Grüezi!

The real answer to "what's your favorite hike in Switzerland?" is: it depends! But after eight years and hundreds of trails, I finally forced myself to pick fifteen - a tour from the Alpstein in Appenzell all the way to the Matterhorn.

The Kesch Trek is a 4-day hut-to-hut hike in Graubünden — wild, remote, and genuinely off the beaten path. No villages, no roads, just high alpine terrain, glacial lakes, and barren mountain passes. We've done it twice. Here's everything you need to know.

A night at a mountain hut in Switzerland is always a memorable experience, but staying at one in the winter feels extra special. After the freezing night sets in, no one ventures outside, and the hut becomes a snug little refuge, bustling and lively, but also somehow intimate and calm. It's such a wintry, cozy atmosphere. Summer huts have their charm, but winter huts? In the Swiss Alps? Pretty magical.

Our itinerary was inspired by a few stages of the Alpine Passes long-distance trail (Stages 21-24). The entirety of this hike is within the Valais Alps, in the French region of Switzerland. It is five days of high-alpine hiking, with four nights in remote mountain huts, and some of the most beautiful scenery I’ve ever seen. Every day was somehow more impressive than the last. I don’t say this lightly, but: this might be one of the best multi-day hikes in Switzerland.