Wanderferien Via Alpina Ostschweiz

Wir erlebten drei eindrückliche Tage in der Ostschweiz in eindrücklicher Kulisse. Die Streckenabschnitte Weisstannen-Elm und Elm-Linthal erfordern eine gute Grundkondition (dies gilt vor allem für den steilen Abstieg vom Richetlipass nach Linthal). Belohnt wird man dafür mit einer imposanten Bergkulisse. Die Informationen von Eurotrek und der SwissMobileplus Zugang waren sehr hilfreich, die Unterkünfte gut gelegen und sauber und die Möglichkeit, das Nachtessen direkt in der gebuchten Unterkunft zu geniessen haben wir sehr geschätzt.

Die erste Etappe war etwas langweilig (zu viel Asphalt), die zweite schon besser und die letzte zwei herrvorragend, vor allem den Aufstieg.

Si la première étape n'est pas très alpine, il vaut la peine de se rendre sur place le jour d'avant afin de profiter des magnifiques panoramas des alpes au dessus de Gaflei. Pour le reste du parcourt des paysages à couper le souffle entre Weisstannen et Linthal, des hôtels familiaux avec un bon accueil et des rencontres sympathiques. TOP!

Die Strecke Vaduz-Sargans ist nicht sehr atraktiv, auf diese hätten wir verzichtet. Sargans-Weisstannen war schön. Super war Weisstannen-Elm, über den Foopass. Leider konnten wir den Richetlipass von Elm nach Linthal nicht laufen da das Wetter so fürchterlich war. Organisiert war alles super. Der Gepäcktransport verlief einwandfrei. In den Hotels waren alle sehr nett.

Wunderbare Wanderroute, gute Wanderwege, konditionell teilweise anspruchsvoll, wir haben durch eurotrek das Gepäck transportieren lassen, was vorwiegend gut geklappt hat. Die Hotels waren einfach aber sehr gut, nur in Altdorf hatten wir ein sehr sehr kleines Zimmer, dieses Hotel würden wir nicht mehr buchen. Sonst alles top

Two first sections, lots of asphalt, lots of town and road not really mountain hiking. Two last sections beautiful. Nice hotels in generel, easy to find, directly on the route. Last hotel didnt know anything about hiking, didnt have any maps, wasnt helpful at all, an since we had an extra night there for an extra day hike that was really disappointing. Papers from eurotrek very informative, but the printet maps was useless, the App Swissmobility worked fine for the planned hikes, but is useless if you want to find other hikes in the area since you have to know alle the names of the hikes in advance, couldnt search an area and get a list of hikes. First day 27 km startet with a busride papers said, but it didnt say that it was an hour and changing busses 3 times, and first possible bus to starting point was at 8.32 bit late with a long hike ahead. Glad we asked in the reception at the hotel. Hotel between day 2 and 3 said the kitchen was closed, but when we got there the could serve a bit for the hikers that had ordered a room, would have been nice to know in advance, would have saved us af bit of worry, since all meals except breakfast wasnt included. Luggage transport worked perfectly.

Die ersten 2 Etappen sind ideale Einstiegstouren. Bei der tour Sargans - Weisstannen lohnt sichein Abstecher zum Chapfensee und diesen zu umrunden. Etappe 3 + 4 sind streng jedoch durch Abkürzungen mit Transporten gut machbar.

Wir haben 13 tolle, erholsame Wandertage auf der Via Alpina genossen. Eurotrek hat uns eine Reise ganz nach unseren Wünschen zusammengestellt: Start- und Zielort, Länge der Tour und Ruhetage wurden nach unseren Bedürfnissen organisiert. Mit den Unterkünften waren wir sehr zufrieden, und der Gepäcktransport funktionierte tadellos.

I had walked portions of the Via Alpina in the past, but had never taken on the seemingly daunting task of walking the entire route! Prisca, Rudi and the Eurotrek team made it easy! From pick-up at the airport, to the briefing at my hotel, to making a couple of slight alternations along the way (picking up forgotten socks and shorts at one place, altering the transport means to allow a longer day of hiking another), everything worked seamlessly! The maps are clear, the trails are well-marked (with the one exception being just outside of La Lecherette) and the Eurotrek team is a phone call or an email away in the event of difficulty. I do recommend downloading the Schweiz Mobil app, however, for extra insurance, as well as the fantastic weather forecasts. The accommodations (I chose the mid-range) were all excellent - the rooms were always comfortable and everything worked, the meals were universally excellent and breakfasts, in particularly, were varied and substantial. And the fact that your luggage moves between your hotels every day is a lifesaver, as you can take a day pack and do not have to worry about the much heavier weight that would come from having to cart one's belongings across the mountains. The views were beautiful, the trails manageable (although you do have to be in good shape for most of them) and there were only two challenging weather days of 15 - one, in which thuderstorms made it too dangerous to cross the pass scheduled for that day (just took a bus to the next stop) and the other in which high winds presented a real challenge, but did not prevent that day's hiking from occurring. All in all, an excellent trip that I would highly recommend and would take again some day!