Walkingman

My last outing on the Jura Höhenweg brought me to the little town of Ste-Croix. The stages after that raised some questions however. The guidebook lists the next stage as going from Ste-Croix to Vallorbe, a distance of 23km, which would be a reasonable day’s walk. However, the following stage, from Vallorbe to Le Pont…

The village of Stoos is in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It sits below a ridge, and that ridge is the route of a popular walk. The ridge takes in three summits: Chlingenstock, Huser Stock and Fronalpstock. There is a ski lift from Stoos to each of Chlingenstock and Fronalpstock. The walk from each of…

Most of my walking is alone. And as I walk substantial distances, I am sometimes asked what I think about when I am walking. Whether in the city or in the countryside, my surroundings often occupy my thoughts. At other times, I am focused on the journey and anticipating the ups and downs of the…

Back at the beginning of the year, as I was looking back at 2019, and forwards to 2020, I wrote this: “With success in 2019, the mind turns to 2020. I still have to fully crystallise my thoughts, but I can declare a few things. The journey towards Santiago will go on. There will be…

This next stretch of the Jura Höhenweg is one of the longest, and longer than those I had done up to now. The area around Noiraigue is popular, and I was one of about 30 walkers getting off the train there.  I set out quickly, and was soon into the woods. Coming to a junction,…

It is some time since I last wrote here, and although my walking has continued as in the weeks and months before, I have to admit that my writing has not kept pace. But now, it is time to catch up, even if only so that I do not get too far behind. For much…

A week ago, I undertook another stage of the Jura Höhenweg. I had finished last time at Chasseral, so that had to be where I would start. But there was a difference. The last time, when I had finished at Chasseral, I had to descent to the village of Nods to get the bus for…

With good weather at the weekend, and bad weather in prospect during the week, I decided to head out once again on the Jura Höhenweg. However, I decided that rather than follow the route in the books, I would take a detour. A little to the south of the route is a summit called Mont…

I walked to Pluto. And I even went far beyond Pluto. But I will come to that shortly. I was following on from my previous walks on the Jura Höhenweg. The last stage brought me as far as Weissenstein. And this next stage was to bring me from Weissenstein to Frinvillier. Unfortunately, I have had…

I started out early from Balsthal. The first kilometre or so of the route was flat, and I was soon coming towards Thalbrücke. As I walked, I could see a small castle on my left, and the map identified it as Alt Falkenstein. I took a short detour up the hill to check it out.…