Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
After breakfast they headed to the railway station of Airolo (1141m a.s.l.), which is the highest railway station of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (BAHNHOF AIROLO). There they boarded the "Treno Gottardo" to Faido. In Faido they changed to a bus and got off at Rodi "Dazio Grande".
The "Dazio Grande" is a building from the middle of the 16th century. It served as customs house for goods, transit traffic, hoarse-changing station, guesthouse, hostel and warehouse until 1803, the year when the Ticino became part of the Swiss Confederation. It remained in operation, until the Gotthard railway line was inaugurated in 1882. Nowadays, it is still open for the public as a museum and provides a rustic restaurant and overnight accommodation (DAZIO GRANDE).
From there they started their hiking, which took them along the "Via Gottardo Süd", passing by the two most impressive gorges ("Piottino" and "Biaschina"), which are shaping the landscape of the upper Ticino, and ending by the village Giornico.
Day 11: Travel by train & bus to Rodi & walk to Faido. Travel by train to Lavorgo & walk to Giornico. Travel by bus & train to Bellinzona (MAPS 3 & 4).
Autumn season:
Additional information board about the autumn market of Regensberg
Additional information board about the "Heilig Hüsli" chapel in Rapperswil
Additional information board about the "Red Tower" in Rothenthurm
Additional information board about the "Depotweg" trail near the railway station of Arth-Goldau
Additional information board about a limestone rock near Axenstein, which has been shaped by aboveground karst processes
Additional information board about the "Meierturm" tower in Silenen; https://silenen.ch/tourismus/brauchtum-historisches/historische-bauten/turm-der-edlen-freiherren-von-silenen
Additional information board about the "Telldenkmal" memorial in Altdorf
Additional information board about the "Axenstrasse en miniature" near Attinghausen
Additional information board about the "Burgruine" medieval fortress in Attinghausen
Additional information board about the maintenance and intervention centre of the "Gotthard" base tunnel
Additional information board about the NRLA intermediate construction site of the "Gotthard" base tunnel
Additional information board about the "Bitzi" nature reserve in Silenen
Additional information board about the location "Pfaffensprung" in Wassen; see more under: https://www.maerchenstiftung.ch/maerchendatenbank/3907/pfaffensprung
Additional information board about the "Ponte Vecchio" bridge in Camorino near Giubiasco
Additional information board about the "Fortini della Fame" (famine fortresses) in Camorino near Giubiasco
Additional information board about the recuperated chestnut forest "Selva castanile Casnotta" in the community of Monteceneri
Additional information board about the village of Viona
Additional information board about the Viewpoint of Tendrasca
Additional information board about the village of Mondacce
Additional information board about the "Olive Grove" trail from Lugano to Gandria; see also under:https://www.luganoregion.com/en/theme-trail/details/58645146
Advent season:
Additional information board about the winter hiking trail from Göschenen to Abfrutt
Winter season:
Additional information board about the forest reservat "Lägern"
Additional information board about the castle ruin "Altlägern"
Additional information board about the tunnel, which was build for the "Arth-Rigi-Bahn" railway in 1875
Additional information board about the "Gesslerburg" castle ruin in Küssnacht am Rigi
Additional information board about the "Wyler-Brücke" wooden bridge in Brunnen
Additional information board about the fen and amphibian spawning area "Klosterried" near Brunnen
Additional information board about the Brunnen-Morschach-Axenstein railway, which was inaugurated in the year 1903 and ceased in the year 1969
Additional information board about the history of vine cultivation in Bürglen (Canton Uri)
Additional information board about the community of Faido, which comprises 13 small villages
Additional information board about the "giocafaido" quiz path in Faido
Additional information board about the formation of the "Monte Ceneri" moutain, see more information under https://laviadelceneri.ch/.
