All levels:

Hiking suitable for everyone, including people with no hiking experience (elevation gain < 600 m)

Medium:

Hiking which can include some aerial passages (elevation gain between 600 and 950 m)

Demanding:

Long hike reserved for good walkers in good physical condition (elevation gain between 950 and 1400 m)

Very demanding:

Long hike, with a lot of difference in altitude, sometimes in a steep terrain requiring to be surefooted (elevation gain > 1000 m)

Degree of difficulty

Materials

List of equipment for a (half)day summer hike

Comfortable mountain bag (25 L max)
High, waterproof shoes with anti-slip soles
Waterproof jacket with hood
Comfortable mountain pants and/or shorts depending on the weather
Warm sweater (fleece type)
Breathable t-shirt with long or short sleeves depending on the weather (one spare in the bag if desired)
Scarf and/or cap, sunglasses, sunscreen
Pair of thin gloves (according to weather conditions)
Tea flask or thermos (1 Litre)
Cereal bars, dried fruit, or other small snacks
Picnic if day hiking
Swiss Army Knife (optional)
Binoculars (optional)
Small waterproof pocket for papers and pocket money with identity papers, insurance certificate (Rega for example), SBB-train pass
Camera (optional)
Personal medications, anti-allergic
Hiking sticks

Equipment to be added for snowshoeing outings:

For treks and hikes of more than one day, a list of equipment will be provided

General terms and condition