UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
#schrattengenuss - Hike with a View & Culinary Delights
Experience a trip with culinary delights and surprising views.
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 50 minutesLength: 4.88km
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Schweizerischer Nationalpark
01 Alp Trupchun
Closed
One of the most frequented walks in the Park, in particular during the rutting season at the end of September.
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hoursLength: 9.50km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
02 Fuorcla Trupchun
Closed
Quite steep in the upper region, this is a route for those who are sure-footed on slippery scree.
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 15 minutesLength: 3.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
03 Fuorcla Val Sassa
Closed
This challenging 8-hour alpine excursion is only recommended for sure-footed walkers with a head for heights.
Hiking trail
Time required: 7 hours 30 minutesLength: 17.50km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
04 Piz Quattervals
Open
A challenging ascent of the highest peak that lies entirely within the National Park.
Hiking trail
Time required: 5 hoursLength: 5.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
05 Val Tantermozza
Open
This short hike leads through a sparse spruce-larch-pine forest with some impressive giant trees.
Hiking trail
Time required: 40 minutesLength: 1.50km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
06 Murtaröl
Open
This varied walk requires a certain amount of effort and is not often undertaken. It offers wonderful views into the Cluozza valley, towards the Engadine and the dominating peak of Piz Linard.
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hours 30 minutesLength: 8.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
07 Chamanna Cluozza
Open
Comparable to a Swiss Alpine Club mountain hut, Chamanna Cluozza is the only hut within the Park that offers overnight accommodation; with 61 sleeps.
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hours 30 minutesLength: 8.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
08 Murter
Open
One of the Park’s classics: this is a walk that gives plenty of opportunity to observe animals, many species of flora, and fascinating geological features such as dinosaur tracks or fossilised corals.
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hours 45 minutesLength: 7.50km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
09 Margun Grimmels
Open
This easy walk takes us from the Pass dal Fuorn road down to the Ova Spin compensation reservoir.
Hiking trail
Time required: 1 hour 15 minutesLength: 3.50km
Naturpark Gantrisch
1 Gürbetal Gravel Route: Bern - Thun
The flat gravel stage leads right through the old town of Bern via Belpmoos into the Gürbetal and then on to Thun. The route runs on secondary roads and partly on gravel and forest roads. Along the way, you have views of the Gantrisch range as well as the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. In Thun, a refreshing cool down awaits in the lake.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 3 hours 20 minutesLength: 50.02km
Regionaler Naturpark Schaffhausen
1 La Route Verte - 1st stage
From Schaffhausen, the Route Verte takes you to the heart of the Schaffhausen Regional Nature Park and into the "Blauburgunderland". Take a break here to taste their delicious wines.
E-bike itinerary
Time required: 5 hoursLength: 79.00km
Naturpark Thal
1. Solothurner Waldwanderung
Durch Bärlauch und Märchenwald - diese Wanderung bietet die ganze Faszination der Jurawälder in einer Etappe
Hiking trail
Time required: 4 hoursLength: 12.50km
Naturpark Gantrisch
10 Belpberg Gürbe Gravel Loop: Belp – Wattenwil – Belp
The gravel loop route leads from Belp over a steep climb on forest paths up to the Chutzen viewpoint. Then it goes via Gerzensee to Wattenwil and returns flat along the Gürbe. The route runs on side roads and largely on forest, gravel, and field paths, and is partly quite bumpy and dusty. The view of the Bernese Alps and Prealps as well as the cooling opportunities along the Gürbe complete the gravel fun.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 3 hours 5 minutesLength: 42.01km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
10 Spöl Valley
Open
Our wilderness walk!
Less frequented than other routes, this relatively flat walk will suit those who are looking for a bit of peace and quiet. Woodland and waterside landscapes accompany us along its length.
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 45 minutesLength: 8.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
11 Alp la Schera
Open
On this walk we go along a stretch of the historical former route to Livigno, where horse-driven carts still travelled in the early days of the Park.
