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Walkers Paradise: Arvenbüel near Amden Switzerland

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Mountain air, great light, autumn color! HP30 PRO tour near Amden above the famous Swiss lake the Wallensee. Check out this post for the trek, travel info, photo notes and more! ©Wanderland Switzerland This 3D view of the Wallensee area shows the route in red. It is an up, down walk with about 200 meters, that's 650 feet elevation change. In Arvenbüel there is a lot of parking. If the lower lots are full, try the upper, often the upper smaller lot has a few spaces. ©Wanderland Switzerland A closer in map view shows the route. We toured clockwise. the whole tour takes about 2 hours and is seven kilometers long. Going up is a wide-open road trail, suitable for families, the route back down is a small wooded trail and steep in places, hiking shoes are a must for this section.  Arvenbüel itself has both great parking as well as fantastic public transit options. from the Ziegelbrücke train station catch the #650 bus. Ride it to the last s...