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Hurrah, spring is here

When the peaks are still glistening and the meadows are awakening in the valley, the Glarus region shows its most contrasting side. Pack your hiking boots or grab your bike – spring is here and brings a whole host of highlights for you!

Keep an eye on things with our webcams & live report and let our collection of ideas inspire you.

 

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Frühlingstipps

Spring hikes
Blooming alpine meadow with dandelions in front of the snow-covered Hausstock in the Glarus Alps
Adventure puzzles in Glarus
Four adults standing together on a street, smiling while solving clues during a Foxtrail in Glarnerland.
Experience Slate
Children wearing helmets enjoying an interactive guided tour with lights and sounds inside the Landesplattenberg Engi.
Museums & Guided Tours
Historical and modern fabric patterns displayed in a glass case at the textile exhibition in Freulerpalast Näfels.

Braunwald

Braunwald is known as the sunny terrace of the Glarus region – what could be better than enjoying the spring sunshine in the mountains? So, off you go to Braunwald to get your dose of vitamin D & experience the awakening of spring in the mountain village of Braunwald.

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Carriage Rides in Braunwald
Take a leisurely drive of an exceptional kind, stress-free and effortless.
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Village walks Braunwald

Discover the most beautiful corners of Braunwald on a leisurely walk.

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Alpinmuseum Braunwald
Experience the Glarus mountains up close with a tour of the exciting exhibitions in the Braunwald Alpine Museum.
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Ponyreiten Braunwald
Glarner Waldperlen / Flechtenlehrpfad

The 'Glarus Forest Pearls' app takes you to the most beautiful and wildest forests in the canton of Glarus. The app shows how to get there and there are stories, games and information on site via GPS. With the app, every forest pearl becomes an experience for young and old. Like here in the lichen nature trail.

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Glarus Industrial Trail
The industrial trail leads through 200 years of industrial history in four stages. It can be explored on your own or as part of a guided tour.
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Luftseilbahn Luchsingen – Brunnenberg
With the 8-person cabin from Luchsingen to the Brunnenberg

Elm Holiday region

While the mighty house stock still greets us in its magnificent winter white, the first spring flowers are slowly blooming in the Elmer valley floor. Whether a sunny hike on the Weissenberge or the Schiefer experience – it will certainly not be boring.

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Round route Schiben Weissenberge
A wonderful winter hike through the quiet, pristine winter landscape of the Weissenberge. Enjoy the view over the Sernftal.
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Boulder- and indoor playground HängeMatt
The Elm holiday region has a new bad-weather offer: the bouldering and indoor play area of the HängeMatt active hostel.
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Mountain restaurant ski hut Obererbs
The Obererbs ski hut is a wonderful place to linger and enjoy. It is located on the alp of the same name above Elm at 1700 metres above sea level on the popular Elmer Höhenweg and on the ski touring route to the Kärpf
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Restaurant mountain guesthouse Edelwyss
Cosy mountain inn on the Weissenberge sun terrace with regional food
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Vreni-Schneider-museum
"Where there's a will, there's a way"
The unparalleled skiing career of the athlete of the century, Vreni Schneider, will be made visible in the middle of the village of Elm.
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Ausserschulischer Lernort Elm
UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona
Fateful mountain world
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Visitor Centre UNESCO World Heritage TectonicArena Sardona, Elm
Time travel through the mountains.
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Sernftalbahn-Museum
The museum opens on 30.12.25 and 03.01.2026 exceptionally from 13.30 to 17.00 (otherwise it opens in winter for groups on request).
Discover the Sernf Valley Railway (1905–1969): The museum revives the small big railway. The two carefully restored red-glowing railcars are the eye-catcher at the former Elm station.

Glarus

Take a leisurely stroll through the city in the midst of spring, enjoy a coffee and do some shopping in theGlarus market hall, or take on the Foxtrail or anOutdoor-Escape-Room. There are many highlights to discover in Glarus in the spring as well.

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Foxtrail «Clarona»
The new Foxtrail in Glarus captivates with an exciting story and leads with tricky puzzles to hidden places that most have never seen before. Unique installations promise play, fun, excitement, surprises and sightseeing for families, but also for team or school outings.
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Glarus Art Gallery
Glarus Art Museum Exhibition Cultural Art
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Glarus Markthalle (Market Hall)
The indoor Markthalle has a diverse assortment from local and regional fresh produce as well as delicacies and specialities from all over the world, including soaps, Glarner slate products, knitwear, handicrafts and much more.
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Outdoor Escape Room Glarus
Puzzle fun for team and leisure events! A mixture of escape room and scavenger hunt - exciting puzzles in the open air combined with augmented reality.
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Arena Cinemas Netstal Wiggispark
Arena Cinemas Netstal Wiggispark offers five state-of-the-art cinemas.
Flurnamenweg Glarus
Field names offer orientation. Where are we here and what is it called over there? What does the field name mean? Is there a story behind it? On the easy circular route, field names can be discovered interactively with the smartphone. Observation terraces invite you to linger and discover the opposite side of the valley.
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Visitor Centre UNESCO world heritage TectonicArena Sardona, Glarus
Exciting facts about the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona, the formation of mountains and their function as a habitat for humans and nature.
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Nature Centre Glarnerland
Your one-stop location for discovering and learning about the natural world in Glarus.

Glarusnord Walensee

Discover the world of chocolate at the House-of-Läderach, take the cable car from Niederurnen to Morgenholz to enjoy the sun, or relax and have fun at the lintharena or the Kerenzerberg sports centre. Glarusnord Walensee has a lot to offer!

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Luftseilbahn Niederurnen-Morgenholz
The cable car for great family and beautiful summit excursions.
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lintharena Spa
Now, in addition to the renovated indoor pool, there is a warm-water outdoor pool and a beautiful wellness area in the Glarus region.
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House of Läderach
Great news for all chocoholics: enjoy fresh handmade chocolate and experience it with all your senses - visitors can celebrate this with a visit to the new "House of Läderach" experience in Bilten, at the foot of the Glarus Alps. Chocolate lovers can take a unique look behind the scenes of the Swiss family-owned company and witness first-hand how the freshness gets into the chocolate.
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Kerenzerberg Römerweg
In the footsteps of the Romans, the tour leads from Näfels over Kerenzerberg to Mühlehorn. Testimony of the times let hikers' thoughts stray to worlds of a bygone age while at the same time, the Churfirsten mountain range and the deep-blue Lake Walensee are within sight.
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DiscGolf Kerenzerberg
Disc golf is a game of Frisbee in which you try to hit the target baskets from a fixed throwing point with as few throws of a Frisbee as possible.
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GLKB Lintharena bouldering hall
With the largest bouldering hall in Eastern Switzerland, the lintharena sports centre is also a centre of excellence in climbing and bouldering and a regional performance centre of national importance in climbing.
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Hallenbad Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg
Indoor pool – whirlpool – sauna
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Läderach Café
Here you will be spoiled with the best coffee, pâtisserie & croissants.
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Rock Climbing Fun and Training in the lintharena
Both climbing halls offer ideal routes for ambitious climbers and beginners alike. Since the construction of the second hall (Service7000 Climbing Hall) the infrastructure even meets international competition standards. The outdoor climbing wall promises further climbing fun from spring to autumn.
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Squash-Courts
The two squash courts in the sports centre allow for fierce duels.