Swiss Borders Map Stats Overview for Summer 2011 The borders with Liechtenstein, Austria, and Italy Version update: 9 May 2011 (c) For John Harlin’s journey around Switzerland during July–September. john@johnharlin.net; 541-490-9055 All maps and links were prepared by Roland Baumgartner, Switzerland Tourism This document collects the URLs for Swiss Topo maps, Google Earth, GPS, and elevation profiles as split into eight segments. It also shows an overview map of that segment and the elevation profile. For a detailed map of that segment, click on the preferred link. The Swiss Topo (“URL map”) zooms to 1:25,000. It can also be found in “new” along with a link to viewing it in Google Earth on your browser (i.e., without opening the Google Earth app). The yellow line is the exact border. The red line is Roland Baumgartner’s recommended hiking route. The most important peaks have been included in the hiking route. Otherwise, the hiking route often follows trails when they save considerable vertical gains and losses. It also detours to huts for spending the night. My actual route will vary depending on circumstances in the field. None of these routes or dates can be fully relied on. Tips for using the URLs: Some of these do not fully display using the Safari browser. Best is to use Firefox, Chrome, or IE. • • • • • •
URL Map: This is the excellent Swiss Topo map. It zooms in to 1:25,000 scale. URL Profile: This shows the blue elevation vs. distance profile that’s displayed in this pdf (see following pages). URL KMZ: This is the file for Google Earth. Click on the url to download the kmz, then click the kmz file to see it in Google Earth (requires that Google Earth is installed). URL GPX: This downloads the GPX file for use in GPS units. New: This shows the data behind the profiles: the Swiss Topo–calculated distance, altitudes, vertical gains and losses, and estimated hiking time. New: Once you’ve clicked on the “new” URL, you can click on 3d View (in the green Tools box in upper right) to go directly to a Google Earth view without needing to open Google Earth and import kmz files.
SwissMap Time: SwissMap/SwissTopo provides an estimated hiking time. The time assumes hiking a trail, whereas my route is often off-trail and even on technical ground, which is considerably slower. It also assumes no stops (not even for eating and certainly not for sleeping). Based on last summer’s brief experience, allowing 10 hours of hiking per day seems to provide a reasonable conversion of SwissMap Time to JohnHarlin Days. Days and Dates: These use the SwissMap Time > JohnHarlin Days conversion system (10 SwissMap Hours = 1 John Harlin Day). These are clearly VERY ROUGH ESTIMATES. Also: I’ve allowed added day(s) during especially technical sections with lots of climbing, and have built in an additional day to each segment for rest or for catch-up. Note on Section Names and Numbers: The names of end points are reversed and the numbers count down from 9 to 2 because these maps were originally created to go in the other direction, starting from Leysin and heading east (the 2010 plan). I am reversing the direction in 2011 so that I can finish on Mont Dolent, looking down upon my accident site on the Aiguilles Rouge du Mont Dolant. The current profiles (blue graphs) are correctly oriented for summer 2011. Please contact me with questions and comments. Let the adventure begin!
Swiss Border Stories Harlin Schedule and Maps Links version 9 May 2011c (110509c)
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