Due to Covid it seemed easier to stay domestic this year. Not the worst thing as far as I am concerned though I am hoping to finally get further away again next year. The plan was to just rent a place, make a list of ideas, and hit them as the weather allowed. I have already written up a few of the more interesting days as separate posts, in these cases I have provided a link for them.
As ever quite a bit of the cost could be knocked off by staying somewhere cheaper and eating simpler. Bringing my own bike and being able to borrow an e-bike for free helped do some day trips for free or very cheap. If you stay somewhere with the guest card then that would save quite a bit of the transport costs, there is also an Engadin hiking pass which could save lots of money if you really plan to hit a cable car every day.
Even with flawless weather everyday there is more than enough in the area to keep me busy the whole time and then some. Date: August I dropped down the Engadin valley then up Val Chamuera.
The side valley is rather long and a mix of expected rain and a horrible squeak when my drive system was under load made me turn around part way up. I went back and describe it in more depth in day 8 below.
See this post for more details. Length: This is a very flexible route with a number of train stops over the pass so you can easily extend or shorten it as you like.
