Tour around the ponds
Open pine forests, picturesque pools and rare flowers
Distance 1.5 km
Time required 0 h 30
Height difference: ascent 50 m
Height difference descent 50 m
Hiking trail
Time required: 1 hour 30 minutesLength: 1.50km
Pfyn-Finges Nature Reserve - Pfyn-Finges Nature Reserve
Natural landscape / Habitat
Pfyn-Finges Nature Reserve
The forest of Pfyn/Finges nature reserve is the centrepiece of the regional nature park Pfyn/Finges. The forest of Pfyn/Finges has been officially protected since 1997, after it had already been included in the KLN inventory in 1963.
The Pfyn-Finges Regional nature park boasts numerous protected areas of national importance. The most well-known is the forest of Pfyn/Finges with the wild river Rhone between Leuk and Sierre. Please take note of the information signs and markings. in addition in this region we request you:
remain on the marked trials
do not bathe in the streams
enjoy the plants, flowers and bushes but do not pick them
keep dogs on a lead
take your rubbish with you
fires are strictly forbidden in the forest of Pfyn/Finges!
Thank you for helping to preserve this unique area.
Season
All season
Arrival by public transport
Leuk, Bahnhof Timetable SBBThe offer is suitable for
- Adults
- Children < 6 years
- Children from 7-12 years
- Children >12 years
- 50+
- Families
- Groups
The offer has been particularly developed for
- First cycle (Kindergarten and 1st/2nd grade)
- Second cycle (3rd - 6th grade, primary level)
- Third cycle (1st – 3rd grade, lower secondary)
- Upper Secondary School Classes
- Association/Companies
Offerer
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
Kirchstrasse 6
3970 Salgesch
Tel. +41 (0)27 452 60 60
www.pfyn-finges.ch
Routes in the vicinity
Walking-tour Illgraben - Bhutan bridge
Length 7 km
Hiking time 2 h 00
Height difference up 250 m
Height difference down 250 m
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hoursLength: 7.00km
Walking through Pfyn forest
An exciting walk across the forest of Pfyn/Finges nature reserve. Discover the points of interest in the nature reserve.
Hiking trail
Time required: 4 hoursLength: 14.00km
Wine trail
On the way through vineyards and wine villages in the nature park.
Bicycle tour
Time required: 2 hoursLength: 15.00km
Unterems - BhutanBridge - Leuk
Unterems offers a fantastic view in autumn of the fire-red smoke bushes in the rocky steppes on the opposite slopes. From there the walk leads over the Bhutan Bridge through the forest of Pfyn/Finges to Leuk railway station.
Hiking trail
Time required: 4 hoursLength: 12.00km
Walk Sierre - Salgesch
Discover wine and water between Sierre and Salgesch. The walk goes from Sierre past the Gironde Lake and along the wild Rhone to Salgesch. A wine-tasting stop at one of the wine partner companies is well worthwhile.
Hiking trail
Length: 5.00km