Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald
Visitor centre barbecue area
There are three barbecue area with several benches in front of the Visitor centre in Sihlwald. Firewood is available in wooden crates.
Fireplace
Search for clues – Case 11
Theme trail
Time required: 30 minutes
Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald - A quest for cunning Sihlwald detectives.
Hello, nature detectives! Together with a butterfly, you’ll set off on the grounds of the visitor centre in Sihlwald to search for the plants that caterpillars need to eat so that they can transform into beautiful butterflies too.
Route-information
Route-information
- Length
- km
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Level technique
- Easy
- Level condition
- Easy
Height profile view map
Details
- Educational opportunity
- child-friendly
Possibilities for catering
Several barbecue areas.Infrastructure
Visitor centre with Sihlwald-Exhibition
Arrival
Arrival
- Starting point
- Besucherzentrum in Sihlwald (Altitude: 481 m)
- Arrival by public transport
- Sihlwald, Bahnhof Timetable SBB
- Destination
- Besucherzentrum in Sihlwald (Altitude: 481 m)
Suitable for
The offer is suitable for
- Children from 7-12 years
- Families
The offer has been particularly developed for
- Second cycle (3rd - 6th grade, primary level)
- Third cycle (1st – 3rd grade, lower secondary)
To discover on the trail
Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald
The Natural forest Sihlwald
In Sihlwald, there hasn’t been any lumbered wood since 2000. About 200-year-old tree giants with 52 meter height and 3,5 meters of circumference as well as standing and recumbent dead wood offer fascinating insights into a European virgin forest.
FloraNatural landscape / Habitat
Season
29.03.2026 13:00 to 25.10.2026 17:00
Contact
Wildnispark Zürich BesucherzentrumAlte Sihltalstrasse 13
8135 Sihlwald
T +41 (0)44 722 55 22
www.wildnispark.ch