Via Alpina 1

1 Day Buchs - Sargans - Weistannen

Hike Buchs - Sargans: 5:30. A gentle start – From Buchs railway station you follow the left edge of the Rhine Valley on your way to Sargans. From Sargans, postal bus transfer to Weisstannen (not included).

2 Day Weistannen - Foo Pass - Elm

Hike Untersäss - Elm: 5:30. This long stretched-out pass crossing Foo Pass (2223m) leads into wild scenery with magnificent waterfalls. Tip: Ask in the hotel for the transfer by car to Untersäss (approx. CHF 10.–).

3 Day Elm - Richetli Pass - Linthal / Braunwald

Hike Empächli - Linthal: 5:00 On this easy panoramic high mountain trail with superb views, you will reach Obererbs with a mountain cabin serving refreshments. This is where the climb starts in earnest up to Erbser Stock, on to Wichlenmatt grassland and up further to Richetli Pass (2261m). Tip: Aerial cable cable car from Elm (977m) to Empächli (1485m).

4 Day Linthal / Braunwald - Urnerboden

Hike Braunwald - Urnerboden: 3:00. From Braunwald you will enjoy a beautiful relaxing panoramic route. Experience alpine summer life in the holiday resort of Braunwald undisturbed by cars, and also Urnerboden Switzerland's largest Alp. Tip: Aerial cable car from Linthal to Braunwald.

5 Day Urnerboden - Klausen Pass - Attinghausen Hike Fiseten

Pass - Urigen: 5:00. The Clariden mountain trail from Fiseten Pass (2036m) to Klausen Pass (1948m) does not actually run over Mt Clariden, but you nevertheless get to feel the enormity of the massif and the cold breath of the nearby glacier. Take the postal bus from Urigen to Attinghausen. Tip: Aerial cable car from Urnerboden to Fisetenpass.

6th day Attinghausen - Surenen Pass - Engelberg

Hike Brüsti - Fürenalp: 5:00. This is a historic pass walk which begins in Brüsti with a spectacular ridge walk from which there is a grand vista over Lake Uri. Tip: Aerial cable car up to Brüsti (1530m). Take the intersecting path over to Fürenalp to enable you to reach Engelberg in comfort by cablecar and bus.

7th day Engelberg - Joch Pass - Meiringen

Hike Joch Pass - Planplatten: 5:00. A breathtaking panoramic hiking trail with only minimal differences in altitude but magnificent views of Mt Titlis, Engstlensee and the Bernese Alps. Tip: Aerial cable car from Planplatten to Meiringen.