Wanderwege Beider Basel - English Guided Hikes - April 2024

Did you know that Switzerland has around 65'000 kilometres of hiking trails? That's about 1.5 times the circumference of the earth! A huge number of municipalities and volunteer organisations maintain the hiking trails and offer hikes in all the cantons. In the Basel region, the Verein «Wanderwege beider Basel» (the association of hiking in both Basel cantons) is one of these organisations. About 50 volunteers offer services such as guided hikes. There's an overview over English guided hikes as a PDF on the Verein's website here.

We talked to Hanspeter Preiswerk, one of the Verein's hiking guides, about English guided hikes, the hikes closest to Basel, and how large the trail network is in the region (take a guess!). You can become a member of the Verein for just CHF 40.- a year. The next English guided hike coming up is the Linnerberg hike on June 1st, 2024 along the divide of the two rivers Aare and Rhein. Get in touch with the Verein here.