See also information about the cultural-didactical trail "Via del Ceneri" path under the following link: https://www.bellinzonaevalli.ch/de/itineraries/details/La-Via-del-Ceneri/148160.html
Additional information board about the fortifications found in the surroundings of the "Monte Ceneri" mountain
Additional information board about the "Strada del Montecenerino" (also known as "strada romana") historical traffic route
Additional information board about the problems and solutions in maintaining the historical traffic route "Strada del Montecenerino"
Additional information board about the chestnut forest "Pontiva", which was ecologically upgraded by the Alptransit Gotthard AG
Additional information board about the "Percorsovitea" path and the history of wine cultivation in the surroundings of Gordola
Additional information board about the "Sentiero delle rive" path from Gordola to Tenero
Additional information board about the "Sentiero Roccabella" path from Mondacce to Minusio
Additional information board about the "Capèla Rota" broken chapel near Brione
Additional information board about the "El pont del Sipp" roman bridge near Brione
Additional information board about the "Piazza Don Gottardo Zurini" in Tegna
Spring season:
Additional information board about the insights one gets to see in nature reserve "Mettmenhaslisee" in Niederhasli from the observation tower
Additional information board about the oldest spinning building in Uster from the year 1816, which is found along an educational trail, giving information about the industrial history in the Zurich Oberland. After 1995, the building got transformed into space for backery, business and living; see more: https://www.ipzo.ch/; https://m.zuerioberland-tourismus.ch/de/industriepfad; https://www.uster.ch/sehenswuerdigkeiten/1547
Additional information board about the "Dampflok-Remise" in Uster, which is the oldest depot for steam locomotive in Switzerland
Additional information board about the industrialization in Wändhüslen, near Bubikon, in 1871
Additional information board about the settlement of Barenberg in Bubikon
Additional information board about the 2,5km long circular trail near Jona, where one can see several scenes of nature
Additional information board about the landscape development in the region of Rapperswil-Jona, canton St. Gallen
Additional information board about the "Galgenchappeli" location between Altberg and Einsiedeln. The location was used until the year 1840, as a place of refuge for sinners from the criminal court of Einsiedeln
Additional information board about the ancient track of the landslide event in Goldau from the year 1806
Additional information board about the forest reservat "Goldauer Bergsturzgebiet"; see more under: https://www.sz.ch/public/upload/assets/65750/Tafelgross.pdf
Additional information board about the "Lauerzersee" lake
Additional information about the quarry "Zingel" at the foot of the Urmiberg mountain in Seewen: https://www.kibag.ch/de/baustoffe/zingel-steinbruch-und-naturpark.html
Additional information board about the "Auenspur" in the estuary of the "Steiner Aa" stream
Additional information board about the "pin oak" tree in Brunnen, which was created as climate oasis
Additional information board the renatured streambed of the "Waldbrunnen" stream
Additional information board about the railway village of Erstfeld
Additional information board about the start of the Gotthard mountain track, shortly after Erstfeld
Additional information board about the "Eligius" chapel in the hamlet Ried, near Amsteg
Additional information board about the "Meitschlingen" bridge, where the old mule track beginns with an ascend towards Gurtnellen
Additional information board about the helical tunnel system in Wassen
Additional information board about the Ritom power station in Piotta
Additional information board about the funicular Ritom and the "Alpe Piora" hiking region
Additional information board about the history of the "Mulino del Precassino" mill above Cadenazzo
Additional information board about the technique of the "Mulino del Precassino" mill above Cadenazzo and technical data to the mill wheel
Additional information board about the environment and surroundings of the "Mulino del Precassino" mill above Cadenazzo
Additional information board about the "Montecenerino" path. Along the path there are some larger stones, showing small depressions with shapes of bowls or crosses. Those stones, known as "sacrifice stones", are mostly found in areas with a scenic importance, such as, viewpoints and other high trafficated areas. They served as an important good-luck charm for the journey during the past centuries.
Example of a stone with a bowl depression that I found near the "Monte Ceneri" pass. The bowl depresssion is marked with a red square
Additional information board about the "Ca' di Ferro" building in Minusio
Additional information board about the evolution and nature found on the "Caslano" mountain, near Lugano; see also under: https://www.caslano.ch/EN-Il-Monte-Caslano
Additional information board about the museum of fossils from Monte San Giorgio UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Meride; see also under: https://www.museodeifossili.ch/index.html
Additional information board about the Turkish temple of Parco Scherrer in Morcote and the Gaspare Fossati
Additional information board about the Lemon House of Parco Scherrer in Morcote and the artist Renzo Fontana
Summer season:
Additional information board about the meagre meadows "Schmidhalden" between Steinmaur and Regensberg, which are under nature protection
Additional information board about the "Tägernau" pond, which is also known as "Brändliweier" pond and the "Braendlin" spinning factory
Additional information board about the "Schaugarten" flower beds in Pfäffikon SZ, which gives ideas how one's own garden can be arraged
Additional information board about the battle of Morgarten (Canton Schwyz and Zug) (15th of November 1315). The battle belongs to the first Swiss freedom battle
Additional information board about the "Platz der Auslandschweizer" place of Swiss citizen living abroad
Additional information board about the recuperated chestnut groven "Chilenwald" in Brunnen; see also under: https://pfarrei-ingenbohl.ch/chilenwald/
Additional information board about the nature reserve "Hopfräben" at the estuary of the "Muota" river near Brunnen; see also under: https://www.erlebnisregion-mythen.ch/de/erlebnisse/sommer/naturerlebnisse/naturschutzgebiet-hopfraeben-brunnen/
Additional information board about the hiking track in the "Muotatal" valley with jokes "Witz-Wanderweg"
A poem at the "Gruebi Tannen" picnic place
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Additional information board about the "Zwing Uri" ruin between Amsteg and Silenen; https://uri.swiss/oeffentliche-einrichtung/zwing-uri
Additional information board about the bad weather in Gurtnellen in August 1987
Additional information board about the "Häderlisbrücke" bridge above Göschenen
Additional information board about the tower "Turm von Hospental" of the medieval castle ruin from the 13th Century
Additional information board about the material logistics, from the construction of second tunnel tube at the "Gotthard" road tunnel in Airolo; see more under: https://gotthardtunnel.ch/
Recuperated chestnut forest in Personico "Selva castanile di Personico", lower "Leventina" valley
Additional information board about the "Gàisc" biotope near Bodio; see also under https://www.pronatura-ti.ch/it/Gaisc
Additional information board about the "Santa Petronilla" cultural trail.
First picture: chestnut forests between Biasca and the "Santa Petronilla" waterfall
Second picture: The importance of Biasca, as transit place, on the north-south axis
Lowest picture: The historic church in Biasca of the saints "Pietro" and "Paolo"
Additional information board about the "Ponte Tibetano" hanging bridge near Bellinzona
