Swiss places
The Activity Workshop has several activities based in Switzerland, as the lakes, mountains, rivers and glaciers make an excellent outdoor playground. This page summarizes some of the main areas of Switzerland and links to each of the relevant pages.
For a zoomable guide to all the Swiss hikes, see this Google Earth file: 
Swiss hikes kmz. For the skiing and snowboarding resorts see the Ski resorts kmz.
If you haven't got Google Earth installed, you can see the same links in Google Maps instead: either Swiss hikes or ski resorts.
Here is a short list of some places in Switzerland and which activities are available for each one.
- Adelboden
- Resort town in Berner Oberland south of Spiez. Hiking over the Bunderchrinde, Hahnenmoospass.
- Airolo
- Town in Ticino just south of the Gotthard tunnel. Hiking on Strada Alta Leventina. Snowboarding at Airolo.
- Aletsch glacier
- The longest glacier in Europe, stretching from the Jungfraujoch down into Wallis. Hiking along the Aletsch glacier.
- Andermatt
- Small town in central Switzerland. Snowboarding at Andermatt.
- Arosa
- Resort town in Graubünden near Chur. Hiking from Arosa to Lenzerheide. Snowboarding in Arosa.
- Bern
- Capital city of Switzerland.
- Braunwald
- Small resort in Glarus. Hiking in Braunwald, over the Klausenpass. Snowboarding at Braunwald.
- Brunni
- Small resort in central Switzerland. Hiking to Holzegg, along the Schwyzer panoramaweg. Snowboarding at Brunni.
- Chasseral
- Mountain in the Jura. Hiking on the Chasseral, Jura Ridgeway from Orvin to Chasseral and Chasseral to Vue des Alpes.
- Churfirstens
- Dramatic tooth-shaped ridge above Walensee. Hiking the Churfirstens. Snowboarding at Toggenburg.
- Creux du Van
- Spectacular rock formation in western Switzerland. Hiking the Creux du Van, Jura Ridgeway from Noiraigue to La Combaz.
- Davos
- Popular tourist town in Graubünden. Snowboarding in Davos.
- Eiger
- Famous mountain with steep north face. Hiking under the Eiger.
- Einsiedeln
- Small town with famous Kloster in central Switzerland. Hiking in Einsiedeln, on Chli Aubrig.
- Elm
- Small resort in Glarus. Hiking over Foopass, Richetlipass. Snowboarding in Elm.
- Engelberg
- Resort town in central Switzerland. Hiking over Jochpass, Surenenpass. Snowboarding at Engelberg Titlis.
- Faulhorn
- Mountain above Grindelwald. Hiking over Faulhorn.
- Flims
- Small resort town in Graubünden. Snowboarding in Flims.
- Flumserberg
- Ski resort above Walensee. Snowboarding in Flumserberg.
- Gimmelwald
- Tiny village above Lauterbrunnen valley below Mürren. Hiking under the Eiger, over Sefinenfurgge. Snowboarding on Schilthorn.
- Glarus
- Small valley in eastern Switzerland. See Linthal, Braunwald, Elm, Klöntal.
- Grand Canyon
- Switzerland's version of the famous gorge. See Vorderrheinschlucht.
- Griesalp
- Small town in Berner Oberland. Hiking over Sefinenfurgge, Hohtürli.
- Grindelwald
- Popular tourist destination in Berner Oberland. Hiking over Faulhorn, Grosse Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg. Snowboarding in First, Männlichen.
- Hoch Ybrig
- Small ski area south of Einsiedeln. Hiking the Mythens. Snowboarding at Hoch Ybrig.
- Interlaken
- Popular tourist destination in Berner Oberland, between the Thunersee and Brienzersee. Hiking Habkern to Beatenberg.
- Jura
- Low mountain range in northern Switzerland. Hiking the Jura Ridgeway.
- Kandersteg
- Small resort in Berner Oberland by the Oeschinensee. Hiking over the Hohtürli, Bunderchrinde, Lötschental.
- Klöntal
- Small side valley from Glarus. Hiking to Klöntal.
- Klosters
- See Davos.
- Laax
- See Flims.
