{"id":21483,"date":"2020-06-23T01:13:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T23:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/2020\/06\/23\/interlaken-i-augstmatthorn-trail-the-most-expected-hike-in-the-switzerland\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T08:25:02","slug":"interlaken-i-augstmatthorn-trail-the-most-expected-hike-in-the-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/en\/2020\/06\/23\/interlaken-i-augstmatthorn-trail-the-most-expected-hike-in-the-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Interlaken and Augstmatthorn trail &#8211; the most awaited hike in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21483\" class=\"elementor elementor-21483 elementor-21358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76a32980 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76a32980\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65cd222f\" data-id=\"65cd222f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167bb657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167bb657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first day in Switzerland started already at full speed. Three hours of sleep and early wake up at 4 AM to catch the sunrise in the mountains.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Interlaken looks like it has been plunged into darkness and silence when I&#8217;m walking its streets before dawn. Apparently, nobody else got such a dumb idea to get up so early.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">But my goal is the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Augstmatthorn<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> &#8211; a 16 km long, red trail, sometimes so steep that your only thought is to turn back. Only up to the moment when you realize that walking down is even worse. So you push on, cursing your ideas of hiking at dawn.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Leg pain is somehow soothed by the panoramic view over the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Breinz Lake<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, which accompanies you all the time on the right. It reminds me the fiords in New Zealand, even better, because in New Zealand it was constantly raining and here I have the perfect weather.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Everywhere in the Internet it was written that this trail takes you about 6 hours. Judging by the bypassing Swiss (often 70+ of age!), practically running uphill, I would risk saying that it could take even less. But I don&#8217;t want to run, I want to stop, take photos, savor these views and stretch this moment until it lasts for the eternity.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">I missed the fresh air, the mountains and the feeling of communing with the nature alone&#8230;<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Augstmatthorn is one of the most spectacular peaks along the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Hardergrat Ridge<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">. It&#8217;s famous not only for its gorgeous views but also for the Ibex colony, for which this place is home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d11fcc5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d11fcc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38a06bb\" data-id=\"38a06bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c639abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c639abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo2-440x293.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e0e59d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e0e59d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-509444cc\" data-id=\"509444cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9674669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9674669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Techcial details on the Augstmatthorn treck<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25795a08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25795a08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b7c0e7\" data-id=\"54b7c0e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39176d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39176d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Distance:<\/strong> The route, counting from Harder Kulm to Augstmatthorn and then to Habkern, stretches for 16 km. Most hikers catch a bus in Habkern and they return to where they started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Climb time:<\/strong> An average hike from Harder Kulm to Augstmatthorn and then to Habkern, lasts about 5-6 hours. This is the information you will find on official Swiss websites and all the blogs but let me tell you the truth. My experiences taught me never to trust the Swiss count of how long the hike would take. The Swiss don&#8217;t walk the mountains &#8211; they run them and they seem to be androids who never get tired. The fact that they can cover this route in such exhausting pace (for them it&#8217;s, of course, just a walk) doesn\u2019t mean that an average tourist would be able to do the same. I think that I never managed to close the trail in Switzerland within the supposed time. And I have to say I&#8217;m quite fit ;) On the other hand, this is an average time for constant movement but the reality is that you take breaks for snacks, admiring the landscapes and taking pictures (in the Switzerland: tons of them J).\u00a0 It took me 10 hours to finish this trail (with multiple stops, photo sessions and droning).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> Two routes interweave in this trail &#8211; a white one and a red one. Walking the whole trail requires good stamina and physical condition. There are a lot of steep stages and the route itself zigzags on the mountainsides. 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060143-2-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21373\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060143-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060143-2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060143-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060143-2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6700a42a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6700a42a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3414108e\" data-id=\"3414108e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8428ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e8428ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to reach Augstmatthorn Trailhead (Harder Kulum) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2012bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2012bef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5964bb98\" data-id=\"5964bb98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aec9b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aec9b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The route starts in Harder Kulm, a popular viewpoint and a restaurant in Interlaken region. There are two ways to get there. The fastest, and the easiest one, is to take a cable car. To check the timetable and prices of the Harder Kulm Funicular click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jungfrau.ch\/en-gb\/harder-kulm\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">However, it departs for the first time at 9:10 AM (then every 30 minutes), so it makes it impossible to catch a sunrise in the mountains (and it&#8217;s worth it!).<\/span><\/p><p>There&#8217;s also a second option, including waking up in the early morning, so just walking from Interlaken to Harder. I did so, starting at 4 AM. I won\u2019t lie, it&#8217;s a huge challenge, because combined with a 16-km-long hike to Augstmatthorn, this day will surely be long and exhausting. Route entrance in Interlaken is very well marked and is located next to the cable car station. From that point you have to take the white-red route to Harder Kulm. Get ready for an incredibly steep beginning (750 m slope) and a 4 km long climb. One thing is sure: this introduction will chase off any sleepiness.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, when you reach Harder Kulm you can&#8217;t expect any breakfast or coffee, because the restaurant opens at 9 AM anyway. But instead you would be able to admire how the day wakes up in the mountains. The further stages towards Augstmatthorn are marked with yellow signs, then red and white. As it usually is in Switzerland, everything is clearly marked, so you will always know, which direction you should follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f09d8c2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f09d8c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ba39900\" data-id=\"6ba39900\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55dc9fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55dc9fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21478\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo6-440x293.