Mountain-Hiking in Switzerland

1. White-Red-White marking for moutain hiking trails. Good shoes are mandatory.
   Horizontal delimiters separate routes that will split later
   Note that routes to Klimsen and Pilatus on the upper signpost arrow (1) are mountain trails, while the trail to Hergiswil is in the easy-to-go category. (2)
2. Marking for hiking trails in relatively flat terrain. Normal shoes are sufficient.
3. Next stop
4. End of route, normally a peak (uphill) or a village with access to public transport (downhill).Railway or bus stops are often indicated by symbols. The words Bahnhof, Gare, Station, Stazione or Staziun all mean Railway Station.
5. Average time needed by families with school children to reach the stop (Std. = Stunden = hours)
6. Name of signpost location and height above sea level in meters (on white ground)
7. Special trails (the example shown here follows the borders of the village of Kriens)

Markings on rocks, posts or trees facilitate orientation between signposts. (Mountain trails: white-red-white, hiking trails in relatively flat terrain: yellow). In flat terrain yellow metal plates or arrows are used frequently.

Blue signpost arrows and white-blue-white markings indicate routes in the alps that might lead through zones without any trail, over large fields of snow or glaciers (even in summer) or through steep rocks. These routes are reserved to experienced climbers and should only be used when guided by a qualified alpine guide.