Gäggersteg family and theme trail
The family trail is an easy circular hike that leads over the Gäggersteg, which is up to eight metres high. The accompanying story "Der wilde Türst - das stürmische Spiel am Gägger" leads you and your parents along eight stations.
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It roars and laughs and grumbles and crashes when Türst and his goats romp through the forest at Gägger. Experience together with Türst how the wind destroyed the forest, how the trees grow, what roots look like from below and discover the animals in the forest.
The family trail is an easy circular walk that leads over the Gäggersteg, which is up to eight metres high. An experience with play, fun & learning. The accompanying story "Der wilde Türst - das stürmische Spiel am Gägger" leads you and your parents along eight stations through wild nature. Along the way, you collect eight runes that yield a solution word. If you know it, a reward awaits you. Good luck! There are many picnic areas along the trail, but no fireplaces. Barbecuing wild game is strictly forbidden in the forest reserve.
At eight experience and theme stations you can learn how four storms of the century have shaped the forests in the Gurnigel area. How the forest and nature have recovered from the damage and even profited from it. How the people from the Gantrisch region seized the opportunity and made the best of the destruction.
Gäggersteg in winter
As soon as the beautiful landscape of the Gantrisch Nature Park is covered with snow, it becomes a favourite destination for winter sports enthusiasts. As the cantonal road is closed off for this purpose, the Gäggersteg remains closed as well. The winter break lasts from the beginning of December to the beginning of May.
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Bern Welcome Tip
The best tip for hiking fans is to combine a visit to the Gäggersteg boardwalk with an extended hike. How about the Gantrisch Panoramaweg (SwitzerlandMobility Route 379), for example, in the foothills of the Alps? This 21-km panoramic trail takes you on a high-altitude hike from Plaffeien to Gurnigelbad. It boasts many awe-inspiring lookout points and well-maintained, signposted hiking trails.
The starting point is in Zollhaus bei Plaffeien in the canton of Fribourg. Passing through Hällstett and crossing the Horbüel pass, it continues on to Pfyffe and then over the Gäggersteg boardwalk to Süftene. From there the trail leads over the Schüpfeflue to the Selibüel lookout and then to the Gurnigel Berghaus mountain restaurant and down to Gurnigelbad. If you are interested in visiting the Gäggersteg boardwalk, remember that the trail can also be hiked in the opposite direction and shortened from Gurnigel Berghaus to the Gäggersteg.
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Gäggersteg family and theme trail
We depend on your support for the operation and maintenance of the Gäggersteg. You can help us with as little as five francs per booklet. If you would like to give a little more, this donation is also very welcome. You can donate along the way. Thank you!