Hiking Jungfrau in Switzerland on the cloud to open the gates of heaven

"Their children together with the foot" the writer Rob Bignell said: "I have to walk as to reach a destination, but since my child Kieran was born, hiking is to enjoy the process and landscape in which the." In his view, children often need more rest in walking, tired of sitting down to enjoy food, enjoy the scenery. In this way, is the real hikingTraveling.

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SwitzerlandThe best explanation of hiking paradise

With pure for Switzerland has a hiker beloved nature scenery, spectacular Alps, the winter snow gleams white. Summer lush, intoxicating. The steep cliff towering tall and straight, across the mountains, quiet valley dotted with blue lake, suffused with green river winds its way through the ice, the Swiss Mountain typical cabin which spread. Occasionally meet with a sign hanging bells, ears of cattle and sheep. This scenery is enough to make any one coming one moment for dumping.

Due to the superior geographical environment, well versed in the way of life of the Swiss in this piece of land planning for more than 60000 kilometers, more than 400 marked hiking path clear. Rich countries economy enables the government to the natural environment and public equipment investment with great attention, let the Swiss no objection to become the hiking paradise.

Swiss hiking paradise

Regardless of the more than one hundred years of history of the cable car, cog railway and tramway is still the hikers confidence guarantee, in Switzerland trails, although 1/3 is the mountain path, but in the eye-catching signs rocks and tree trunks to hiking safety and easy to identify. Color distinction, yellow line easily without difficulty, red and white is the mountain path, blue is demanding Alpine hiking routes, pink represents winter hiking routes.

In this way, the different needs of the hikers can each take well. Optional tile Laizhou want to leisurely wine theme on foot, a drunk, a road to happiness; the physical challenges, we can consider the time between Fl �� ELA and Albula on the four day of the trip, although some tired, but half-way to stay traditional Swiss mountain cabin, but also on the spectacular Alps surrounded, is an unforgettable experience.

The Swiss hiking is not limited in the spring and autumn three season, winter snow or walking on the glacier is another new experience. The path which is the most representative of one or two days journey began at an altitude of 3454 meters of the Jungfrau train station. Days before dawn to Interlaken East Train Station (Interlaken Ost), the whole city was shrouded in misty fog, silence. However, arrived at the train station is much more exciting. Obviously, for the local people, in order to enjoy the best mountain landscape, up early to nothing.

From Interlaken to Jungfrau, in a Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald and Keleine Scheidegg for two cars. In the tooth rail train has 150 years of history slowly shaking up the hill at the same time, the Emi introduces many small stories of local. "The Swiss people are very particular about time, but in the train traffic on a little less accurate.

One time, I arrived at the station before leaving for a minute, but the train had already left. Take a train ticket to the attendant said, he looked at his watch and politely said to me, sir, I'm sorry, our schedule made small changes early, one minute drive." Along with the story of Emi, the scenery out of the window into the higher elevations of the mountain. "In fact, the two car train slow and midway, is to allow passengers to gradually adapt to the altitude of the ascension." Emi said.

Before starting Emi again, the heartbeat is normal, but if too strongly that have dizziness, nausea feeling, we must stop, to measure yourself can continue, must not force. "Even professional athletes, will advance to high altitude for two or three days before the main event, make the body blood and can automatically adjust to the plateau region, in order to ensure the smooth response to intense exercise."

Text / chart Carol