アーチの湖・トップ16

A nice place to stay and watch animals.

Warm clothes in winter

Nice view, a short stretch of single trail and, depending on the water level, a stream crossing.

In summer it is difficult to identify the 'driveway' in the uppermost part of a freshly mown meadow. After a few meters along the edge of the forest, however, the trail increasingly peels out of the green. The trail can actually be 'speeded', with a very steep end.

The Huppenweiher pond has an interesting history. It is not actually natural, but rather arose from the mining pit where the so-called Huppererde was mined from the 17th century onwards. Huppererde is a white fireproof clay that was suitable as a melting pot and was used in furnace construction. At that time, most of the earth was exported to France, Germany and Genoa/Venice, where chimney stones were made to line fireboxes. These were used in blast furnaces, glass furnaces and cannon foundries, for example. The mining continued until the end of the 1940s.

As the photos show, the detour to the old Aare is worthwhile.

The Erlimoosweiher is also known locally as the Haag Weiher. It forms a small nature reserve, which is also home to beavers, among other things. It's not very accessible. If you take your time, you can see some animals. Beavers, birds of prey, water birds and even rarely snakes.

The Huppenweiher is a nice little pond on the edge of the forest.