Jurapark Aargau
Wölflinswil: Landgasthof Ochsen
We serve you traditional and seasonal dishes from indigenous products from the Park area. Every day we offer varied and inexpensive midday menus.
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Iron trail
Theme trail
Time required: 4 hours 30 minutesLength: 14.00 km
Season
All season
Jurapark Aargau - For hundreds of years iron ore was quarried between Herznach and Wölflinswil. Follow the tracks of the miners. But not only iron lay beneath the surface of the picturesque Jura landscape. There are also numerous fossils along the iron trail.
Route-information
Route-information
- Length
- 14.00 km
- Time required
- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Level technique
- Easy
- Level condition
- Middle
Height profile view map
Details
The complete Iron Trail is 14 km long. The stages go from Wölflinswil to Herznach, from Herznach to Zeihen and from Zeihen up to the Homberg. The path is easy for walking and the trail between Wölflinswil and Zeihen is suitable for prams and pushchairs.
- Educational opportunity
- child-friendly
Signalization
brown signs "Eisenweg"Safety advices
The Weichle Fossil Site is actually closed due to security reasons. We are currently working on a solution. Thanks for your understanding!Possibilities for catering
- Bergwerksilo Herznach (4 guest rooms, www.bergwerksilo.ch)- Löwen inn, Herznach (7 rooms, www.loewen-herznach.ch)
- Ochsen Country Inn, Wölflinswil (15 beds, www.ochsen-woelflinswil.ch)
- Bed & Breakfast Wölflinswil (5 beds, http://bit.ly/KM7dOO)
- Restaurant Rössli, Zeihen (6 beds, http://www.restaurant-roessli-zeihen.ch)
Infrastructure
Bergwerksilo (mine silo), tunnel railway, fossil excavation area, bookable guided tours (info@bergwerksilo.ch)
- Picnicplace
- Fireplace
- Toilet
Arrival
- Starting point
- Postautohaltestelle Wölflinswil, Post
- Arrival by public transport
- Wölflinswil, Dorfplatz Timetable SBB
- Destination
- Chillholz, möglicher Anschluss an Jurahöhenweg
- Arrival by public transport
- Thalheim AG, Unterdorf Timetable SBB
Suitable for
The offer is suitable for
- Adults
- Families
- Groups
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Herznach mining museum
In the former largest iron mine in Switzerland known not only for its silo, but also for its variety of fossils, a museum was opened in May 2013. The visitor will find a large amount of information about mining, fossils and geology.
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Mine silo at Herznach
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