빌트니스파크 취리히 실발트‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪7‬개의 천연기념물

Here you can experience what a forest looks like when it is not managed.

From the north, a relatively easy, clearly visible, unmarked path leads to the plateau on which Schnabelburg Castle stands. The descent to the south is very steep and, when the ground is wet and/or covered in autumn leaves, also very slippery.

Remains of the foundation walls of a former hilltop castle

The Albis chain is a striking, largely forested mountain ridge that runs parallel to the Sihl and Lake Zurich from Sihlbrugg to Urdorf / Schlieren. It is flanked by two valleys, the Sihl valley in the east and the Reppisch valley in the west. The eastern flank of the Albis is steep, characterized by ridges, deep ditches and numerous streams. It is geomorphologically extremely active, sparsely populated and largely covered by the Sihl forest. The western side is less steep and has an unusually strong interweaving of forest and grassland on steep slopes for the Central Plateau. Here, the interaction between site conditions and human use has led to diverse, sometimes rare habitats.

The Schnabelburg is the ruins of a hilltop castle on the beak-shaped hill north of the Schnabellücke above the village of Hausen am Albis in the canton of Zurich. Source: Wikipedia

The Schnabelburg is the ruins of a hilltop castle on the beak-shaped hill north of the Schnabellücke above the village of Hausen am Albis in the canton of Zurich. Source: Wikipedia

Beautiful fountain with cold water, just before the highest point of the climb.

When visibility is good, the view sweeps west across the Swiss Mittelland with its various mountain ranges to the Jura. The Central Swiss Alps rise to the south.