be found that are perfectly made for all kinds of outdoor sports. Recently I spent one quick day in the “Ammergebirge“ and refreshed my memories how beautiful this area is.
Let’s be honest – the beautiful places are often not thousands of kilometers away – they are just in front of our doorstep.
Return to the Lech River – Packrafting Austria
When we first packrafted the Lech River in 2013, it was clear that we will come back one day – in May 2018 we did.
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Packrafting Switzerland – Reuss River – from Root to Bremgarten
Back in 2017 (and also in 2013), we packrafted the Reuss river from Bremgarten to Baden which is indeed a nice trip that I can recommend. This time, we spent one day on the Reuss and rafted from a place called “Root” (no joking – close to Lucerne) down to Bremgarten.
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Winter Packrafting the River Thur – Switzerland
Even in winter you can catch awesome sunny days with perfect rafting conditions – we caught one of those days a few weeks ago and spent a full day packrafting the icy Thur River.
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Cross-Country Skiing in Saariselkä – Finland
Saariselkä, a small town in Finland north of the Arctic Circle, offers more than 200 kilometers of cross-country trails. So it’s definitively the right place to go for cross-country sports although it’s a touristic hotspot.
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