Barefoot paths and Kneipp-basins

At the Schwandalp pond, high above the village of Flühli in the beautiful landscape of Waldemmen valley in Lucerne, is the Flühli Wasser Cooperative’s natural Kneipp facility.

Two pontoons floating on the water like a raft provide a mixed and women’s-only pool, both with lake access and magnificent views of the Alps.

This route is ideal for both families and nature enthusiasts. The new Barefoot Trail was created to enjoy unforgettable walks and unusual sensations.

Walk barefoot over meadows and water in the Stazerwald Forest and experience a journey of discovery that stimulates the senses. It is an invigorating walk with the entire family. This and much more can be experienced on the new barefoot trails in Celerina.

The beautiful high moor on the Rietbach plateau above Krummenau is a national treasure. Its soft and bouncy grounds soaked with rain and its rare flora are worth discovering!

The Palfries cable car offers a unique view of large parts of the Heidiland and beyond. The cable car runs directly above an impressive waterfall, one of the highest in Switzerland. After passengers arrive at 1,728 metres above sea level, the imposing Palfries plateau is revealed in all its glory.

At Switzerland’s newest thermal wellness spa, guests can leave their everyday worries behind them and enjoy the ultimate in relaxation.

Baden, Switzerland’s most famous bathing resort, is the perfect place to enjoy a unique wellness experience that harmoniously combines past and present. Here, the centuries-old tradition of thermal water meets modern experiences that invigorate mind, body and soul at all levels. Time to take a break and recharge.

Go step by step in pursuit of your deepest, innermost thoughts: the Filzbach Path of Contemplation is a journey of inspiration and mindfulness.

This landscape is the perfect setting for a health trail. Here you will experience for yourself the close relationship between nature and medicine. In our hectic and technological world it is so easy to forget our sense of connection with our wonderful bodies. Come on this herbal walk and experience how the finest medicines for our bodies have their source in nature.

The swimming pool in Zweisimmen is concealed in a forest. There are facilities here to suit children, adults and the disabled.

There are more than twenty mineral springs in and around Scuol. Ten of these are currently in use and supply both Scuol’s drinking cures and carbonated mineral baths as well as the Engadine Bad Scuol. Steam baths at various temperatures combined with the hot dry air of a sauna conspire to make this a real highlight.

This barefoot trail takes you across the Gonten moor to the Kronbergbahn valley station. Experience first-hand the unique sensations of barefoot hiking.

Surrounded by the unique scenery in Saas-Fee, do your soul and your health good in the Kneipp facilities (with paddling pool, water stream, arm bath, bare-foot path and quiet zone)!

The spacious and large scale Kneipp barefoot path in the form of a figure eight, symbol of infinity, leads visitors over sixteen different surfaces from stony to luxuriously soft.

The story of Heidi is told on display boards with pictures along the well-prepared Heidi Path, which offers a clear view of all the places Johanna Spyri described in her classic book.

Two large Kneipp facilities in Grächen promote active relaxation for young and old. A successful diversion for the entire family!

A barefoot trail as if from the picture book: from Jakobsbad, it's one step at a time over the peat and moors to Gontenbad. A party for the all the family's feet!

Immediately adjacent to the nature preserve is the Kneipp garden of Gisikon. Even getting there is an experience, walking through lots of greenery along a peacefully burbling brook, listening to the birds sing and the croaking of a frog now and then. Take a short break up by the pond and look across the water, enjoy the stillness and then continue to the actual Kneipp facility.

The Kitzelpfad (tickle path) offers a thrill of a special kind at the mountain station of the Brunni chair lift. The barefoot path around the idyllic Härzli lake, situated at 1860 meters above sea level, is unique in these mountains.

The new Kneipp complex Griesbach in Schaffhausen is open and free for the public. The signposts are self-explanatory.