Family and theme route Gäggersteg
The family route is an easy circular hike that leads over the Gägger footbridge, which is up to eight meters high. The accompanying story "The Wild Türst – the stormy game at the Gägger" takes you and your parents along eight stations.
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It roars and laughs and moans and crashes when Türst and his goats romp through the forest at the 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 route is an easy circular hike that leads over the Gägger footbridge, which is up to eight meters high. An experience with play, fun, & learning. The accompanying story "The Wild Türst – the stormy game at the Gägger" takes you and your parents along eight stations through the wild nature. Along the way, you collect eight runes that form a solution word. If you know it, a reward awaits you. You can pick up the reward at the Selital mountain hut, the Schwarzenbühl spa hotel, the Gurnigel mountain house, or the Löwen Riffenmatt. If these places are closed, feel free to contact us by email at info@gantrisch.ch or by phone at 031 808 00 20 – we will gladly send you the surprise. Good luck! On the circular route, you will find many nice picnic spots, but no fire pits. Open grilling is strictly prohibited in the forest reserve.
Learn at eight experience and theme stations how four century storms shaped the forests in the Gurnigel area. How the forest and nature recovered from the damage and even benefited from it. How people from the Gantrisch region seized the opportunity and made the best out 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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Family and theme route Gäggersteg
For the operation and maintenance of the Gägger footbridge, we rely on your support. With just five francs per booklet you help us. If you want to give a little more, this donation is also warmly welcome. You can donate along the circular route. Thank you!