Mettmenalp, GL

Volcano Park and imposing Kärpfbrücke

Suitable for: clubs, companies, families, school classes

We are on the road in the original and diverse mountain landscape around Lake Garichti. You will learn a lot of exciting facts about geology and rocks in Switzerland's only "Volcano Park". This is located in the World Heritage region "Tectonic Arena Sardona". Nowhere else in the world are the phenomena of mountain formation so clearly visible. Want to know more? We GeoGuides will be happy to take you with us.

Meeting point:

10:23 Valley station of the "Kies-Mettmen" cable car(10:03 Bus from Schwanden to "Kies Niederental")End point: 16:00 Valley station of the "Kies-Mettmen" cable car

Route: Mettmen-Garichti-Alp Niederen-Chärpfbrugg-Reservoir Garichti-Mettmen

Hiking time: 2.5h

Distance: 7 km

Highest point: 1840 m above sea level (Chärpfbrugg)

Ascent: 280m; Descent: 280m, good hiking trails, SAC difficulty scale T2

Cost: 80 francs per person, from 6 people (excluding cable car); Package for larger groups on request

Inquiries to GeoGuide Team Mettmen:

Claudia Müller

055 610 44 70

cm@den-berg-erleben.ch

Katja Dürst

077 400 23 58

katja.duerst@bluewin.ch

Additional information

The Schwanden - Niederental connecting road has been interrupted by a landslide since December 2020. The renovation work is in full swing. During the construction period, the Niederental will be closed to private traffic.