Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
High Bridge (Hohe Brücke)
Discover the high Bridge.
Viewpoint
Wild herbs and rye
Bicycle tour
Time required: 2 hours 30 minutesLength: 45.00 km
Season
All season
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges - The trail is rich in contrast and offers a unique experience with discovery on both sides of the valley. Experience the Nature Park with the wild romantic Turtmann valley on the left side and the sunny mountains of Leuk on the right.
This one or two-day cycle tour is rich in contrast and offers a unique experience with discovery of both sides of the valley. The tour starts at Leuk railway station and continues to Leukerfeld. Leukerfeld is well-known for its variety of bird life, and is situated not far from the Feschel gorge. Follow the route on the right bank of the Rhone as far as Turtmann. The little village of Oberems is reached by the LTUO cable car (Luftseilbahn Turtmann-Unter-Oberems). On the ride down to the valley you can pay a visit to the herb house (reservation required). The route takes you further to Gampel to the valley station of the Gampel - Jeizinen (LGJ) cable car. In Jeizinen there is a herd protection centre. The journey continues to Erschmatt. Erschmatt is a typical Valais mountain village and has a large variety garden with rye as the main subject. The tour continues over the Teufelsbrücke (Devil's/High Bridge) to Leuk. Leuk is worth a visit!
Route-information
Route-information
- Length
- 45.00 km
- Altitude difference ascent
- 1690 m
- Altitude difference descent
- 1690 m
- Time required
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Level technique
- Easy
- Level condition
- Middle
Height profile view map
Details
The stages Turtmann-Oberems and Gampel-Jeizinen are made with the cable car.
Points of interest:
- Grünes Zimmer (Green Room) in Agarn
- Leukerfeld
- Feschel gorge
- Turtmänna waterfall in Turtmann
- Tschingel waterfall in Niedergampel
- Herd protection Centre in Jeizinen
- Village of Erschmatt (variety garden, rye bread baking, high store house)
- Teufelsbrücke (Devil's bridge)
- Visit to Leuk Town
The 1690 metre difference in altitude is covered by cable cars.
Signalization
Safety advices
Traffic regulations, helmetPossibilities for catering
Pfyn-Finges Nature Park Partner companiesMathieu Bakery, 3952 Susten
Monday - Friday 5:55 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 5:55 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tea-Room Susten
Monday - Friday: 5:55 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 5:55 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Hotel-Restaurant Emshorn, 3948 Oberems
December-January: Closed
(for special family occasions telephone +41 (0) 27 932 27 96)
February 1 - 30. June: Closed on Mondays
July - August: Opened daily 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
September: Closed on Mondays and on the Day of Prayer and Remembrance
October to 30th November: Closed of Mondays.
Mathieu Bakery, 3952 Susten
Monday - Friday 06:30 a.m. - 12 midday
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 06:30 a.m. - 12 midday
Tea-Room Leuk
Monday - Friday 06:30 a.m. - 12 midday
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 06:30 a.m. - 12 midday
Price information
Dependent on the servicesInfrastructure
- Playground
- Picnicplace
- Toilet
Arrival
- Starting point
- Bahnhof Leuk (Altitude: 624 m)
- Arrival by public transport
- Leuk, Bahnhof Timetable SBB
- Destination
- Bahnhof Leuk (Altitude: 624 m)
- Arrival by public transport
- Leuk, Bahnhof Timetable SBB
Suitable for
The offer is suitable for
- Adults
- Children >12 years
- 50+
Discovering underway
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Livestock guardian centre
Ms. Patrizia Dea Alvino is the accountable manager since 2014, contact: +41 79 541 46 36 and Mr. Walter Hildbrand is responsible as herd protection expert. Visits upon request.
Museum / Exhibition
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
Feschel Gorge / Feschloch
Discover the Feschelloch with the Feschel Gorge and the impressive waterfall. You also have the possibility of picnicking here. A visit to the Feschelloch hidden between Niedergampel and Susten is highly worthwhile!
Waters
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Niedergampel playground
Visit the children's playground in Niedergampel together with your children. There you will find a slide, swings, a sandpit, spring-toys, a climbing frame and for the parents there are benches to sit down on and a table.
