Murmeli Trail

Let’s set off on a journey of discovery to the world of marmots! This exciting and fun trail goes from the Leiterli mountain station to the Stoss middle station of the Betelberg gondola lift. Along the way you’ll discover the marmots’ burrows and ‘bolt-holes’ as well as some ingenious marmot dwellings near the walk-in cave. Test your balance skills on the wobbly footbridge and step onto the Murmeli scales to find out how many marmots you weigh. The trail takes you along a gently sloping track down to the idyllic little lake of Dufti-Seeli, where you’ll also find a barbecue area. The last few metres down to the little lake can be covered by cable car, which is lots of aerial fun. Now, how well do you know your animal sounds and animal tracks? The next few stations will certainly help you brush up on your knowledge. At the end, the trail leads to the maze with a barbecue area, where once again you have plenty of opportunity to test your climbing and balancing skills. Keen to see some real live marmots? Well, the animals themselves live just above the walk-in marmot cave, but take note: they’re really quite shy. So the best time to observe the marmots is early in the morning. That’s when all is still quiet up on the Betelberg, and the little rodents can be spotted venturing out of their burrows here and there.

The mountain station of the gondola lift is the starting point for the trail. Make sure you check the gondola lift timetable!