I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was working on adding all 33 of the walks I had documented to this website and now I’m pleased to announce, IT’s FINISHED!! 😊 I had wondered about waiting until 5am on 4th March ’21 to ‘launch’ it, but I just couldn’t wait that long! (I hope you see what I did there).
I’ve updated the banner photos too, to have a little more variety and added a Contact menu option – just in case anyone would like to comment or request any more information. So, please feel free to have a browse around the pages under the “Walks in the Val d’Hérens” heading – at anytime and especially if you are stuck at home and self-isolating. Just select Easy, Medium or Challenging and then click on any of the walks summarised underneath the overview map… You’ll then find a map and a gallery of photos, as well as a route description should anyone visit this area to do any of the walks themselves.
Below are a few random photos taken from the associated galleries… (I should have done a quiz and asked which walk they belonged to… Too late now of course!) I hope it showcases what a wild and naturally beautiful part of the world the Val d’Hérens is!
Your comments and feedback (especially for any improvements) are always welcome of course. 😊
Alittlebitoutoffocus 
I think this is brilliant, Mike! Makes me want to throw up my job and come and live in Switzerland. One little suggestion – is there public transport to any of the walks that don’t begin in the village itself? Not everyone will have access to a car, or feel confident driving on mountain roads, and I know Switzerland’s rail and bus network is supposed to be amongst the best in the world…
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Thanks Viv! Yes, I mention in a few places about catching the postbus. All of the end points are served by a postbus, except one and that is a different service (which I’ve never caught) to the Dixence dam. But I think anyone coming to the area without a car would know, or find out about, the bus timetable.
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Why wait, well done Mike!!! More easy to find and follow your walks from now on. And the pictures are, as always, absolutely fantastic. lucky for me that you skipped the quiz 🙃
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Yes, as you can imagine, I was keen to publish it. And, yes, I saved you looking through 33 pages (well, maybe you would have found them all after 26…) 🤔
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What a great job you did 🙂 I’m sure that I wil take a look to these walks from time to time. As you know, I love Switserland but for the moment travelling is not advised. So now we can travel and walk the digital way. Have a nice day and keep on the good work Mike.
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Thank you! You could ‘walk’ one per day for a month… 😊 Let’s hope things improve soon and then maybe you can come and see it all for real! 🤞🤞
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Well done, it looks wonderful, Mike! I jumped around briefly, what a wealth of information you have put together for a local hiker or visiting tourist! I look for this type of info when we visit places, getting the real inside info and photos to see the park and hikes, instead of the general website. 👍👍 Two thumbs up!!
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Thank you Donna. I’m glad you liked it. Nothing on the local birds though… (yet). 😉
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