Oeschinensee to Blüemlisalphütte

A quintessential Swiss alpine experience that pairs a shimmering turquoise glacial lake with high-altitude technical ridges. The trail begins at the Oeschinensee cable car station, initially circling the amphitheatre of cliffs that cradle the lake, before an aggressive ascent toward the Blüemlisalphütte. As you gain altitude, the 'lake-and-meadow' scenery transitions into a stark landscape of limestone and glacial moraine. The hut itself is perched on the ridge between the Kander and Kien valleys, offering a front-row seat to the hanging glaciers of the Blüemlisalp massif.

The Thorsborne Trail is a 32km point-to-point trekking route along the eastern coastline of Hinchinbrook Island, within Girringun National Park, Queensland. Running between Ramsay Bay in the north and George Point in the south, the trail traverses a diverse tropical landscape of mangrove systems, granite headlands, and rainforest. Hinchinbrook is an uninhabited wilderness island, accessible only by organized boat transfers from the mainland hubs of Cardwell or Lucinda. The route follows the Hinchinbrook Channel side and the open Coral Sea, passing significant features like Zoe Falls and the granite peaks of Mount Bowen.