Admiring Europe's queen of glaciers: Switzerland is a veritable walking paradise, with around 50,000 kilometres of hiking trails to choose from this summer. To find an easy walk for family and friends, you need look no further than Switzerland's famed Aletsch glacier.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2008, April 2008

Author: Robson, Chris

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Admiring Europe's queen of glaciers: Switzerland is a veritable walking paradise, with around 50,000 kilometres of hiking trails to choose from this summer. To find an easy walk for family and friends, you need look no further than Switzerland's famed Aletsch glacier.

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With so many walking options around the country, it can be hard to choose just one for a weekend. My husband and I seem to always bump heads on the topic--usually because he wants to scale at least 1,000 metres, while I am more i...

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