Make a meaningful gift!

Make a meaningful gift!

Happy events such as birthdays, company parties or anniversaries are a good opportunity to set an important example for nature and wildlife. For example, by appealing for a donation instead of gifts.

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On the trail of polecats, otters and beavers (Offer in German only)

On the trail of polecats, otters and beavers (Offer in German only)

Whether as a family, with friends or as a team outing – the new tour offers interested groups an exciting insight into the life of three native mammals along the Sihl.

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«Wisent & Co. – the landscape gardeners»

«Wisent & Co. – the landscape gardeners»

The new exhibition in the Elk House in Langenberg West provides an insight into the life of Switzerland's large herbivores. Entry is free and accessible all year round during the opening hours of Langenberg West.

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Exciting animal stories and secret discoveries in the natural forest:

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Experience, enjoy and understand nature

At the gates of the cities of Zurich and Zug.

The Zurich Wilderness Park offers unique experiences in nature at two locations: the Langenberg Animal Park in Langnau am Albis invites visitors to meet native animals. The Sihlwald Nature Adventure Park offers a unique combination of forest, wilderness and river landscape. The Sihlwald hamlet is home to the visitor center with a nature museum, playground and fire pits.

Historical carousel

Rösslirytschuel

The Langenberg Wildlife Park currently offers a special attraction for children: from April 13 to May 26, the Rösslirytschuel is located at the playground next to the restaurant.

Built around 1880, the historic carousel is now maintained by the fire department of the city of Zurich.

Upcoming events (German only)

Essbare Wildpflanzen im Frühsommer

11.05.2024 08:45
Auf unserem Streifzug durch den Naturwald Sihlwald lernen Sie in diesem Kurs verschiedene Wildpflanzen kennen.
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Tierpark-Brunch

12.05.2024 09:15
Geniessen Sie mit der Familie oder Freunden einen reichhaltigen Brunch inklusive einer spannenden Führung im Tierpark.
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Tierpark-Brunch

19.05.2024 09:15
Geniessen Sie mit der Familie oder Freunden einen reichhaltigen Brunch inklusive einer spannenden Führung im Tierpark.
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Discover it for yourself

Albis observation tower

153 Steps up to an unlimited panorama over the whole wilderness park of Zurich and beyond: from the Black Forest to the Säntis, the Glarus Alps, Lake of Zug, Rigi, Pilatus, and the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
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Sihlwald tour

Leisurely, one-hour circular bicycle tour for families and recreational sports people. At first the way is flat along the River Sihl and afterwards through the forest wilderness of the Sihlwald nature discovery park.
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«Sand lizard. Everything alright?»

10.05.2024
Immerse into the world of the sand lizard! Discover their hiding places, learn more about their natural enemies and the influence of humans on their habitats. Visit the new special exhibition at the Nature Museum in Sihlwald.
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Aussichtspunkt Albispass

Blick über Uetliberg, Zürich und Zürichsee.
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Albispass–Hochwacht–Albispass

Kurzer Spaziergang zum Aussichtsturm Hochwacht mit unvergleichbarem Ausblick über den gesamten Wildnispark Zürich.
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Urzeit-Rundweg

Die Reise in die Urzeit führt zu Spuren unserer Vorfahren im Knochenwald. Versuchen Sie die Überreste der Jagd zu identifizieren. In der Feuerhöhle zeigen Wandmalereien den tiefen Bezug, den die Steinzeitmenschen zur Tierwelt hatten.
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Forest Nature Trail

On the Forest Nature Trail you get to learn the secrets of the forest, and in a creative and imaginative way you come into contact from head to toe with the Sihlwald.
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The Natural forest Sihlwald

In Sihlwald, there hasn’t been any lumbered wood since 2000. About 200-year-old tree giants with 52 meter height and 3,5 meters of circumference as well as standing and recumbent dead wood offer fascinating insights into a European virgin forest.
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Sihlwald–Langenberg, Uferweg

Auf dem Sihluferweg vom Besucherzentrum zum Wildpark Langenberg.
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Opening hours

Sihlwald Nature Discovery Park

Visitor Center and Sihlwald area
The outdoor facilities on the Visitor Center site (wilderness playground, fire pits) and the Sihlwald forest, including the forest adventure trail, are freely accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Visitor center and nature museum
Wed - Fri: 12.00 - 17.00 hrs
Sat/Sun/Public holidays: 09.00 - 18.00 h
Mon/Tues closed


Opening hours

Langenberg Zoo

Langenberg East
Most of the animal enclosures are freely accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Langenberg West
daily 09.00 - 19.00

Restaurant Langenberg
Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 17.00 hrs
Sat/Sun/Public vacations & school vacations: 09.00 - 19.00

Do you have dogs?

How to get to Sihlwald and Langenberg

We recommend traveling by public transport.

Contact us

Zurich Wilderness Park Foundation
Old Sihltalstrasse 38
8135 Sihlwald
+41 44 722 55 22
info@wildnispark.ch

Telephone
Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 12.00, 13.00 - 17.30
Sat/Sun & public holidays: 09.00 - 17.30

Support the park
  • Our donation account:
  • IBAN: CH14 0070 0110 0017 3782 3,
  • Account no. 80-151-4,
  • Zurich Cantonal Bank