Most beautiful mountain hikes in Switzerland - Planplatten Tannalp Engstlensee

Oh my dear cows, it's the end of the road. My Swiss and Switzerland lovers, why I sang about this encounter, how you don't become bird food on this hike, why beautiful weather in the mountains can sometimes look very different and how you can get very close to paradise. You will find it out in this video and of course many many other things. But first we start in Meilingen in Switzerland. To get to the starting point of our hike we first have to take the cable car up to the Alpenpaar. We have to change twice and reach our starting point with this incredible view in around 30 minutes. As so often in summer in the mountains some clouds are moving in. But I am sure that we will see something soon. It is a so-called gradwanderung, so you are on the top. Yeah and it's going down on the left and it's going down on the right. I was complaining about the blue sky in this morning. This is the bill now. Yeah baby, it's getting better. By the way, this hiking path is a T2, not a T, not a coffee, not a tea. A T2 that means it is a mountain hike path. A little bit difficult especially for people which are afraid of heights. So if you see this and you say oh no no it's nothing for you. On mountain hikes like this I need to check the area a little bit. Yeah that Rasta is not falling down when he sees an animal like a marmot or something else. So yeah I should be safe. Hey but look, look at the flowers here. It is so funny how fast the weather is changing in the mountains. So that's why it's very important to check the weather forecast. Yeah and to check that no thunderstorms are coming, that you have good clothes. Maybe a rain jacket when rain is announced. Yeah you need a little bit of preparation for hikes like this. The sound you can hear is the sound of a marmot warning the other marmots. Yeah that some dangerous humans are coming. I give you some information about our landscape you can see. So this here is the drift glacier. Yeah with the famous drift bridge. Yeah and last year or no two years ago we made a little hike from here for the Tallyhütte to Engstlundsee. What else? Yeah we came from here we could see the engelhorns but they are in the clouds now. And maybe we see tiddlies later. Oh be careful over there. Yeah translate it in google and you will laugh. We've just met a man with a little collar in his hand and a small bell. And I asked him where is the rest? And yeah my feeling was right there was the collar of a sheep which fell down. So be careful. And in the mountains there is a simple rule for accidents like this. The animal involved in the accident is dismembered and divided up among different animals. The jackdaws are currently feasting on a carcass here and this one is probably already waiting for its chance. So this hike takes us about two and a half or three hours but as you know me already I love to chill and to sit down somewhere and to eat lunch and to watch the crowds eating a sheep. Stuff like this you know. So I have five hours. We have an agreement with the tourism organization. Yeah Kal they always leave some snow behind for Rasta. Yeah so that you are a happy dog. It's not that steep anymore so Rasta is allowed to walk some meters off leash. Yeah baby. I think he's already tired. No body. I've ordered. I also have agreements with birds. Time for free Rasta again. Oh yes now you can see the Tannensee. Yes and this over there is our goal. We come now into cows area and in the cows area Rasta is always on the leash. Yeah there are some rules when you meet the cows. Don't touch them. Yeah they are not pets. Don't ride on the cows. Just leave them on the meadows. Okay and do not come closer especially when they have young cows. Also calves with them. And look Titlis. As promised. Oh we are on the right time. They bring the cows in. There are certain cows they know exactly at what time they have to go in. And some cows they have to call them. Yeah he's doing this every day. Every single day calling the cows. Get them home. Every single day. For three months in a year. They go now to the farmer. And they get milked. And then they produce the olive cheese. And some of them they don't want to go home. The grass is so green here. Five minutes to go. Yes and then a Haltplattli. An Opperu. Something to drink and chill. This is our room with shower and toilet. There are a few rooms with shower and toilet. And there are a few rooms with toilet and shower outside of the room. Oh ready for dinner. It is very very gloomy right now. But I checked my weather app and the weather app is saying that we will have some colors tonight. Yeah and that should be in about one hour. So I wait. And this is what waiting looks like for me. That was not the mood I've expected. But this is nature. And that was so amazing to fly over the clouds and the time lapse. I'm super happy and now I go to sleep. Because we have to get up early in the morning. Ah it's still so dark. Huh? Do you see the light? It's Titlis. Yeah they have a construction site. They built something new over there. So let's go. By the way the hike from Tranalp to Engslenalp takes you about 50 minutes. Yeah and as you can see the farmers over there. Yeah they have the same biorhythms like photographers. Yeah they are very very early up. Yeah the cows get milked in the early morning. And during the day they are on the alpine meadows. Alpine meadows? Meadows. The farmers they get the milk from the cows. And over there they produce the cheese of the milk of the cows. And Alp cheese is one of the best cheeses in the world. Dawn slowly begins in about 45 minutes. The sun will be here. And if we are lucky enough we will see the red mountains over there. Good morning ladies. How are you? Did you sleep well? By the way this is the Engslensee. It is not allowed to do camping here. It's a nature protecting zone. That's why rust is underneath. That's why he's not amused. The first mountains already got some light. We're still waiting for the light over there. Yeah it's starting a little bit. I looked for a nice spot to take a time lapse. In these moments I totally immerse myself in a place. This is one of my favorite places in Switzerland. We had a wonderful morning here at Engslensee. Even though we didn't see the sun because there were so many clouds. But I mean the moods here and the silence. Yeah except of the dark. It was amazing. Yeah we really enjoyed it and now we walk down to... Hey I'm speaking. Okay I stop. What I wanted to say is that we walk down now to Schwarzen Tal. It's about one hour. And then we take the post auto there. Yeah down to Immerkirchen. Our ladies again. Yeah they are at work now. Yeah that's a nice working space I guess. I mean what kind of job is this? Walking the whole day long and eating the whole day long. Yeah would be something for me. Bye bye cows. Have a wonderful eating day. This is the mountain hut Engslenulp. Unfortunately dogs are not allowed anymore. Yeah because the dog owners didn't follow the rules. She's very very short. Yeah it is nature protecting zone again or still. So that's why Rasta is still on the leash. Yeah now we walk down. The cows are always curious about Rasta and I have to protect him. I'm not your farmer. Ciao cow. Tschüss. The cows are still following us. You can hear them? Yeah. I don't know why. Maybe they are amazed by Rasta. These are young cows but I'm very happy that I have my partner with me. Which is already over there. Well they are not aggressive. They're just curious. But Rasta don't know it. I am a cow girl now. Rasta escaped with my partner. Oh my dear cows it's the end of the road. Yeah no coming through anymore. Yeah so it is that's life. That's life. Ciao cow. After the challenging part with the young cows we are back in silence again. It is such a wonderful area here. Huh? Pure nature. And now the most beautiful part of this hike on this side is coming. I so love it. After a total of almost 15 kilometers of hiking we arrived at our final destination. From here we will take the post bus back to Innerkirchen and then the train back to Meiringen. As always you can find all information on my Patreon blog with video animation and jbx files for retracing the hike. Thanks a lot for watching and see you on the next adventure. This is our bus which will take us down again.