The Alpine Pass Route - A Trekker's Guide
Guidebook to the Alpine Pass Route that takes walkers across Switzerland from east to west from the ancient town of Sargans to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. Passing through the quieter Alps in the east to the Bernese Oberland, it covers some 325km of mountain and valley and crosses 16 passes with almost 18,000m of height gain in fifteen stages.
The Alpine Pass Route
East to west across Switzerland – From Sargans to Montreux
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Paperback - PVC
Edition
Second
ISBN_13
9781852844059
Availability
Reprinted
Price
£12.00
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Seasons
From the start of July through to September. August can be wet, and an early trek may find snow on the passes.
Centres
Sargans, Elm, Linthal, Altdorf, Engelberg, Meiringen, Grindlewald, Lauterbrunnen, Kandersteg, Adelboden, Lenk, Gsteig, Mosses, Montreux
Difficulty
It's pretty tough, with some longish days and a pass (or more) every day with over 1000m of ascent.
Must See
The Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau near Grindlewald, valley-pass landscapes every day, the Lauterbrunnen valley, The Oeschinensee above Kandersteg.
Bundesamt fur Landestopographie 1:50,000
237T Walenstadt
247T Sardona
246T Klausenpass
245T Stans
255T Sustenpass
5004 Berner Oberland
5009 Gstaad-Adelboden
262T Rochers de Naye
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