Hiking and Walking in Switzerland

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Hiking in Switzerland

Hiking in Switzerland is the best way to regenerate your should and mind.

Discover why.

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Have you ever been traveling, looked out the window and noticed the most beautiful spot you’ve ever seen, but you passed it to fast? Why not get up close and personal by getting there?   

Hiking, as old as our civilisation, can help improve the health condition and it’s a great reason to start experiencing nature first hand. When you begin hiking you can start out slow, on a more even surface. As you become more fit and have the better stamina you can then start to include small inclines on your excursions. Your body will let you know when you are ready for a more challenging adventures. 

There are many reasons for hiking in Switzerland, but mostly it’s to get away from the everyday lives and simply enjoy the beauty of nature. 

Outdoors allows you to absorb every nuance of natures’ beauty: fresh air blowing through the treetops; the sunshine warming your cheeks; the feel of newly fallen leaves crunching under your feet as you walk through the woods. Hiking in Switzerland is the best way to awaken all your senses and enjoy the moment.

“In every walk with nature,

one received far more than he seeks.”

– John Muir

Hiking provides the steady exercise that doctors recommend for weight loss and heart issues. Walking or hiking, unlike jogging, will not jar your joints or cause undue stress on your legs and back. As you walk toward your final destination you will find yourself leaving all your cares and worries behind. The path will absorb your anxiety and free your mind. This sense of freedom will enable you to take a step back and evaluate your life from a different perspective. You can then begin to heal yourself from within. We too believe that hiking in Switzerland is one of the best way to cure many physical or psychological problems. And even better if you share this adventure with a group of passionate mountain lovers.

The classification of hiking depends on different regions, people classified into suburban, rural, mountain, jungle, desert wilderness, snowy glaciers, valleys, plains, mountains, grass, lake, rivers and other classified on foot. Hiking in Switzerland means you have endless options. With more than 60,000 km of trails you need more than one life to hike all of them.

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Hikers should wear specialised hiking shoes if the distance is quite long, in order to protect the shoe soles and for some of the physical training activity walkers.

Hiking Cross refers to an outdoor activity which requires the hikers to finish all their hiking tasks completely by walking. The hikers may meet with many landscapes during the process of hiking, include mountains, jungles, deserts, snowfields, streams, canyons and other landscapes. The field integrated hikers should have a higher skill in mountain climbing, rock climbing, rafting, boating, and outdoor survival. The hiking cross walker must have a good physical condition, stable psychological quality, and ethical standards, and also the team spirit. 

A successful hiking task must have a preparation before the start, hikers should have a deeper understanding of the hiking regions for its conditions, which include the weather, topography, degree of difficulty, the risk factor, necessary equipment, food, medicines, etc. The knowledge, exploration, and the unpredictable characters ask the hikers to get to know the relevant knowledge and skills of outdoor survival in order to meet the various outdoor situations.

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Good health and good physical conditions are the most important elements that the hikers should have. The hikers cannot omit this prerequisite because there are no shortcuts to develop one body into a suitable one except the physical training program. In terms of endurance, strength, and weight-bearing walking gradually enhance, swimming, hiking, distance running and cycling can help to increase physical endurance training skills and every day push-ups, dumbbell, sit-ups, and chin-up are also feasible in increasing strength training skills.

Necessities for a hiker are backpack, quick-drying pants or long-sleeved, hiking boots. A sunscreen and a hat or sunglasses are very useful to protect yourself from being sunburn. Personal medicines are also very important, like medicated oil, bone-setting medicine, stickers, stomach or individual effects of drugs, anti-mosquito drugs. Remind everybody to prepare their personal water and appropriate supplement for the journey. And second are the recommended supplies: alpenstock, towels, plastic bags, spare clothes, camera, headlights, and waterproof bag.

If you are planning to hiking in Switzerland check out what My-Mountains can offer you. We have the best experiences with selected providers in several countries. Check it out and get in touch if you want to know more. Hiking in Switzerland would be one fo the most soul regenerating activity you’ll ever do.

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