Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Gorges du Gottéron
Fribourg
- Distance
- 9.0 km
- Duration
- 2:40 h
- Ascent
- 320 m
- Descent
- 320 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
01/ Overview
The route
Enter the dragon’s lair, in a valley full of legends, following a river that tells the story of part of the industrial past of the town of Fribourg and the surrounding area.
From the Fribourg, Petit-St-Jean stop, the nine-kilometre circular hike initially leads through the urban area. It soon leaves the houses behind and enters extensive woodland. The yellow-waymarked hiking trail climbs gently. Around Ameismühle and Schürmatt, wooded sections alternate with open meadows and pastures.
After about two-thirds of the route, the trail reaches its highest point at around 720 m. From here it descends again, initially through rural surroundings and later back into a built-up area. In Bourguillon, the trail passes close to the church of Notre-Dame de Bourguillon. A viewpoint shortly before the end provides a final highlight before the loop closes in Fribourg. A little over two and a half hours should be allowed for the hike, which involves around 320 metres of ascent; the start and finish are just a few steps from the Petit-St-Jean stop.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. Check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
Or from
Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
