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Walking
in Switzerland 
part of the Walking on the
Web guide to walking in Europe
50,000 km of Swiss precision make up the network of perfectly maintained routes across the whole of Switzerland
Switzerland Tourism, Swiss Centre, Swiss Court, London W1V 8EE 01711 734 1921
The Valais The Bernese Alps Engadine
"Short
Walks in Aargau"
Short Walks in Aargau is a non-commercial association of hikers promoting easy
hikes in the
Zurich and Baden, Aargau areas - lots of picture
galleries, descriptions and maps of easy hikes
with the objective of inspiring others to join in and hike with us.
We are an Interest Group of ZIWA (Zurich Women's Association).
The club is open to non-residents allowing discounts on SAC publications and lower overnight rates at SAC huts and those of other clubs where a reciprocal agreement exists. All SAC publications as far as we are aware are only available in German, French or Italian. For further information on SAC contact the Schweizer Alpenclub at Helvetiaplatz 4, Bern
FAT & SAT
FAT & SAT outnumber SAC in terms of the huts they control & memberships. Both operate within the Italian speaking Ticino region of Switzerland and can be contacted at the following addresses:
Federazione Alpinista Ticinese {FAT} via San Gottardo 160, 6517 Arbedo
Societa Alpinista Ticinese {SAT}via Vela 2, 6830 Chiasso
The Swiss Hiking Federation
The Swiss Hiking Federation is the national promoter of walking in Switzerland. It organises local guided walks, publishes a free bi-monthly walking magazine in French & German as well as high quality walking maps. It is also responsible for the construction, maintenence and waymarking of all national routes.
The address of the Swiss Hiking Club is
Swiss Hiking Club {SAW}, 1m Hirshalm 49, CH-4125 Riehen, Switzerland
Maps
The National Survey of Switzerland (Bundesant fur Landestopographie) produce an excellent series of 1:50000 scale maps especially for walkers. The maps are called Landeskarte Wanderkarte (Walkers Maps). Freytag & Berndt produce both 1:50000 & 1:250000 maps with less detailed contouring and paths marked clearly in red.
www.swisstopo.ch the website guide to swiss maps
Guides
Circerone produce a whole host of guides to all areas of Switzerland: Monte Rosa, Jura, Engadine, Alpine Pass Routes, Central Switzerland, Ticino, The Valais & the Bernese Alps.
Walking Switzerland the Swiss Way is written by Marcia & Phillip Lieberman & published by Cordee.
For short walks Chet & Carolee Lipton have written Walking Easy in the Swiss Alps published by Gateway.
100 hikes in the Alps has 27 routes in Switzerland & Liechtenstein
Web Sites
www.rooms.ch is a good website for budget hotels all over Switzerland
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