Happy New Year Hangover Hike 2026 (9km)

Hello friends,

It feels like "the last hike of this year" to me, because I'm planning it now, but in fact it will be the first hike of the year 2026, our traditional "Happy New Year Hangover Hike" 💫🧨✨🚀

We went the first time on 1st of January in 2020, we skipped it during the "Corona Winter" 2020/2021, resuming in 2022, which makes this the 6th time!
Let me know when we meet, how many of these you attended!

Let's grab some fresh air after our New Year's parties, let's wish each other a happy New Year, and let's make sure that our alcohol level goes down more slowly by consuming our leftover alcohol from last night 🤪

If there is no concept of "leftover alcohol" in your mindset, you might want to buy an extra bottle.🍾
Otherwise, feel free to bring whatever you like! 🍪🥮🍫

We will meet at the tram/bus station "Hamilius" at 12:00 and start the hike around 12:15.

I strongly encourage everyone to get there by public transport!

There are buses all over the place, you can take the tram or bus to "Hamilius" or take a bus to "Monterey" or "Badanstalt"; both are within 5 minutes of walking distance 🚎🚌

I hope that everyone will be in a good mood and that you can avoid driving. There will be Glühwein, cremant, and wine; sometimes in the past, we even had champagne!🍷🥂🍾

Itinerary:
We will walk down to Grund and Clausen, a bit towards Neudorf, then up onto the Kirchberg plateau, where I will try to discover a new area 🥾🥾

Last year, I didn't find the path, because the environment was very different in reality than it looked on the map.
This time I'm more confident, and if we find it, there will be some great views across Clausen towards the city.

Whether we find it or not, our next stop will be on the Kirchberg Plateau, another great view from there.
Finally, we will traverse Pfaffenthal, where we are trying to find out how many hiking groups will fit into the Pfaffenthal elevator.

My bet: Exactly one!

Our walk will end at the Christmas market "Wanterpark" on the "Kinnekswiss".
There are many options for great food and drinks, and there is a protected space where we can sit without getting cold 🍺🍷🧆🍤🥘🍗🌭🍺

The planned location for our break is the newly discovered area on the Weimershof side of the Kirchberg Plateau, if the intensity and direction of the wind allow for it. Otherwise, we continue to Kirchberg and hide in the fortifications 🏰
There, we can share our leftover Christmas cookies and drinks from the New Year parties. I will bring Glühwein and cremant and I count on you, as usual, for additional supplies! 🥂🍾🍷🍪🥮🍫🥂

The hike is at your own risk, and everyone is responsible for his/her own safety!

Looking forward to hiking with you!

Jens