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1243c0c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1243c0c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57e0feb8\" data-id=\"57e0feb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0b1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b0b1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My experiences during Harder Kulm - Augstmatthorn hiking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fe2ce2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fe2ce2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32304fca\" data-id=\"32304fca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be94e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be94e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I entered the route a bit after the sunrise. The first 5-6 kilometers were leading me with a steady inclination through the forest, through which occasionally the &#8220;Big Three&#8221; of the region &#8211; <strong>Eiger<\/strong>, <strong>Monch<\/strong> and <strong>Jungfrau<\/strong> have shown. Because I already climbed for a few long hours, I started to lose patience, waiting for the spectacular views for which I had to cut my sleeping time. I guess that I have never waited so impatiently to see, what was hidden on every next kilometer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d728fc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24d728fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cde405c\" data-id=\"3cde405c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd39ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bd39ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060243-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21463\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060243-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060243-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060243-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060243-2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060307.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21443\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060307-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060307-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060307-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6654a89f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6654a89f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060296-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21465\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060296-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060296-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060296-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060296-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c45c0f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c45c0f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a406081\" data-id=\"2a406081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113076f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113076f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And finally I was rewarded, because when I came out of the forest, I saw that the real route begins in this point. And it started with splendor, because almost immediately, on my right side, emerged crystal-clear, azure Lake of Brienz. I haven&#8217;t seen such an uncanny contrast between blue water, surrounding green hills and snow-capped peaks in the background for a very long time! Summer hikes in the Switzerland do have this unique magic, as the colors are so full, everything feels fresh, while the air is filled with freedom and adventure. My camera jumped instantly right in my hands but I admit that after a short frenzy I put it away to savor the moment. The nature once again showed me that it&#8217;s worth to dedicate some effort, train and sleep shorter just to be able to reach beautiful places on my own feet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77796dcb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77796dcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-376523d5\" data-id=\"376523d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323be826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"323be826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21480\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/photo7-440x293.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a4841a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72a4841a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ea10f0\" data-id=\"4ea10f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4359115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4359115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From that point the ridge looks like a very thin line drawn with a pencil but when you finally reach it, it turns out that it&#8217;s much wider than described in the guides. There are no dangerous slopes, it&#8217;s not steep. However, I wouldn&#8217;t recommend hiking it during rain or in windy conditions.<\/p><p>The views on the both sides of the ridge, <strong>Hardergrat<\/strong> on the west and <strong>Brienzergrat<\/strong> on the north-east, really take your breath away. The ridge itself is not a straight line, as you might expect, it&#8217;s more like a row of peaks connected with each other by a rough wall, which quite definitely divides Brienzersee from the Lombach Valley.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-582f2d7d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"582f2d7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57b36c5c\" data-id=\"57b36c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3A8D40B3-94E1-4172-8C7B-E0480F117F33.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aa740cc\" data-id=\"7aa740cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583004be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"583004be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/35A727C6-94A1-4265-B4D9-78752E84E9A1-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21385\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/35A727C6-94A1-4265-B4D9-78752E84E9A1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/35A727C6-94A1-4265-B4D9-78752E84E9A1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/35A727C6-94A1-4265-B4D9-78752E84E9A1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/35A727C6-94A1-4265-B4D9-78752E84E9A1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e86dc04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e86dc04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-282ccb2c\" data-id=\"282ccb2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f10e65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f10e65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After reaching the most awaited peak, Siggiture (2084 m) and admiring the view on one of the two lakes on both sides &#8211; Brienzersee and Thunersee on the west, I felt incredibly thankful that I was able to experience this Swiss beauty. Then the hike was really easy but on the last stage a really strong gale appeared, making me almost run. After 3 kilometers I reached the road to Lombochalp, where you can find a parking lot and a small restaurant. Check in advance, when the last bus departs from there, otherwise you might be forced to walk a long way. I didn&#8217;t catch the bus but I managed to talk to the restaurant owners, who helped me organize a private mean of transport.\u00a0 After 30 minutes a small bus arrived and not only me but also a couple of others, soaked-through tourists, lucked upon a ride home. For a moment I was the hero of the day :)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5490f3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e5490f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26f75edc\" data-id=\"26f75edc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a9d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48a9d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060384.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21449\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060384-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060384-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelandkeepfit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P7060384-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64fad212 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64fad212\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f42935b\" data-id=\"1f42935b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27908c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27908c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re not sure, whether you can walk the whole trail, you can attack it from the other side, that is park in Lombochalp, walk only 3 kilometers to the peak and go back. A lot of people do so, usually to watch the sunset and take pictures, giving up the 16 kilometers hike.<\/p>\n<p>I hope that I succeeded in making you love this place as much as I did, because I truly think that it&#8217;s one of the most spectacular landscapes in the whole Switzerland.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first day in Switzerland started already at full speed. 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