Our first family hike in Zurich – Felsenegg to Uetliberg Planet Trail Hike
On Sunday May 31st, Zürich ZVV had free public transportation for all buses, trains, trams, boats and gondolas. The public transportation in Zürich and all of Switzerland is amazing, so we were very excited. I’m from a small town in Washington State where there is not a large public transportation infrastructure like we have here in Europe. We just moved to Zürich from London and loved all the transportation options, and the frequency with which they operated. Zürich is in the center of Europe. I love the ease of taking a train to Paris or Milan in just a few hours. You can be in Italy, France, or Germany for a day trip!
For the free day, we took a gondola up to Felsenegg, just a few minutes from our house. We had fondue, strudel, wine, and cappuccinos while taking in the amazing view. The girls played in the playground with beautiful views over the valley below.
After lunch, we walked the 6 kilometer Planet Trail from Felsenegg to Uetliberg. The trail is a flat, wide, gravel path that was easy to navigate for cyclists, strollers and our 3 and 5-year-old girls. The views of Zürich, Lake Zürich and the Alps are incredible. The Planet Trail is to scale, which keeps young and old entertained as you realize how far some of the planets are from the sun. The trail is very wide, even on this busy day of free travel, the trail was not overly crowded.
Our 3-year-old was all hiked out half way through the 1 1/2 hour walk. Luckily we packed our picnic blanket given to us as a baby present over 5 years ago in Pretoria, South Africa. We got great use out of it and tied it to my husband as a baby carrier!
Once we arrived at Uetliberg, we climbed up the Uetliberg Observation Tower to get an even better view of all our hard work. We grabbed a snack at the restaurant and had a little play in the playground next to the train station before heading home. This was our first family hike in Switzerland. We arrived on Halloween, October 31st 2014 and skied and ice skated all through winter. We are very excited to try out some more of the many amazing trails in Switzerland this summer.
For more information on this hike:
1 Comment
Leave your reply.