Moor / Marsh

If you hike the Amden mountain trail, via a road section leading to Hintere Höhi you will reach protected moorland: a marshy natural landscape of national importance covered with mountain pine.

Take off your shoes and socks and walk barefoot from Gonten to Gontenbad. Enjoy the feel of the soft moor grounds under your feet!

If you are looking for serenity and wellness, you will feel at home in Appenzeller Land.

The two lakes that make up the Lake Lauenen system are home to moorland meadows, reeds, clumps of heather and groups of dark fir trees.

This educational trail takes you right into the heart of the Marais Rouge ("Red Marsh").

We welcome you cordially to the Dragon Moor on Mt. Pilatus.

Saignelégier has a hiking trail which combines all the characteristic elements of the Franches-Montagnes all year round. This unmissable walk leads you to Lake Gruyere.

It is thanks to its remoteness that the Entlebuch Valley has remained as intact as it has. It still has unique Alpine moors, and the people who live here still engage in traditional forest and agricultural cultivation.

Barren high moors, flowery low moor bogs and a primeval moorland delight the senses! Moors - as far as the eye can see and your feet will carry you.

Barefoot across the high moor, a journey of discovery and treat for the senses in the forest or a walk along the nature experience trail round the Schwendi Lakes - simply pure nature in the Toggenburg!

The Laubersmadghack, an upland moor between Kemmeriboden Bad and Sörenberg (near Salwideli) is a habitat of national importance, with typical sphagnum moss forests of Scots pine and spruce. Included in the Ramsar list of wetlands of special importance, it is one of the finest upland moor areas of the Englebuch biosphere (only accessible at the edges).

The 10-km-long walk from Sonvilier to the Hôtel Chasseral leads past the castle ruins of the former Erguël castle, along Jura moors and the upper part of the "Combe Grède". The Combe-Grède, a spectacular chasm in the Jurrassic limestone, literally divides the mountain vertically into two parts. The walk takes 3.5 hours. You can reach Sonvilier by train; a bus service operates from the Chasseral.

An excursion for all the senses under expert guidance. The moor isn't only explored with one's feet, but also with one's nose, eyes and ears. Circular walk taking in the subjects of fens, upland moors, flora and fauna, geology, agriculture, myths and legends. 3 hours. Costs: CHF 100.- to CHF 200.- per group. Bring the following: sturdy walking shoes, rain protection, picnic.

Up on the Diemtigbergli above Diemtigen, a popular place for excursions and well-known for the fishing. Since 1958 its primary purpose has been as the balancing reservoir for the Erlenbach power station. The protected upland moor on the eastern side of the lake provides a habitat for many plants and animals. There is a footpath round the Aegelsee, starting from the Diemtig-Bergli restaurant.

The Entlebuch Region is a juwel of nature, and a unique nature preserve labeled Swiss biosphere. A beautiful Moor Trail starting at Mettelimoos, East of Finsterwald.

Among a wide wealth of nature trails the marshland- and foresttrail of the Center of Conservation "Champ-Pittet" is one of the most interesting nature trail in Switzerland.

A themed moorland walk above Zweisimmen. The path passes through "moorland scenery of particular beauty and national importance", which is under special protection.