- Lac de Joux
- Small lake in canton Vaud. Hiking the Jura Ridgeway.
- Lake Lucerne
- See Vierwaldstättersee.
- Lauterbrunnen
- Small town and famous steep-sided valley in Berner Oberland. Hiking over the Kleine Scheidegg, Sefinenfurgge. Snowboarding in Männlichen, Schilthorn.
- Lenk
- Resort town in Berner Oberland. Hiking over Hahnenmoospass, Trütlisbergpass.
- Lenzerheide
- Resort town in Graubünden near Chur. Hiking from Arosa to Lenzerheide. Snowboarding in Lenzerheide.
- Linthal
- See Braunwald.
- Lugano
- Lakeside town in southern Ticino. Hiking Monte San Salvatore.
- Matterhorn
- See Zermatt.
- Meiringen
- Resort town near the Brienzersee and Aareschlucht. Hiking over Jochpass, Grosse Scheidegg, Brünigpass. Snowboarding at Meiringen.
- Montreux
- Town by Lake Geneva famous for music festival, and end point of the Alpine Pass Route.
- Mürren
- Small tourist town above Lauterbrunnen valley. Hiking over Sefinenfurgge. Snowboarding on Schilthorn.
- National Park
- Switzerland's only national park, near the Italian border. Hiking Munt la Schera.
- Pilatus
- Famous mountain above Luzern in central Switzerland. Hiking on Pilatus.
- Pizol
- Mountain above Bad Ragaz in eastern Switzerland. Hiking 5-lakes. Snowboarding at Pizol.
- Rigi
- Mountain in central Switzerland above Arth-Goldau. Hiking on Rigi.
- Rothorn
- Several mountains have this name: Parpaner Rothorn (Hiking Arosa to Lenzerheide, Snowboarding at Lenzerheide), Brienzer Rothorn (Snowboarding at Sörenberg).
- Säntis
- Tallest mountain in northeastern Switzerland. Hiking on Säntis.
- Sargans
- Town in eastern Switzerland, start of Alpine Pass Route. Hiking over Foopass.
- Schänis
- Airfield near Ziegelbrücke. Gliding.
- Schilthorn
- Mountain in Berner Oberland famous for being Piz Gloria in a James Bond film. Hiking on Schilthorn. Snowboarding on Schilthorn.
- Scuol
- Town in the lower Engadine valley. Hiking in Scuol valley, Val Sinestra. Snowboarding in Scuol.
- Sihlsee
- Small lake in central Switzerland feeding the river Sihl to Zürich. See Einsiedeln.
- Solothurn
- Town in northern Switzerland. Hiking on Weissenstein, Jura Ridgeway.
- Stanserhorn
- Mountain above Stans in central Switzerland. Hiking on the Stanserhorn.
- Ticino
- See Airolo, Lugano.
- Titlis
- See Engelberg.
- Toggenburg
- Region north of the Walensee. Hiking Toggenburger Höhenweg. Snowboarding at Toggenburg.
- Uetliberg
- See Zürich.
- Val Verzasca
- Valley near Locarno in Ticino. Hiking in the Val Verzasca.
- Vallorbe
- Small town in canton Vaud. Hiking the Jura Ridgeway.
- Vierwaldstättersee
- Spectacular lake in central Switzerland, also known as Lake Lucerne. See Rigi, Pilatus, Stanserhorn, Klewenalp, Bürgenstock.
- Vorderrheinschlucht
- Spectacular gorge west of Chur. Hiking Trin to Valendas Sagogn. Also canoeing in the vorderrhein.
- Wengen
- Popular tourist town above Lauterbrunnen valley. Hiking in Wengen, under the Eiger, over the Kleine Scheidegg. Snowboarding on Männlichen.
- Zermatt
- Popular tourist town in Wallis famous for the Matterhorn. Hiking in Zermatt. Snowboarding in Zermatt.
- Zugerberg
- Mountain above the town of Zug in central Switzerland. Hiking on the Zugerberg.
- Zurich / Zürich
- Largest city in Switzerland. Hiking on Uetliberg, Zürichsee Panoramaweg. Wakeboarding on the Zürichsee.
