Protective Forest Trail Heiligkreuz
UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch - Protective forests prevent avalanches from starting, stabilize slopes, slow down falling rocks, and regulate the water balance.
In Entlebuch, 60 percent of all forests are protective forests. And that is a good thing: without these forests, Entlebuch would hardly be habitable. How do protective forests work? How are they structured? How must they be maintained? At eight stations you will find answers to these questions. Engage with the forest! Sharpen your eye for nature! Understand why protective forests are especially important for Entlebuch!
At Oberstole you will not only find an incomparable view but also two fireplaces with wood, a fountain, and a toilet. In bad weather, the Oberstole hut provides shelter. It is open year-round – just like the entire forest, which in Switzerland is mostly accessible.
For the return path, you can take the gently descending road via Reistegg back to Heiligkreuz (45 minutes). Or extend the route and hike back to Heiligkreuz via First.
© UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
© UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
© UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
© UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
© UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
Protective Forest Trail Heiligkreuz
Do you want to experience the effect of a protective forest yourself? At the sliding model on the circular trail to the Kneipp facility Schwandalpweiher in Flühli, you have the opportunity to do so.
Season
April, Mai, June, July, August, September, OctoberRoute-information
- Length
- 1.93 km
- Altitude difference ascent
- 171 m
- Altitude difference descent
- 2 m
- Time required
- 41 minutes
- Level technique
- Easy
- Level condition
- Easy
Arrival
- Starting point
- Heiligkreuz
- Destination
- Oberstollen
The offer is suitable for
- Adults
- 50+
- Groups
Contact
UNESCO Biosphäre EntlebuchBiosphärenzentrum UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
Chlosterbüel 28
6170 Schüpfheim
Telephone +41 41 485 42 50
zentrum@biosphaere.ch
http://www.biosphaere.ch
Protective Forest Trail Heiligkreuz
Protective Forest Trail Heiligkreuz
© Gataric Fotografie - Stiftung Ferien im Baudenkmal
Altes Pächterhaus
Das 1843 erbaute Bauernhaus steht gegenüber der Wallfahrtskirche Heiligkreuz. Der ruhige Wallfahrts- und Kraftort Heiligkreuz ist ideal, um sich dem Alltagsstress zu entziehen und richtig zu entspannen.
© Beat Brechbühl
Barefoot Path Heiligkreuz
On the health trail, also called the barefoot path, all your senses are sharpened – the pleasant circuit is walked barefoot.
© Beat Brechbühl
Heiligkreuz place of energy
For more than five hundred years Heiligkreuz has been the spiritual centre of Entlebuch. Visitors can find energy and peace when making a pilgrimage, doing sport or just enjoying nature.
