Hike /UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch
Wurzilla Fairy-Tale Trail
Hotel Kurhaus HeiligkreuzWallfahrtskirche Heiligkreuz
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Duration
- 30 min
- Ascent
- 58 m
- Descent
- 59 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
- Season
- April - October
01/ Overview
The route
The root child Wurzilla shows the way: this short family hike combines puzzles and a dragon hunt with playful stations in the forest and the Heiligkreuz pilgrimage church.
It is only a few steps from the Hasle LU, Heiligkreuz Kirche PostBus stop to Hotel Kurhaus Heiligkreuz, where the short fairy-tale trail begins. The story of the root child Wurzilla leads off in search of a dragon and explores the natural healing powers of the surrounding area. Puzzles, props and a smartphone scavenger hunt accompany the roughly half-hour loop.
The hiking trail climbs gently into the countryside and reaches its highest point at around 1,180 m. Play stations await in the forest: an oversized spider’s web and a giant wooden swing. A suspension bridge and the barbecue area immediately beyond it also form part of the loop. The trail then descends to the houses of Heiligkreuz. Between the forest and the village, meadows open out around the settlement. Finally, the route returns to the pilgrimage church. Its history dates back to the Late Middle Ages, and it is classified as a cultural property of national significance.
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: We look up a live public transport connection from your starting point to the stop closest to the trailhead. If it ends further away, the nearest stop may be a cable car or bus that isn't running right now.
How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: 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/ 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.
