グロッサッフォルターンの天然記念物・トップ20

The Taubenloch Gorge, stretching for almost 3 km, is a romantic gorge with steep rock faces, bridges, tunnels, and easily accessible paths. The Schüss River flows through the gorge. It originates in the St. Immertal valley and empties into Lake Biel.

The Niederried nature reserve is highly recommended 👍

Short but beautiful bike descent from the Chutzeturm via the hidden trails to the sandstone caves of Lobsigen and on to Aarberg.

The entrance is very inconspicuous and hidden. We only discovered it on the second attempt. We used the nearby Migros underground car park as a parking space.

Very cool sandstone caves that invite you to linger. It has fireplaces and some tables and benches.

At this point there is a sandstone pit, which can be accessed from the back through a tunnel. In the pit there is a fireplace and various wooden chairs made from tree trunks. In the summer a shady place to grill. "You enter the pit through a tunnel that the users once excavated. Mining began in the 16th century. At that time, a lot of millstones were needed, a pit near Oberramsern could no longer meet the demand. This was the decision of the Great Council of Solothurn In 1527 a local miller was commissioned to quarry stone near Ober Bockstein on its land. After a few years, however, the miller gave up, as it turned out that his sandstone was too soft for millstones. In 1777, operations resumed in the Upper Bockstein Bockstein-Grube. Above all stove plates were now made from the sandstone. The last stone carver, the "Grubendurs", lived with his wife, the "Grubenänni" until 1890 on site, where the two had set up makeshift in a cave-like niche, as stated on the information board." Source: web.

The hydropower plant and the adjacent Niederried nature reserve are a highlight for all nature lovers.

Always worth a visit - on the way to the Chutzeturm or on the way back :).