Make sure to read the whole description below

General information

Weather: Cloudy

Route: Snowy, icy trail.

Pace / fitness level: We'll be walking fast in order to visit all places I have in mind, but it's overall flat.

Transportation: Limited to my car, because there's a lot of driving involved. I don't want to have to wait for other cars between each spot. To join my car click on Carpool button and then Join car. Please send me the 20 CHF within 2 hours, or I'll give the seat to someone else. Cash / Twint not possible (see below). No refund (if you wanna drop out, find another person to replace you). Extra 6th seat available upon request for a small person (<1m60).

Schedule (approximately)

• 07h00: Leaving from Zürich
• 08h30: Parking at Fontaine Des Fées
• 08h45: Scenic spot #1 - Perrefitte Gorges
• 09h30: Driving
• 10h00: Scenic spot #2 - Lac Vert d'Undervelier
• 10h15: Scenic spot #3 - Pichoux Gorges
• 10h45: Scenic spot #4 - Sorne waterfall
• 11h30: Driving
• 12h00: Scenic spot #5 - Sorne Gorges
• 13h00: Driving
• 13h30: Scenic spot #6 & 7 - Le Château Cugny + Bief Waterfall
• 14h00: Driving
• 14h30: Scenic spot #8 - Loop around Etang de la Gruère
• 17h00 / 18h00: Zürich

This is an approximation, many factors can impact it (ice / snow, latecomers, traffic jam...).

Gear

Important rules about Hiking Buddies

• You have until 12 hours before the start of the event to drop out from the hike.
• Participants not showing up will get a "NO-SHOW" flag on their profile, which decreases significantly your chances to be accepted on future hikes.
• The organizer is no professional guide, participants must be responsible for themselves (and that means to do some research about the routes and its potential dangers / tricky sections to know if you have the experience for it).

Carpool - Explanations

Drivers are welcome to add their cars as long as the limit of participants has not been reached.

Instructions for passengers in my car

• My car is a BMW Gran Tourer Grey (6 seats). In case 5 people are in my car, I can add the 6th seat for a small person upon request. Plate starts with "M-EL".
• Meeting time is indicated in the carpool page (green button at the top). 
• Meeting point will be within 5 minutes walk from Zürich Brunau (depends where I could park my car). The exact meeting point will be given the day before on a comment at the bottom of this page, and via mail.
• Fuel prepayment: Please pay the amount indicated on the carpool page for my car before the hike (to avoid no shows). Can be CHF or EUR (same amount). If no payment is done, I will give your seat to someone else 12 hours before the start of the event (or earlier). 

Passengers in other cars need to refer to the info given by the driver in the Carpool page.

FAQ

Where / when do we meet?

I've had so many people asking me this question, so here is a little table depending on who you are.

How can I join by public transports?

In case of a carpool event (a carpoool button shows up in that case), if you want to join by public transports, follow these steps:

1. Click on Carpool (at the top of the page)
2. Click on Add a car (even if it is not actually a car)
3. Set the number of seats available to 0. You can also precise that this is you joining by public transports in the field "Instructions" for example.

In case of a non carpool event, just click "Join event".

Important: You need to figure out yourself which station you need to reach (check  the closest one to the meeting point). What matters is to be on the meeting point at the indicated time.

Test Arc'teryx gear for free!

The list of available gear is on this Google Sheet. Before each hike, you can ask me to bring the item you're interested in testing during the hike. At the end of the hike, you will have the option to keep it for one month. That's an amazing opportunity when you know those jackets cost about 600 CHF.

Social media links

Facebook group: Join the Hiking Buddies Zürich to be aware of the next events!

Facebook page: Give a like to Hiking Buddies DACH, and even happier if you leave a 5 star review! :))

Instagram: Follow @hikingbuddies.dach for the best shots and some Arc'Teryx raffles

Instagram: Follow me @julien_hiking_buddies

Strava: Follow me on Strava