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This wonderful short hike starts and finishes in the centre of the pretty Appenzeller town of Gais passing over rolling hills and the "peaks" of Sommersberg and Gabris. With of course, glorious views all around!

The week before we'd made a wonderful hike close to the Appenzeller town of Urnäsch so we decided to visit the area again. This was an equally beautiful hike from the town of Urnäsch, enjoying glorious views from along the Hochhamm, down through the pretty woods around Färenstetten and back to Urnäsch. Stunning!

This is a charming hike starting from Gams leading to Wildhaus in Toggenburg crossing numerous beautiful meadows under the southern end of the wonderful Alpstein mountain range.

Wow! Such a simple hike, but so beautiful. It starts in Buchs and climbs up to Hüseren to join the last section of the Rhine valley path. This is one of the most stunning sections with almost non-stop views of the Swiss, Austrian and Liechtenstein alps. Perfect!

This is a glorious hike over a broad ridge between Urnäsch and Appenzell. It passes over the little peak of Hundwiler Höhi and has simply stunning views over the rolling hills of Appenzellerland and further across to the Swiss and Austrian alps. And there's a wonderful little river close to Urnäsch. Beautiful.

For such a little mountain, this short and easy stroll over Holzroderchienberg from Freienbach has incredible views over the Rhine valley towards the Austrian and Swiss Alps. If you have a couple of hours free then go and do it! Fantastic!

This lovely circular hike starts and ends at the charming village of Thalkirchdorf in Allgäu. Great views across to Thaler Höhe and then back along the Himmeleck ridge looking towards the Nagelfluhkette. Perfect!

If you like bagging peaks (even if some of them are "mini-peaks") then this is the hike for you! This is a glorious hike in Toggenburg over numerous peaks along wide ridges between Bütschwil and Ricken.

If you fancy a shorter stroll through flower-filled meadows with breath-taking panoramic views of the Alps then this part of the Rhine valley high-path is the hike for you! It starts in the charming old town of Altstaetten and ends in the quiet village of Eichberg.

For such a simple and relaxing stroll, this hike in north-east Switzerland has wonderful views to 4 countries. There are views across Lake Constance to Germany, a vast expanse of the Vorarlberg Alps in Austria, most of little Liechtenstein and of course Switzerland. A lovely way to spend a couple of hours!

This beautiful hike along two ridges first heads up to Salmaser Höhe above the Alpsee with great views across the southern German alps then passes through charming Allgäu villages before returning along the Hauchenberg ridge.

This is a relaxing stroll along the river Rhine starting at one the most stunning villages in Switzerland - Stein am Rhein. It's a 4-5 hour stroll along the lovely river Rhine to the charming town of Diessenhofen. From here it is possible to return to the start on the ferry. Wonderful!