One thing you kinda have to do when you live in Switzerland (apart from eating cheese and chocolate), is to go hiking. And with the abundance of lakes, mountains and forests, spread all over the country, it’s easy to see why. I hadn’t really had much time to really get started with this though (except for my numerous trips up Uetliberg), so when some of my colleagues proposed a company-hike, I obviously didn’t want to miss it. Even though the weather forecast didn’t look that good, we ended up heading to Walensee, about an hour away from Zürich – and it ended up being a good decision, as Zürich had rain all day – and we didn’t get a single drop during the hike :)
It was a beautiful tour too – starting out at lake-level at around 400m above sealevel, then heading 300m further up, down again to the lake for lunch at a lake-side restaurant, and then heading a good 400m upwards again, before heading down to lake-level for the trip back to Zürich. The path was mostly through autumn-coloured forest, had almost constant view over the lake, and the extra elevation on the hills provided some good views too. All in all a pretty good way to spend a Saturday in November!
