Everybody has seen the yellow hiking trail markers in Switzerland. But hardly anyone wonders who is responsible for them. The marked Swiss hiking trail network is around 65,000 km, which is about 1.5 times the circumference of the earth. Behind this professional service is a great deal of volunteer work done in cantonal organizations, supported by the umbrella organization “Schweizer Wanderwege.” In the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basellandschaft, the “Wanderwege beider Basel” association is responsible for these tasks. About 50 volunteers also offer other services for hikers, such as guided hikes in various parts of Switzerland as well as in Alsace and the Black Forest, including some in English.
This season, there will be five guided hiking tours in English. Your experienced hiking guide, Hanspeter Preiswerk, who has worked in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry for many years, will be leading these free hikes.
On this day, the hike will take you from Gelterkinden to Tecknau. The railway line S3 takes only three minutes from Gelterkinden to Tecknau. The hike along the edge of the Grossholz is more pacific but provides an interesting outlook on one of the most important railway lines of Switzerland. At the Ödenburg, you will learn about possible links of this site with two other European castles with the same name. On the way down, you will pass a waterfall and caves in the limestone cliffs.
You should bring your own food and drink, hiking boots and suitable clothing for the weather, and your U-Abo or individually purchased train ticket.
Meeting place is at the Basel SBB at 10:05 at the IR 27 to Lucerne, with the outgoing journey at 10:16 (arrival Gelterkinden at 10:37) and the return journey from Tecknau (S3 to Basel) departing at 14:55 and arriving in Basel at 15:27.
Participation is free and limited to around 30 participants; register directly with your guide at 079 395 9758 or hanspeter.preiswerk@teleport.ch by March 19.

Website
wanderwege-beider-basel.ch/de/gefuehrte-wanderungen/3076/Odenburg

Where
Basel SBB
Centralbahnstrasse 10
4051 Basel

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