Easter Monday came around with beautiful weather and our lack of imagination took us back to Muotatal. We thought about going on the Gross Mythen, but the trail is officially closed (until they open the restaurant?).
Not wanting to risk it, we drove all the way back in Muotatal to a place called Hölloch ("Hell Hole" in German) and parked at the base of the Pragel Pass road opposite restaurant Hell Hole.
The initial ascent is on the Pragel pass road which was closed to traffic but didn't stop hikers, snowshoe-ers and the odd motorcycle to drive up as far as possible. The ascent is almost constantly 10% which makes for an easy constant effort on the paved road. Great to enjoy the views!
Momo was a bit annoyed initially. He was looking forward to a lazy day in the garden barking at other dogs and sneaking treats from our visitors. After a few kilometres, we have found our stride and came to the Parking lot where the trail began.
It's a wide trail with even a tunnel leading to a still unoccupied alp. The fruit trees were in full bloom. Things were splendid!
The trail first climbs to the top of the cliffs, moves across before descending into the middle band with cliffs above and cliffs below. As the foliage was not yet fully out, the views were amazing.
The path is nice and easy with just a few tighter segments. Before you know it, you get out on a beautiful meadow above the cliffs for spectacular views of Bisisthal.
There, we saw some antisocial hikers (they told Momo to "shove off" as he greeted them) who enjoyed the view before turning back the way they came.
We climbed up over snowfields to get back on a different route.
The snow was grippy, hard-packed and wet so walking was like on gravel and we got ahead well with a few stops to sniff for squirrels and pee at trees.
Soon enough, the snow was gone and we again took a nice break on our descend to give our legs some recovery.
Unfortunately, despite it being Easter Monday, some idiots sporadically shot their guns. We got close to this on the last two kilometers and Momo went into full panic mode again. I didn't have to carry him but he dragged me behind him down the hill and tried to hide under bridges and in culverts. I know that Swiss gun ownership is part of our culture and our freedom. Simply make efforts to reduce noise.
What we learned:
- They will always shoot guns in Muotatal, religious holiday or not.
- Sunscreen is important.
- Don't bring too many snacks on short hikes. You'll just end up carrying them around.
- I have to bring Momo's water tupperware again. He was very thirsty on the cliffside.
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