Picnic hike

We decided to do a low-impact dayhike and picnic, so we took the train to Liestal and then walked back to Basel.

We take a route out of Liestal that we haven't done before: via Summerhalden to Nuglar and then up to the ridge. There's a bench free in the sun so we do a first food break and enjoy the views before continuing through the woods and then across the high plain above Gempen. Through Gempen, down the ridge above the Ingelstein, and then across to G's favorite bench, where we do a second food break and enjoy the views. Then down through Arlesheim to the Birs, along the river for a bit, then left and up to the Bruderholz. Here the plan was to stop at Predigerhof for coffee and cake, but they were completely mobbed with people, so we just continued on and did our last food break with views on the bench with the fountain just over the bridge. Finally the rest of the way along the Bruderholz to the tram at Dorenbach and then back towards home, stopping at a bakery at the SBB on the way so that we can have our coffee and cake when we get home.

We never ended up using the picnic blanket we'd brought with us, but this was still a very nice walk. :-)

Stats: 5:49, 25.1km, 550m up, 600m down.