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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful nature trails in the Emmental
Thematic Trail
· Emmental
Täuferpfad Sumiswald
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Difficulty
T1
easy
10.4 km
3:00 h
193 m
193 m
The Täuferpfad around the Emmental community of Sumiswald is designed as a circular hike. It provides interesting information about the history of the Täufer in Sumiswald at ten sites and information boards.
Thematic Trail
· Bern region
Amiet-Hesse-Weg
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Difficulty
moderate
10.2 km
3:00 h
215 m
215 m
The Amiet-Hesse-Weg is an art and culture route honoring the two painters Cuno Amiet and Bruno Hesse. Rest areas and benches provide a relaxed hiking experience.
Thematic Trail
· Bern region
Emmental Agricultural Educational Trail
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Difficulty
easy
7.6 km
2:30 h
162 m
136 m
This easy themed hike in the Emmental is interesting for everyone who wants to learn more about local agriculture.
Thematic Trail
· Bern region
Sandstone Trail Krauchthal
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Difficulty
easy
3.4 km
1:15 h
219 m
219 m
The sandstone trail leads through four disused quarries around the village of Krauchthal. Several information boards provide interesting facts about Bernese sandstone on the circular hike.
Thematic Trail
· Bern region
Nature Trail Burgdorf
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Difficulty
easy
1.5 km
0:45 h
41 m
41 m
The Waldegg–Schinterhole nature trail in Burgdorf is a leisurely morning or afternoon walk along the Emme. Information panels point out the tree and plant species along the way.
Thematic Trail
· Emmental
Around Bern - on the Sandstone Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
3 km
1:10 h
170 m
170 m
In four disused quarries, topics related to sandstone are conveyed in text and images (tools, extraction, geology, social aspects, transport, processing, and more). The sandstone trail is freely accessible.
Thematic Trail
· Emmental
Emme Leisure Path (In the Valley of the Emme)
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
7 km
3:00 h
210 m
210 m
Welcome to the Emme Leisure Path.
Do you feel like an exciting journey? Then join us on the approximately seven-kilometer-long discovery path along the Emme. The narrator excitingly informs you about what the visitor is currently finding.
Without reading a single line of text, the leisure path makes the diversity of history, culture, and nature tangible and thus becomes an impressive experience.
Thematic Trail
· Emmental
KrimiSpass Utzenstorf
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
3.1 km
2:00 h
10 m
9 m
KrimiSpass are interactive crime trails for young and old. The adventures can be played all year round at various locations in Switzerland.
Thematic Trail
· Emmental
KrimiSpass Trubschachen
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
2.6 km
2:00 h
12 m
11 m
KrimiSpass are interactive crime trails for young and old. The adventures can be played all year round at various locations in Switzerland.
Thematic Trail
· UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
Adventure Route Marbach
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
moderate
Open
4.3 km
1:10 h
115 m
9 m
On the approximately two-hour adventure route through nature, young and old experience the story of the three birds Mar, Sol, and Lou and listen to the legendary chirping.

