Navigating the Swiss Parks Website
Map
i

Wiriehorn geological trail

Theme trail
Time required: 3 hours 30 minutesLength: 9.19 km

Season

June, July, August, September, October

Contact

Naturpark Diemtigtal
- -
Bahnhofstrasse 20
3753 Oey
Tel. +41 (0)33 552 26 00

www.diemtigtal.ch

Naturpark Diemtigtal - The geological trail leads around the Wiriehorn and shows the history of the formation of this landscape. It conveys interesting facts about mountain and valley, glacier and water, rock and stone.

The landscape in the Diemtigtal was formed, moved, layered and eroded again over millions of years. How does a cultural landscape with grazing cows emerge from a sea? How did the Wiriehorn get its typical shape? Whose traces of earlier times are still visible in the terrain today?

The rock of the Wiriehorn is very old, it was formed around 240 million years ago. That is, during the time when dinosaurs also lived on our planet. 240 million years ago, large areas were covered by a sea. Dead plants, mussels and shells were deposited on the seabed. They mixed with minerals, solidified and became stone. Later – during the formation of the Alps – the rock was lifted and moved here. Today it forms the summit of the Wiriehorn.

More exciting questions and answers await you on the geological trail around the Wiriehorn (information booklet only available in German).

Route-information

Route-information

Length
9.19 km
Altitude difference ascent
622 m
Altitude difference descent
621 m
Time required
3 hours 30 minutes
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Middle
Height profile view map

Details

A flyer in German with an overview map is available from the Diemtigtal Nature Park office.

Diemtigtal Nature Park
Bahnhofstrasse 20
3753 Oey
Phone +41 33 552 26 00
info@diemtigtal.ch
www.diemtigtal.ch

Open or closed?
Find out in our > summer sports report

Catering options
Berghotel Wiriehorn: Restaurant at the top station of the Wiriehorn chairlift (open when the chairlift is in operation)
Phone +41 33 684 12 42, www.wiriehorn.ch

Alp Schwarzenberg mountain restaurant: restaurant  accessible by a short walk from the Wiriehorn mountain station
Phone +41 33 684 13 32 or +41 33 684 13 97, www.alp-schwarzenberg.ch

Equipment / Equipment rent

Sturdy shoes, Clothing appropriate to the weather, food and drinks for the road

Signalization

Follow the geological trail from the Wiriehorn mountain station (Nüegg) in the direction of «Underi Heitere». Over the «Bodeflue» to the «Wirie» you will pass exciting sites and theme trail posts. From here you have the option of climbing to the summit of the Wiriehorn. Otherwise, the geological trail leads you around the Wiriehorn, further via «Gurbs Metteberg», «Abendmatte» to «Tubefärich». The last part of the trail leads past the Schwarzenberg mountain restaurant back to the mountain station. The trail is marked with white direction markers and a green route field.

Arrival

Starting point
Bergstation Wiriehorn (Nüegg), Zwischenflüh
Arrival by public transport
Riedli, Talstation Wiriehorn Timetable SBB
Destination
Bergstation Wiriehorn (Nüegg), Zwischenflüh
Arrival by public transport
Riedli, Talstation Wiriehorn Timetable SBB

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+
  • Families
  • Groups

The offer has been particularly developed for

  • Third cycle (1st – 3rd grade, lower secondary)
  • Upper Secondary School Classes
  • Association/Companies

Map