Playground
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Farm "Hof mit Herz"
The FARM "Hof mit Herz", ideally situated in the heart of the Pfyn-Finges Nature Park is an IP-Suisse certified operation. IP-Suisse is the label for ecologically and economically-balanced Swiss agriculture.
FoodsProducerShop for regional products
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Bed and Breakfast Berginsel
The Berginsel is an agritourism family business. In 2014, we lovingly renovated the old watch house of the hydroelectric power station, using a great deal of passion and commitment to detail.
Our breakfast is native, through and through.
Bed and BreakfastGroup accommodationAgrotourismDirect selling
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Rye World of Experience
We care about the natural and cultural heritage of rye and rye bread. We are offering: Baking experience for groups, companies etc., “Choru-Werkstatt” (corn workshop) for school classes, guided tours around the village and the variety garden.
Culture experienceOffer for classesOffer for groups
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Bakery - Tea Room Mathieu Leuk-Stadt
Baking is our passion and we have a long-standing family tradition. Let us captivate you with our park breads, grape seed bread and organic AOP-certified Valais rye bread.
RestaurantShopDirect sellingCafé
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
Bakery - Tea Room Mathieu Susten
Baking is our passion and we have a long-standing family tradition. Let us captivate you with our park breads, grape seed bread and organic AOP-certified Valais rye bread.
RestaurantShopDirect sellingCafé
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
Relais Bayard - Hotel / Restaurant / Pizzeria / Catering
The Hotel Relais Bayard is the perfect place for young and old. In our relaxing hotel rooms you will feel at home very quickly.
RestaurantHotelGroup accommodation
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Estates and manor houses
In Leuk-Stadt there are still several estates and manor houses. In Kreuzgasse there is the Von-Werra manor house, the Zen-Ruffinen estate in the Gintig and the Mayotshos in the Galdinen.
Site
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Goshawk
The goshawk is a very agile and powerful flier. The goshawk usually hides away in the woods, but outside the breeding season it can be found in all habitats.
Fauna
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Wall Creeper
Those who espy a wall creeper fluttering up a rock face are enraptured by its beauty. Its jerky spreading of its wide flashing carmine wings is reminiscent of a butterfly.
Fauna
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Leuk-Stadt
Leuk has one of the most interesting and historic townscapes in the whole of Valais. Even today there is a medieval atmosphere that can be felt in the alleys and squares of this little town
Historical place
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Charnel house (Church)
In the Leuk-Stadt church there is a charnel house with a wall of skulls 20-metres long, which can be visited daily.
Historical buildingChurch
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Rye-experience
People work alongside nature. Out of this, a variety of cultivated plants have emerged and continue to evolve today. We will show you the plants and how people use them. You can only experience this in Erschmatt.
Museum / Exhibition
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Oberems - Turtmanntal Gateway
Oberems lies on a mountain road at the entrance to the Turtmann valley at an altitude of 1335 m. The "Gateway to Turtmann valley" only has 135 inhabitants, but with 5080 ha its area is one of the largest communities in the district of Leuk.
Site
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Unterems hiking paradise
walker's paradise with great views
the pretty village of Unterems lies at an altitude of 1003 m Already in 1419 the mountain community was mentioned in history.
Site
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Oberems children's playground
Oberems has also done something for families with children and made a picnic and children's playground on 2001 at Fenster 7, just above the village.
Picnic-placePlayground
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The pond at Leukerfeld
Leukerfeld has blossomed into a paradise for bird watchers in the last few years as a result of upgrading by the A9 motorway compensation measures.
Fauna
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Hotel-Restaurant Emshorn
Magnificent views invite guests to stop and relax. Day-trippers and holidaymakers alike can savour the delicious specialities on the menu in a cosy ambience to round off a pleasurable stay.
RestaurantHotelDirect sellingCafé
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Cave de la Pinède
This ‘Turriljigut’ (a country estate which has been under family ownership for several hundred years) comprises 10 hectares of land and is based in one of the biggest pine forests in Europe, the Pfyn Forest (Pfyn-Finges Nature Park).
FoodsProducerShop for regional products
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Vin d'oeuvre Isabella & Stéphane Kellenberger
The oenologist couple Isabella & Stéphane Kellenberger have been running the Vin d'oeuvre wine cellar in the heart of Leuk Town since 2013. They produce quality wines all over the Valais, with the majority of the vines located in the nature Park.
FoodsProducerShop for regional products