Through most of September, I was out of Switzerland, and unable to get back t following Suvorov’s route. But with the coming of October, I was back in Switzerland and anxious to get back to following Suvorov’s route. At the end of September 1799, Suvorov was in Altdorf. But the French had confiscated all the…
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A few days later, I was back on the trail again. The train brought me to Göschenen early in the morning. I stepped off the train and started walking immediately, heading northwards and down the valley. I suspect that the route taken by Suvorov follows closely to the road, but the trail is very much…
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Following my diversions to the Niesen and the Schilthorn summits, I got back to my plans for walking Swiss trails in August. My planned third trail for 2024 was the Via Suvorov. Before going on to talk about the trail itself, it is important to take a look at the background. Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov was…
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