13^Apr Sat
06:40

How about doing something "a bit" longer, once in a while? A bit more challenging?

Then - here it is.

Plan is to hike from Rapperswil SG to Flumserberg Tannenboden. Yes, I am serious (or… am I…?). It's mostly flat, going along the lakes. Just at the end, there's quite some ascent.

As the hike is VERY long, I do NOT (❗️) plan to make a lot of stops. The pace will also be higher than on my usual hikes. Which is why the number of participants is limited.

We have to catch the last bus from Tannenboden, which leaves "early" - at 21:30 (9.30pm). According to different apps, it is "easily" doable to catch it.

A note about the date: I posted this on 2024-04-02, 11 days before. If the weather on the 13th isn't good, I'll postpone.

Usually, I'd go to a restaurant. Let's see how destroyed we all are, once we arrive at the destination.

· 🚶 Start point (for the hike): Rapperswil SG
· 🏁 Destination: Flumserberg Tannenboden
· ⏳ Duration: about 12 hours of hike (⚠⚠)
· ↔️ Distance: 50 km (⚠⚠️)
· ⬆️ Ascent: 1'539 hm (‼️)
· ⬇️ Descent: 639 hm
· ⏬ Lowest point: 406 m
· ⏫ Highest point: 1'343 m

(Note: data taken from swisstopo and LocusMap. Different apps calculate these data differently.)

Equipment

PACK LIGHTLY! It's LONG!

· Hiking poles: Suggested
· Proper boots – VERY long distance!
· Layers of clothes
· Sun protection
· Water: something to drink. There are fountains and super markets along the way.
· Picnic: There’ll be a some stops for eating a bit. Get protein bars!
· Money: Nothing special.

Links:

· Telegram Group Chat (🥾 Hiking in Switzerland ⛰️)

Route (GPX):

· bikerouter (the source - planned there…)
· LocusMap (click on Export — THIS is the route we're going to go)
· SchweizMobil (the same…)

Public transportation

Meeting point: Meet in Rapperswil SG at the train station.
Time: 06:46 — that's when I will arrive.