Nature Festival: A9 – a road for everyone in the Pfyn Forest - Crossing the Pfyn Forest: an excursion about new motorway being built through the protected area
Nature Festival: A9 – a road for everyone in the Pfyn Forest
Crossing the Pfyn Forest: an excursion about new motorway being built through the protected area
The A9 motorway, which runs through the Pfyn Forest nature reserve, has a long and eventful history. Find out lots of interesting stories about the planning and construction of the new motorway.
The fascination of the Pfyn Forest Nature Reserve – a new road, exciting excavations and climate research.
Current archaeological excavations are bringing to light numerous artefacts from the past (the Roman road, the hamlet of Pfyn and the Battle of the Pfyn Forest).
And to find out what this area might look like in the future, visit the Pfynwald Research Platform run by the WSL (the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research), which has been providing important data on the influence of drought and stress on pine tree growth for over 20 years.
Organised in collaboration with the city of Sierre/Siders.
Equipment: Clothing suitable for the weather, sturdy footwear. Picnic (lunch) and drinks.
Hike details:
Distance: 9 km
Ascent: 60 m
Descent: 60 m
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours (actual walking time)
Difficulty: Technical level: easy / Stamina: moderate
Crossing the Pfyn Forest: an excursion about new motorway being built through the protected area
Booking is required.
Excursion in German and French.
Places are limited.
Dates / period
Location of the event
Bushaltestelle / Arrêt du Bus : Sierre, Parc de FingesRoute du Simplon
3960 Sierre
Date-details
Meeting point: 9:00 a.m. at the Sierre, Parc de Finges bus stop.The bus from Sierre/Siders railway station towards Vissoie (Val d'Anniviers) arrives at the Sierre, Parc de Finges bus stop at 08.52.
The excursion starts at 9:00 a.m.
The excursion ends at approximately 3:00 p.m. at Leuk railway station. From there, you can take the RegionAlps train back to Sierre/Siders.
Arrival by public transport
Sierre, Parc de Finges Timetable SBBPrice information
This hiking tour is part of the Fête de la nature and Festival der Natur and is therefore free of charge.Transport costs excluded.
The offer is suitable for
- Adults
- Children >12 years
- 50+
- Families
Contact
Naturpark / Parc naturel Pfyn-FingesKirchstrasse 6
3970 Salgesch
Tel. +41 (0)27 452 60 60
www.pfyn-finges.ch
Registration
Registration is obligatory for this offer.
Registration contact
Naturpark / Parc naturel Pfyn-Finges
Kirchstrasse 6
3970 Salgesch
Tel. +41 (0)27 452 60 60
www.pfyn-finges.ch