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Big Moor Circular Trail

Theme trail
Time required: 1 hour 20 minutesLength: 4.45 km

Season

Mai, June, July, August, September, October

Contact

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch  
Biosphärenzentrum UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
Chlosterbüel 28
6170 Schüpfheim
Tel. +41 41 485 42 50

www.biosphaere.ch

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Family expedition onto the mysterious moor landscape of UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch

Do you know what a moor is? Moors are special landscapes that can only form when the ground is constantly saturated with water. It takes an extremely long time for them to emerge; they are very rare and therefore strictly protected. https://www.soerenberg.ch/de/sommer/entdecken-erleben/erlebnispark-mooraculum/">Mooraculum Sörenberg is located in the heart of such a landscape. It is deemed to be of national importance and is one of the last moors in Switzerland. It is home to extraordinary creatures – like carnivorous plants. Mosses form the characteristic peaty ground and they grow only around 1 mm per year. So it takes a thousand years for a meter of peat to form. Fascinating, right?

Expedition into the unknown
But that’s not the only secret you can discover on the Big Moor Circular Trail. The adventure trail extends over 5 km from Rossweid to Salwiden and back to Rossweid. The unique habitat, its formation, the plants and animals with their different survival strategies, as well as the legends, pictures and stories woven around the moor are the focus of this varied tour. Expedition guests are joined by six experts who have spent their whole lives here and who know the secrets of the moor: meet Wolf, Lynx, Common Frog, Large Marsh Grasshopper, Subarctic Darner and Wood Grouse at the 17 trail stops and hear their very special stories – on the moor telephone!


Explorers on the moor
But you’ll have to uncover the moor’s secrets yourse

Route-information

Route-information

Length
4.45 km
Altitude difference ascent
156 m
Altitude difference descent
157 m
Time required
1 hour 20 minutes
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Easy
Height profile view map

Details

Bergbahnen Sörenberg AG
Hinterschöniseistrasse 4
CH-6174 Sörenberg
Telefon +41 (0)41 488 21 21
www.soerenberg.ch


  • child-friendly

Equipment / Equipment rent

Gutes Schuhwerk, Regenjacke & genügend Trinkwasser für unterwegs gehören zu jeder Wanderung. Weitere Tipps zum sicheren Wandern, Informationen zu Mutterkuhherden und Herdenschutzhunden und vieles mehr gibt es auf der Webseite der Schweizer Wanderwege.

Signalization

Rossweid - Skihütte Schwarzenegg - Türndlimoos - Grossgfäl - Turmschwand - Alp Salwide - Rossweid

Safety advices

Im Gebiet Alp Salwide hat es eine Mutterkuh-Herde. Verhalten Sie sich ruhig, scheuen Sie die Tiere nicht auf und verängstigen Sie sie nicht.

Possibilities for catering

Rossweid Adventure Restaurant & various barbecue sites

Price information

Free entry. However, the various packages offer great combined deals including gondola rides, research equipment and more.

Infrastructure

  • Playground
  • Picnicplace
  • Fireplace

Arrival

Starting point
Bergstation Rossweid
Arrival by public transport
Sörenberg, Post Timetable SBB
Destination
Bergstation Rossweid
Arrival by public transport
Sörenberg, Post Timetable SBB

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Children from 7-12 years
  • Children >12 years
  • Families

The offer has been particularly developed for

  • Second cycle (3rd - 6th grade, primary level)
  • Third cycle (1st – 3rd grade, lower secondary)

Discovering underway

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Sundew Trail

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The Sundew Trail, which is suitable for buggies, is another part of the Mooraculum.

Theme trail
Time required: 25 minutesLength: 1.36km
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Rossweid gondola lift

The Rossweid in Sörenberg is the meeting place for families and nature lovers - in winter as well as in summer.

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Mooraculum

For example, listen to the sounds of the moorland with its flora and fauna. Follow the tracks of the wolf and the fox, or just unwind on our hanging chairs in the middle of nature.

Natural landscape / Habitat
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Rossweid Experience Restaurant

The Rossweid Experience Restaurant high above Sörenberg, in the midst of the high moors, offers a great range of activities in and around the house. Also as a mountain hotel it is an ideal starting point to discover the nature and mountain landscape.

RestaurantHotel
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Habkern-Sörenberg moor landscape

You will certainly not be bored in the flower and colour magic of the Entlebuch moorlands. The moorland plants offer magnificent colours in spring and autumn - a pleasure for all senses.

Natural landscape / Habitat

Routes in the vicinity

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Sundew Trail

Open

The Sundew Trail, which is suitable for buggies, is another part of the Mooraculum.

Theme trail
Time required: 25 minutesLength: 1.36km

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