Moor circular route Rossweid-Salwiden

About one quarter of the area of the UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch is covered by moorlands of national importance. Nowhere else in Switzerland are there as many nationally protected moors in such a small area as in the Entlebuch: 44 raised bogs, 61 flat moors and 4 large moor landscapes shape the landscape of the UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch. The moor area Laubersmad-Salwidili is even on the list of the world's most important wetlands.

The colorful circular route delights with butterflies, dragonflies and pretty flowers, including many orchids. In the blueberry raised bog forest, you feel as if you have stepped into another world when surrounded by gnarled mountain pines. The circular hike, starting at the mountain station of the Rossweid gondola lift, lets you discover the rarities of this special habitat. For example, the carnivorous sundew, on whose sticky “feelers” insects get stuck and provide it with the nitrogen that is missing in the raised bog. Feel free to take off your shoes and you will notice how the moor soil feels with bare feet.

The path first leads over the sundew trail, a themed path with 17 experience stations about the moorland, up to Schwarzenegg. From there, it goes across open terrain behind the Hundschnubel (mainly known as a steep ski slope in winter) towards Blattenegg and Blattenschwand. Afterwards, there is again a beautiful section within the charming moorland near Turmschwand. Following the hiking trail towards Husegg and Salwiden, you reach the starting point Rossweid again.