Our weekend in Braunwald
Good to know...
Braunwald was one of the first tourist destinations in Switzerland to declare itself car-free. The tourist heart of the holiday region on the Klausen Pass at 1256 metres above sea level can be reached by one of the steepest funicular railways in the world - or on foot, by bike or e-bike.
Experience...
Your family's nature explorers and climbing acrobats will get their money's worth on the six-kilometre Glarnerland play and adventure trail . With a discovery set in their rucksack, participants set off on the hike, which starts at the Braunwald railway in Linthal and leads to twelve playgrounds with different challenges: Scaling a summit, building a leaf dwelling, laying a mandala. At the top in Braunwald , three more adventure trails await families, such as the Zwerg-Bartli adventure trail .
Games and adventure trail: single entry per family CHF 20 per rucksack (excl. deposit). Rucksack hire from 7 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. www. spieleunderlebnisweg.ch
Can it be a little higher and more exposed? You'll find the perfect terrain for your first climbing attempts on the beginners' and children's via ferrata in Braunwald . It is suitable for children aged 7 and over accompanied by an adult. It starts on the Gumen (1900 metres above sea level) just behind the mountain inn and takes one to two hours to climb. Other via ferratas for advanced climbers lead over the summits of the Eggstöcke. The routes are always on the ridge. Equipment can be hired from the mountain inn.
Equipment hire: at the Gumen mountain inn, Mon to Sun 8.20 am to 1 pm, equipment return by arrangement on site. www. klettersteige.ch, www.braunwald.ch > Experiences > Summer > Sport > Via ferrata
Enjoy...
The BSINTI is a reading and cultural café in Braunwald. It invites you to linger and enjoy small specialities. The BSINTI is also an exhibition room, a small, fine library and a bookshop. You will find books for children and adults, selected magazines and newspapers. Braunwald also makes 1001 books and cultural magazines available to all guests. The free reading material can be found in ten mini-libraries scattered around the village in pretty wooden boxes: Fiction, mountain literature, books for children and young people, works by Glarus authors and books with a local connection.
BSINTI, Dorfstrasse 9, three minutes from the mountain railway station. Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm and Sun 11am to 5pm. www.bsinti.ch. Mini libraries, information and locations: www.braunwald.ch > For connoisseurs
In the middle of the mountain landscape of the Glarus Alps, hiking is a special pleasure. Here you will find tours of all levels of difficulty and here and there you can enjoy typical Glarus specialities such as Schabziger, Kalberwurst or Magenträs. A particularly popular route leads from the railway station in Braunwald to Nussbüel with the restaurant of the same name. This walk, which mostly follows a horizontal path through sections of forest and past small mountain streams, takes around an hour. There are various options for the way back over or down to the Klausen Pass road.
Map: www.braunwald.ch > Current > Braunwald Info
Hike Nussbüel: www.braunwald.ch > For connoisseurs
Spend the night...
At the Bellevue fairytale hotel in Braunwald, the house belongs to the children and the adults can sit back and relax. Every evening, the director enthrals the little ones with a fairy tale. While you enjoy your meal in the panoramic dining room, the children eat in their own «Hall of Kings». And your family can have fun together in the adventure pool with outdoor pool and 34-degree water. The fairytale hotel programme also includes pony rides, llama trekking and farm visits.
Price example per night in a family room (double room with 1 to 2 extra beds), two adults and two children, including half board: CHF 185 to 245 plus CHF 10 per child and per year of age. www.maerchenhotel.ch
Would you like to spend the night like the nomads in Central Asia? At Grotzenbüel , your family can try out what it's like to sleep in a yurt . In the peace and quiet of the alp and together with chamois, marmots and cows. You can reach Grotzenbüel by cable car or on foot in a one-hour hike from the mountain station of the Braunwald cable car. The overnight stay in the yurt also includes dinner and breakfast in the neighbouring Chämistube mountain restaurant, where you can also use the shower/WC.
Chämistube mountain restaurant, Grotzenbüel. Price example for two nights, two adults and two children: Fr. 332.- incl. breakfast and dinner. www.braunwald.ch > News > News > Overnight stay in the yurt
