16^Dec Sat
08:45

⚠️Dear Buddy, please read the whole description, it contains important information (and it took time to write it!). ⚠️

General information

Weather: A little cloudy early morning, gets better and better as day goes by.

Route: T2, beginner friendly terrain. Have shoes with good grip, there might be snow. If you don't know what the T-Scale is, read this blog (click here). We meet at the cable car station but we do not take the cable car.

Pace: Moderate pace, for which you won't have any problem if you're doing sports regularly. 

Meeting point: Luftseilbahn Oberaxen. 

Transportation: There's a connection to Flülen from Zürich 7h05 - 8h14 am. From the train station, it's a short walk to the meeting point which you can do without problem in 30 minutes. There's a parking in case you come by car. Whether you join by car or train, please use the Carpool screen. If you come by train, add a "fake car". I personally  leave from Horw train station, near Luzern, and I have 4 seats available.

To do before the hike

• The day of the hike AND one hour before the hike, come have a look at the comments at the bottom of this page to know about potential last minute updates.
• Prior to the hike, please download the GPX file and have it imported in a GPS application on your phone. See my Facebook post about GPS apps. You can download the file from this event page.
  

Known bug: Make sure the file you have downloaded has a .gpx extension. If not, just rename it, as it might happen that you get a ".gpx.xml" file instead of just ".gpx" when downloading from a phone.

Schedule (approx.)

• 08h45: We start hiking from the starting point mentioned above.
• 12h00: End of the hike at the beach BBQ (bring food to grill!!) & Swim, everyone is welcome to stay as long as they want. Beach is called "Bewegungsraum Gruonbach" on Google Maps.
  

Gear

Hiking shoes, warm clothes for during break on the top, food, water, sunscreen, hat, glasses, whatever else you need for a good day in the mountains.

Additional notes

• Out of respect for the others, please be on time. My events usually start exactly at the indicated time.
• Some of the hikes I organize (not necessary this one - that's just a copy paste) may require experience / minimum pace, in which case I might need to contact you. Please keep an eye on your emails.

A few things about Hiking Buddies platform:

• The organizer is no professional guide. Participants are responsible for themselves, must do their own research about the route, and must be able to navigate by themselves (in case the groups split for some reason, for example).
• Unjoining allowed until 12 hours before the start of the event.
• If you have a No Show in your profile ( = you did not show up to a hike you signed up to in the past), I may exclude you from the event.

Transportation

This is a carpool event, possibly combined with people coming by public transports. Anyone else with a car can add it via the Carpool button at the top of this page. If you join by public transports, see the guidelines further down.

Instructions for joining my car

1. Click on the Carpool button.
2. If there's any available seat, click Join car. You have 12h before the event to unjoin, but the earlier the better so that someone else can join.
   

How can I join by public transports?

Case 1: You are the first one joining by public transports

1. Click on Carpool (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
4. In the field Contact details, write "Public transports"
5. The other fields aren't relevant.

Case 2: Someone else already added a fake car for public transports

1. Click on Carpool (top of the page)
2. Click on Join car

Other frequently asked questions

I don't see the "Join button" - how do I join?

Click on Carpool button, and then Join a car, or Add a car.

Where / when do we meet?

If you are a driver or joining by public transports, you need to be at the "Parking / Starting point" mentioned at the very top of this page. The time is also there. Plan to arrive 5 minutes earlier, at least.

If you are a passenger in a car, click on the carpool button. The meeting point should have been indicated by the driver on that page, as well as the time. Plan to arrive 5 minutes earlier, at least. In case of questions, reach out to your driver directly.

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 (personal): Follow me @julien_hiking_buddies

Strava (personal): Follow me on Strava

See you in the Alps! :)