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One of our favourite hikes is from Trachsellauenen, which is a tiny hamlet at the very end of our valley. There are no lifts or any kind of public transport, so you have to walk up from Stechelberg. Today however, we have an opportunity to do things differently. Sandro has a splendid new 4 wheel drive minibus, and he’s going hiking with his mate. We hitch a lift, and we’re dropped off just above Trachsellauenen. This saves us at least an hour. It’s a beautiful day.

Our first stop is at the Hotel Tschingelhorn. We have coffee and cake. They keep yaks here, and sometimes they’re on the menu.

After coffee we continue upwards. A big family of goats on the path.

We reach the next mountain hotel at Obersteinberg. More coffee, and fantastic views.

And this is as far up our valley as you can go. The last bridge over the Lütschine.

Having gained all that height we now need to start our descent. It’s steep and rocky.

But just look at those views.

The waterfall above is called the Schmadri fall. We can see it clearly from our balcony at home, but to get this close requires a bit more effort.

A great day out, and we covered about 11 kilometres.