Again, photos are all over and not posting in order and this post is a chaotic mess of journaling I drafted up the day it happened that I am just piecing together now to post. But it’s something and done is better than perfect so here we go!
After our chateau in Interlaken ended up being pretty humble, aaron found us a bougee boutique hotel for our stay in the Schwyz region. A glorious view, fluffy bed, spa, etc. it was right on lake Brunnen, which connects to Lake Lucerne. We regretfully did not do any boat tours on this trip. Every time we were about to book something, we found a better activity and chose that instead. Aaron did get in the (cold!) lake though and we loved walking along this waterfront.
We took a bus from Brunnen to the mountain town of Schwyz. From there we got on this funicular that is 110% grade and is the steepest funicular in Switzerland. 7 minutes later we were at the top in the mountain town of Stoos.
From Stoos, we hiked 15 minutes on a trail to catch a chairlift up to the mountain peaks of Klingenstok.
Then the real fun began. We hiked 3 HARD miles along the mountain ridge from the peaks at Klingenstok to the peaks at Fronalpstok.
I can’t believe we did this. I’ve seen reels of this hike on Instagram and it became a bucket list thing for me. So we did it! Very surreal. This hike was THE reason we ultimately chose Switzerland for our trip together. Well, this hike and chocolate.
I can’t believe we did this. Did I already say that? It’s still not sinking in. Look at those peaks we hiked up and over! There were name times that it was so steep on one or both sides that we held onto a chain. That little barn down in the valley in the next photo had a lady with a cooler and beverages (mostly alcohol) that she sold for 10€H each. She lives on the farm
Below, and once a day hikes over to sell drinks and have a few beers with hikers from all over the world.
Just after that, the trail becomes a series of switchbacks and steps that go straight up to the top. We climbed It was a 700ft elevation climb! We climbed over 1000 ft of elevation throughout the hike, but the majority happened at the end.
Like the rest of our travels, we met people from Spain, Portugal, Hong Kong, Czech, Romania, Serbia, China, Italy, Great Britain, Argentina, and United States all along the trails and lifts.
We saw 8+ lakes from the top.
There were goats at the end in Fronalpstok! Yes please!
Back down two chair lifts where we found local gelato and a dude grilling the best sausage I’ve ever eaten (cerve?) on an open fire spit.
Down the funicular and back on the bus to Brunnen for dinner. We found Turkish fare at Kebab Land. It is a family restaurant and the owners are from Morocco and Italy. The stuffed flat breads were HUGE. We got it to go and ate up on the patio outside the spa at our hotel. It was super peaceful and the sunset view of the lake was 10/10!
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