easy access hiking in northern Alps (and western CZ)
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 12:32 pm
Hi,
Whilst I have researched quite a deal by map and have found a number of good prospects, I was hoping someone could narrow my area of focus with a friendly suggestion…
I am searching for an alpine or ‘pre-alpine’ area in the northern Alps for hiking and easy scrambling (solo).
My constraint is travel time: I drive south from Dusseldorf on Friday evenings and would like to arrive in my target area reasonably quickly.
I know the area near Lermoos, Austria, reasonably well but getting there that requires a slow drive on some country roads after leaving the A7, sometimes over an hour. Can anyone suggest a place in that district reasonably near to the end of the A7 (south of Kempten but not too much further, near to autobahan)? I have a feeling I still have to go as far as Reutte.
Likewise Switzerland: I can reach Basel in good time, but am not yet personally experienced with any good hiking nearby. My hesitation here is the population density and the distance required to escape it and reach some good hills.
Final question, one I really am having difficulty solving, but would be most helpful to me: Rather than drive I would much prefer to take a train, Friday evening and return Sunday afternoon. Absolutely perfect would be a town with a regular long distance express train service that sits within easy hiking distance of some good hills and peaks.
Oh dear, I don’t ask much, do I? Sorry.
Whilst I have researched quite a deal by map and have found a number of good prospects, I was hoping someone could narrow my area of focus with a friendly suggestion…
I am searching for an alpine or ‘pre-alpine’ area in the northern Alps for hiking and easy scrambling (solo).
My constraint is travel time: I drive south from Dusseldorf on Friday evenings and would like to arrive in my target area reasonably quickly.
I know the area near Lermoos, Austria, reasonably well but getting there that requires a slow drive on some country roads after leaving the A7, sometimes over an hour. Can anyone suggest a place in that district reasonably near to the end of the A7 (south of Kempten but not too much further, near to autobahan)? I have a feeling I still have to go as far as Reutte.
Likewise Switzerland: I can reach Basel in good time, but am not yet personally experienced with any good hiking nearby. My hesitation here is the population density and the distance required to escape it and reach some good hills.
Final question, one I really am having difficulty solving, but would be most helpful to me: Rather than drive I would much prefer to take a train, Friday evening and return Sunday afternoon. Absolutely perfect would be a town with a regular long distance express train service that sits within easy hiking distance of some good hills and peaks.
Oh dear, I don’t ask much, do I? Sorry.