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A brief window of warm weather in October 2020 came up and I decided to walk 2 1/2 days from Steinhausen/ZG to Schöftland/AG over small pre-alpine ridges of Switzerland:

3 Day Hike: Zug - Horben - Schöftland ~55km

I started 13:00 heading into the flat Reussthal through some small villages, stopping for some time to await the rain to stop during the afternoon, walking at Mühlau over the Reuss river, then Beinwil and eventually I reached the first hill range or ridge of Horben as part of Lindenberg ridge, an old castle or rather old house - in the nearby forest I found a place to pitch my tent, where the steady wind on the top of the ridge was absorbed by the trees.

Raining front approaching . . .
◈ Erli, Steinhausen (Δ 485m), 2020/10/07 13:11

◈ Vordere Stadelmatt, Hünenberg, 2020/10/07 15:44

◈ Stadelmatt, Hünenberg, 2020/10/07 15:57

Crossing Reuss river at Mühlau
◈ Brücke Mühlau, Mühlau, 2020/10/07 16:12

◈ Brücke Mühlau, Mühlau, 2020/10/07 16:12

◈ Rüstenschwil, Auw, 2020/10/07 16:52

◈ Brunnwil, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/07 17:48

Looking back into the Reussthal and Zugerland
◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/07 18:11

Zugerland with Rigi mountain in the background
◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/07 18:12

◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/07 18:12

2020/10/07 18:15

◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/07 18:19

Windy Horben
◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/07 18:20

2020/10/07 18:48

Long sleep until 7:30, 8:30 departure heading toward Müswangen along the ridge eventually down to Aesch at the Hallwilersee, over to Mosen and heading up hill to Reinach/AG, and further on the ridge again near Geisshof where I find a spot to camp again, in the forest where the wind is calm. During the day I picked up apples, wallnuts, and hazelsnuts along the trail, as a snack in between; and as the various water source photos illustrate there are plenty opportunities to get drinking water. The 2nd day I'm quite exhausted in the evening even I didn't really walked long or fast - didn't find my rhythm yet.

Rain is gone and little clouds, rather sunny and warmer at 15°C
2020/10/08 08:38

◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/08 08:42

◈ Horben, Beinwil (Freiamt), 2020/10/08 08:46

◈ Hohenrain, 2020/10/08 09:00

Still the alps nearby in the background
◈ Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 09:13

◈ Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 09:14

◈ Sulzerberg, Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 09:17

◈ Sulzerberg, Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 09:18

◈ Hitzkirch (Δ 837m), 2020/10/08 09:40

◈ Hitzkirch (Δ 835m), 2020/10/08 09:43

Looking toward Menziken and Reinach
◈ Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 09:48

Hallwilersee at Mosen
◈ Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 11:57

◈ Hitzkirch, 2020/10/08 11:57

Looking at Menziken
◈ Reinach, 2020/10/08 13:31

◈ Reinach, 2020/10/08 13:32

◈ Sonnenbergstrasse, Reinach, 2020/10/08 13:52

◈ Reinach, 2020/10/08 14:27

Looking back to Reinach/AG
◈ Geisshof, Gontenschwil, 2020/10/08 15:08

◈ Geisshof, Gontenschwil, 2020/10/08 16:35

Good sleep and 8:30 departure again, heading hilly to Schmiedrued, and then toward Schöftland where I arrived around noon, and decide to end the trip here and take the train back.

◈ Schiltwald, Schmiedrued, 2020/10/09 09:45

◈ Schiltwald, Schmiedrued (Δ 719m), 2020/10/09 09:45

◈ Schöftland, 2020/10/09 11:48

The original plan was to head to Zofingen or Olten, but I was too slow the 2nd day and blisters started to form on my right foot, and I'm afraid the new shoe inlets (extra cushion) missed tiny holes so the swet would leave the sole and socks, but instead the skin of my feet got wrinkled due the moisture and eventually blisters formed there - lack of attention to the details even for "just" a small hiking tour.

Also the Merrell trekking sandals (bought 2020/07) sole profile grip are almost gone - after 3 weeks intense hiking usage on previous hiking trips and apprx. 320km trekking they are reaching their end-of-life already.

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2020: Various Hikes / Tours

3 Days Hike: Zug - Horben - Schöftland

Wednesday 2020/10/07: Steinhausen - Mühlau - Horben

Thursday 10/08: Horben - Aesch - Reinach AG

Friday 10/09: Reinach AG - Schöftland