Hike Entlen - Castle Chapel

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch - Wild and tame water.

The hiking route starts at the Entlebuch train station and leads directly to the riverbed of the Große Entlen, which gave the valley its name. You walk through the forest and listen to the babbling of the river. At Farbschachen is the versatile energy playground with a barbecue area. On the next short stretch, you cross the Entlen twice via a charming wooden bridge. Two info boards offer fascinating information about the former small hydroelectric power plant.

After crossing the main road, you reach Farbsäge and shortly after enter the unique 19th-century Kanalweg. The impressive canal winds along the rock walls. Once the terrain opens up again, you will even come across a climbing garden and a barbecue area. At the canal entrance, you find a wetlands area of national significance.

Then follows a steep climb through the forest up to the former castle site with the chapel. Cuboid stones were found as relics of a former castle. The barons of Wolhusen built a stronghold on the hill above the confluence of the Entlen and the Burgbach. On its ruins stands a chapel, inaugurated in 1975.

On the way back, the romantic Burgbach draws attention first; in the Bachwil area, the wind turbines to the right are fascinating.