Theme and adventure trails

The renowned holiday destination of Laax is home to the longest treetop walkway in the world. The 1.5-kilometre-long walkway, also known as “Senda dil Dragun”, winds between the trees at a height of up to 28 metres. This gives visitors the opportunity to experience the forest and all its many facets from a new perspective.

The 20km-long Raftsmen’s Trail offers a journey through the history of timber rafting accompanied by stunning views.

At the heart of the Peuchapatte wind farm (canton Jura), this original educational trail will teach you more about wind energy, the wind and the Franches-Montagnes region.

Looking for the perfect setting to bring your team together around the topic of sustainability? Come to the Centre Nature du Vallon de l'Allondon, a peaceful location in the nature preserve in the canton of Geneva.

In the Neuenburg Jura at Les Pont-des-Mortel Switzerland’s largest contiguous high moorland is found. An exciting hiking loop takes you through this expansive landscape to the heart of the Red Moor.

The king of hoteliers – and hotelier to kings. Follow in the footsteps of his career.

The Bucheggberger (Buechibärger) round-hike is a theme path that forms part of Solothurn’s woodland hikes. At times public excursions are offered - and many of the hiking routes provide interesting information on notice boards along the way.

Where does the honey come from? All this and more, you will learn on this short (0.9 km) and informative trail near Lenzburg.

The journey from Engelberg to Ristis serves as the starting point of the Walenpfad, a popular high-altitude hike from Ristis to Bannalp. The cable car ride up to Ristis, featuring breathtaking mountain panoramas, is worth the trip itself.

In Maloja in the Upper Engadine, a smugglers' adventure trail has opened which enables visitors to enjoy both unique natural scenery and exciting stores. Along the trail, visitors get to learn exciting facts about the mythical smugglers' routes and the goods that the «contrabbandieri» took with them.

During his vacations on the Grimmialp Albert Schweitzer took a great many walks. He treasured the peace and tranquillity of the mountainous landscape.

Water may splash, and it can also babble, hiss, roar and thunder. For an exhilarating hike try the Trail of the Three Waterfalls from Bönigen via Iseltwald to Brienz.

The new Thurgauer Fabelweg Trail above the western bank of Lake Constance offers hiking fun for the whole family. With its superb views, the alpine trail from Steckborn to Ermatingen via Oberfruthwilen combines the best enjoyment of the natural surroundings with superb hiking in a fairytale setting over an easy 11 kilometres.

The gateway to the largest floodplain in Central Switzerland, the Thurauen between Eggrank and the mouth of the River Thur. But it’s not size alone that makes this a unique area, instead the diverse flora and fauna and revitalization in addition.

Experience the unspoilt beauty of the lovely Laufen Valley. The village of Nenzlingen in the Baselbiet is nestled in the Jura and surrounded by cherry orchards, rolling hills, woods, meadows and pastures.

Young and old will enjoy the challenge of the viticultural trail in Thal. Afterwards, little ones will know more about their natural surroundings, while adults will have learned some fascinating facts about winegrowing.

The Tilla Adventure Trail in Präz on the Heinzenberg (above Thusis) tells the story of Tilla’s adventures.

From Wimmis to the Lenk. The cows of the Simmental Valley are world-famous. Mountain farming brought early riches to the valley. Simmental's farm houses bear witness to this wealth.

The very spot where the Swiss national hero, William Tell, is said to have shot Gessler, the bailiff, is more glamourous than ever after a complete overhaul.

A hike along the old trading route between the Historic Alpinhotel Grimsel Hospiz and the Hotel and Nature Resort Handeck takes you through some lovely terrain and also some of the most mineral rich.

Arosa est une terre baignée de contes et de légendes, que ses habitants se racontent avec délectation, comme celle du château enchanté ou celle de l'esprit de l'horloge du Fondei.

Around Rheinfelden there are many inspiring themed trails to explore.

The Upper Lauterbrunnen Valley is full of waterfalls, lovely scenery and cultural assets. Special theme paths have been created to give the walkers a better understanding of these treasures.

The new adventure playground at the Allmendhubel high over Mürren transports children and young-at-heart to a fantasy world of giant alpine flowers, grasses and oversized insects.

A good companion for this didactic circular hiking trail, is a brochure containing detailed information on fauna, flora and history of the region. It gives the hiker directions for hiking from Partnun to the Tilisuna hut (in Austria) and back.

Walk through an unbelievable time span of 100 million years across 2.5km!

The Palü Glacier created an extraordinary natural formation here in times long forgotten.

Walk barefoot over pine cones and beech leaves, tune in to your own note with your head in a huge humming stone, or track down insects by following feeding traces in deadwood.

Turn off your worries, inhale deeply and enjoy the comforting effect of alpine waters. This theme trail invites hikers to discover at first hand unique water scenery at the end of the Adelboden Valley

The name of the village, Gletsch, says it all: it is clearly a place near a glacier. That was indeed the case 150 years ago. Today, the Gletsch Nature Trail bears witness to the once mighty presence of the Rhone Glacier.

In times past, horrible things must have happened in the Kiental Valley! At least the old legends are telling so.