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Where our information comes from

Every fact on a place page can be traced to a source, and every source is listed on the page with the date we checked it.

Last updated 7 October 2026

Source hierarchy

When sources disagree, the higher one wins, and we note the conflict for the next on-site check.

  1. Field verification by our editors — what we saw on site, with the date.
  2. Official sources — municipalities, cantonal authorities, protected-area management, national and regional tourism offices.
  3. Transport operators — timetables and seasonal service from the Swiss public-transport network.
  4. Official geodata — swisstopo maps and the Confederation's open government data.
  5. OpenStreetMap — community-maintained map data, used for locations and paths and always cross-checked.
  6. Hiking resources — official route networks and hiking associations.
  7. Community discussions — useful leads, never the only source for a fact.

Licences and attribution

  • Map tiles and boundaries: © swisstopo, free geodata of the Swiss Confederation.
  • Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
  • Photographs: credited individually on each place; only used with permission or a licence.

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