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.
Bern Welcome Tipp
Wandervögel verbinden den Ausflug auf den Gäggersteg am besten mit einer ausgedehnten Wanderung. Wie wärs zum Beispiel mit dem Gantrisch-Panoramaweg (SchweizMobil Route 379)? Auf 21 Kilometern führt die Voralpen-Höhenwanderung von Plaffeien nach Gurnigelbad. Sie punktet mit ihren vielen atemberaubenden Aussichtspunkten und gut ausgebauten sowie ausgeschilderten Wanderwegen.
Der Start ist in Zollhaus bei Plaffeien im Kanton Fribourg. Über Hällstett und den Horbüelpass geht es zur Pfyffe und weiter über den Gäggersteg zur Süftene. Von dort aus führt der Weg über die Schüpfeflue zum Aussichtspunkt Selibüel und danach zum Berghaus Gurnigel und hinunter nach Gurnigelbad. Ein Tipp für Besuchende des Gäggerstegs: Der Weg kann auch in umgekehrter Richtung und abgekürzt ab Gurnigel Berghaus bis zum Gäggersteg erwandert werden.
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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!
