A Good Map is Essential- Especially in Switzerland

Overall, there is pretty good signage throughout the trail, but it does vary from excellent (below) to non-existent in places. In Switzerland we came across several poles stripped bare of signs. Our map did not cover the Swiss section of the trail, so we thought we could get by with the trail descriptions in our guidebook. We could not. So, do yourself a favor, and pick up some really detailed maps so you don't end up missing a trail head and going miles off course because a grumpy farmer removed the signs.