Furi Suspension Bridge Trail (Nr. 17a)
The suspension footbridge soars 90 vertical metres above the Gornerschlucht gorge. The view down to the foaming water of the Gornera river reveals the tremendous natural forces at work.
Details
TypeThematic trail
DifficultyEasy
Duration1 h
Distance2.9 km
Ascent175 m
Descent174 m
Lowest point1826 m
Highest point1965 m
The suspension footbridge soars 90 vertical metres above the Gornerschlucht gorge. The view down to the foaming water of the Gornera river reveals the tremendous natural forces at work.
Details
TypeThematic trail
DifficultyEasy
Duration1 h
Distance2.9 km
Ascent175 m
Descent174 m
Lowest point1826 m
Highest point1965 m
Description
Starting in Furi, the trail first leads through the hamlet and then up to the pioneer landscape with larch trees. A wooden walkway leads over a small stream. The path then continues through bushes, a small patch of moorland and a landscape of rocks, rubble and scree.
The 100-metre-long suspension bridge, made of a lattice and cables of steel, leads from one side of the valley to the other. It’s completely safe to cross, but still require a little courage and a fairly good head for heights. Once on the other side, walkers find themselves once again in an idyllic mountain forest with larches, Swiss stone pines and squirrels.
At the Gletschergarten Dossen (Dossen glacier garden), visitors can see what a glacier normally conceals: boulders polished smooth, glacial mills and strange rock formations.
- Dossen glacier garden with glacial mills and information panels
- Appropriate for children from age 4
- Playground and barbecue sites nearby
- Suspension bridge closed in winter
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Properties
- Refreshment options
- Circular route
- Easy for walking with children
- Nice views
- Geological highlights
- Botanical highlights
- Cultural highlights