Naturpark Gantrisch

Regional nature park since 2012

Wild canyons, dense forests and the unique Gantrisch range characterise the Gantrisch Regional Nature Park - an ideal landscape for slowing down. The region is rich in legends and stories, such as that of "Vreneli ab em Guggisberg". The dark night sky above the park offers a marvellous view of the starry world.

Discover, tackle, learn - by day and by night

The Gantrisch Regional Nature Park is located in the Bern - Fribourg - Thun triangle and comprises 18 Bernese and one Fribourg municipality. The Gantrisch mountain range and Schwarzsee lake lie to the south. Extensive moorland stretches along the Gurnigel Pass and one of the largest contiguous areas of forest lies adjacent to it. Other important parts of the landscape are Guggisberg with the famous Guggershörnli, the Schwarzenburgerland with its gentle plains, the Sense-Schwarzwasser river landscape with its impressive canyons, the varied areas on the Längenberg and the Gürbetaler Chabisland.

There are a large number of objects of particular cultural and historical value in the park area, such as the castles in the Gürbetal valley, the baths in the Gurnigel area (old bathing culture), the Way of St James with the Rüeggisberg monastery, the Schwarzenburg chapel, the Grasburg castle, typical regional farmhouses and the bridges in the Sense and Schwarzwasser areas. There are also eight museums, some with an international reputation, and three observatories.

The Gantrisch Nature Park is strongly characterised by agriculture and forestry, with four times more employees working in the first sector than the Swiss average. In addition to regional products, tourism is one of the economic sectors with high development potential and is particularly important in the upper municipalities and in the Schwarzsee region.