Hiking trail
Time required: 1 hour 15 minutesLength: 3.00km
Naturpark Gantrisch
11 Gürbetal gravel loop: Belp – Wattenwil – Belp
The gravel loop leads from Belp along the Gürbe river to Wattenwil and back along the foot of Belpberg as well as along the Mösche. The route is mostly flat and runs almost exclusively on gravel and dirt paths, partially quite bumpy and dusty, through the wonderful Gürbetal with views of the Stockhorn and Gantrisch mountain ranges. Great gravel fun and shaky hands are guaranteed.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 2 hours 20 minutesLength: 34.74km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
12 Grimmels
Open
Provided the snow has already melted, it is possible to do this easy circular walk around the hillside of Las Crastatschas as early as mid-May. The first timid signs of spring can be seen then, and ungulates have not yet moved to the higher regions.
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 15 minutesLength: 6.00km
Naturpark Gantrisch
12 Swiss Bike Park – Schwarzenburg Gravel Loop
The gravel loop leads from the Swiss Bike Park in Oberried on the eastern side of the Sense via Niederscherli, Aekenmatt, Steinenbrünnen to Schwarzenburg and back on the western side of the Sense. The route has several steep ramps and climbs, which are compensated by a wonderful view of the Bernese Alps, the Gantrisch area, and the Jura.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 4 hours 25 minutesLength: 50.48km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
13 Champlönch
Open
This 2-hour walk follows the former Pass dal Fuorn road, offering pleasant views of the Pass dal Fuorn landscape with its typical stretches of mountain pine forest.
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hoursLength: 5.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
14 Punt la Drossa – Il Fuorn
Open
This trail leads from the customs house at Punt la Drossa/P4 to Il Fuorn/P6; we walk alongside the delightful Fuorn stream that manages most of the time to drown the sound of traffic on the Pass dal Fuorn road.
Hiking trail
Time required: 1 hourLength: 2.50km
Naturpark Gantrisch
14 Upper Hilly Landscape Gravel Loop: Schwarzenburg – Riggisberg
Up into the hilly landscape, over meadows, pastures, and through forests. On this varied circular route, we also cross the most diverse villages such as Rüschegg, Riggisberg, and Rüeggisberg.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 4 hours 30 minutesLength: 57.97km
Naturpark Gantrisch
15 Lower Hilly Area Gravel Loop: Schwarzwasser - Längenberg
The circular route leads from Swiss Bike Park in Oberried via Niederscherli, crossing the Schwarzwasser bridge, up to Schwarzenburg.
Then it goes eastwards again over the Schwarzwasser and through the hilly area of Fultigen and then northwards over the scenic Längenberg back to the starting point.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 4 hours 30 minutesLength: 50.47km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
15 Munt la Schera
Open
Many people consider this to be the most enjoyable walk in the National Park.
Hiking trail
Time required: 4 hours 45 minutesLength: 13.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
16 Fuorn valley
Open
In the first section, from Il Fuorn to former P7, we see the impressive contrast between a humid alpine mixed forest and a dry mountain pine forest.
Hiking trail
Time required: 1 hour 45 minutesLength: 5.00km
Naturpark Gantrisch
16 Guggershörnli Gravel Loop
The gravel loop route leads from Plaffeien over the Sense River into the canton of Bern to Schwarzenburg and back via Riffenmatt, the Ägertewald through Zollhaus again over the Sense to Freiburg. The route mostly runs over hilly side roads, forest paths, and past farms and small villages. Throughout the entire route, you have repeated clear views of the Guggershörnli.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 3 hours 10 minutesLength: 37.13km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
17 Margunet
Open
This well-frequented route has become increasingly popular since bearded vultures were released here between 1991 and 2007.
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hoursLength: 8.00km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
18 Fuorcla Val dal Botsch
Open
The walk over Fuorcla Val dal Botsch leads from the Pass dal Fuorn region to Val Mingèr, via a 2676 m high pass. It is normally passable from end of June to end of September.
Hiking trail
Time required: 6 hours 45 minutesLength: 17.50km
Schweizerischer Nationalpark
19 Val Mingèr
Open
The last bear in Switzerland was shot in Val Mingèr in 1904. Unfortunately the Swiss National Park was only founded 10 years later and could not, therefore, offer any refuge for this creature.
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 15 minutesLength: 5.50km
UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
1x Meringue and back
Open
Sweet route through the Entlebuch Biosphere. Right from the start, you can also look forward to a sweet highlight. Have fun and enjoy your meal!
E-bike itinerary
Time required: 5 hours 25 minutesLength: 69.18km