2026-04-30 Reichenberg, Lauihöchi, Morgenholz

I went for a hike today. I searched my favorite site for Planggenstock and settled on Reichenburg - Stofel - Laui - Muesalp - Bodenberg - Morgenholz.

Reichenburg - Stofel - Laui - Muesalp - Bodenberg - Morgenholz

I took the train to Siebnen-Wangen, the bus to Reichenburg, and walked up to Stofel and then to Laui. The *Alpenbeizli Laui* was closed but you could take bottles from a crate and pay by phone (TWINT). Worked for me!

I continued to Lauihöchi, looked at all the mountains, decided to skip the ridge walk to Planggenstock (and Hirzli) and instead went down to Muesalp, ate some pasta with goat cheese in Bodenberg, waited half an hour for the cable car from Morgenholz down to Niederurnen, walked to Ziegelbrücke, waited 20 minutes for the next train to Zürich and that’s where I’m posting from.

A rural house and a meadow with some goats, some of which are staring back at me. In the back, forested hills.

Further up and looking back down. Grass, houses, and in the distance, a town and a church and a lake. Mountains in the distance.

Further up, the trees are all coniferous. Between patches of trees, a meadow rolls down towards the plain.

Further up, and looking up, a trail leads across a meadow. This meadow is a lot browner than the ones seen previously because the snow hasn't been gone all that long.

Standing on a crest, looking into what looks like a valley torn by violent waters, then trees, forests, mountains, and the Alps in the distance.

Some fenceposts with barbed wire, a mountain meadow, and in the distance an imposing dark rock face.

A landscape of mountain meadows, coniferous trees, patches of snow, and a mountain in the distance.

A view over meadows and trees towards the Alps.

Brown grass, dark coniferous trees, patches of snow, and the Alps.

A dead tree in the sun, a dark forest behind it, dominated by a steep rock face.

A dirt road leading down towards a valley.

The dirt road seems to have found the valley floor amidst some tall coniferous trees.