2011-01-09 47 8

Sun 9 Jan 2011 in 47,8: 47.7329038, 8.5043826 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Near Schleitheim, Kanton Schaffhausen, Switzerland The actual point is located in a forest area called Buckforen and belongs to the municipality of Gächlingen.

Bus stop Gächlingen, Näppental is about 1 km from the hash and served every 30 minutes by line 21 from Schaffhausen, Beringen and Schleitheim.

Weather forecast: overcast, significant risk of rain, between 0 and 7 °C.

Possible Participants

• myka and Possibly Fergus - can commit
• Erin and Polyester Bear - can commit
• crox - will come if there is a meetup
• Ekorren

not all of these has finally decided yet, though.

Expedition planning

Nothing is fixed yet. Current plans narrow down to meet around 12 at Schaffhausen, take a train to Beringen and the bus from there to the hash. After hash plans include visiting the Rhine fall and Schaffhausen city.

If you would like to join, please drop a note here.

Me, maybe. What's the plan regarding tickets (BaWü?) Koepfel _talk 20:43, 7 January 2011 (EST)

Erin and I are covered for everything except i think the last bus trip. --mykaDragonBlue [- i have no sig -] 04:23, 8 January 2011 (EST)

Unfortunately, I'll be busy tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be joining you tomorrow. Have fun. Koepfel _talk 12:37, 8 January 2011 (EST)

Getting there

From Schaffhausen

• Bus at 12:02 from Schaffhausen, arriving Gächlingen Näppental 12:26, 7.20 CHF. ETA hash 12:45.
• Train to Beringen at 12:02, arriving 12:10. Run and try to catch the same bus as above, leaving from bus stop Beringen Sonne at 12:13 (distance 200m), or the next one half an hour later. 4.20 CHF. ETA hash 12:45 or 13:15
• Train to Neunkirch, walk to the hash. Walking distance 7 km (instead of 1 km from the bus stop), 0.00 CHF. ETA hash 14:00

Ekorren's options include...

• Schaffhausen 8:53, use time for detours
• Schaffhausen 11:24, just wait for group
• Blumberg-Zollhaus 9:58, continue by bike (20 km)
• Stühlingen 11:41 (by bus from Blumberg), walk to the hash (7 km, optional bus from Schleitheim)

price tag: 21 EUR, plus the bus in Switzerland or 4.50 for the bike

Koepfel's options include...

• Karlsruhe 8:09, arriving Schaffhausen 11:24 (9:24 and 10:14 is also possible)
• Karlsruhe 7:04, Blumberg-Zollhaus 9:58 (as above, continue by bike or bus to Stühlingen)

price tag: 21 EUR, plus the bus in Switzerland or 4.50 for the bike

• Karlsruhe 7:19, Schaffhausen 11:24, via Horb, to share a Baden-Württemberg-Ticket for most of the way.

Ekorren and Koepfel might try to combine their trips to share a Baden-Württemberg-ticket for groups. This will save a few euros, and allow to invite three more people, but result in significant detours for at least one of them.

Crox' options include...

• Schaffhausen 11:50 (via Zürich HB)

Myka and Erin...

from Kreuzlingen to:

• Schaffhausen at 11:26 - leaves time to locker our luggage
• Schaffhausen at 11:56 - leaving a whole 6 minutes to find the luggage lockers and the bus stop before 12:02 (or the next bus perhaps)