Experience wilderness together

Experience wilderness together

Would you like to experience something exciting with your club, work colleagues, friends or family? Venture into the wilderness!

To the group offers (mostly in German)

«Chräbs im Chräbsächerli» brings the crayfish back to the Sihlwald

«Chräbs im Chräbsächerli» brings the crayfish back to the Sihlwald

The Förderverein's current project is in the early stages. The crayfish are hoping for your help so that they can find a home again in the Sihlwald streams. 

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Wildnistag in the Sihlwald: Come by!

Wildnistag in the Sihlwald: Come by!

The Wildnistag in Sihlwald on September 29 offers an exciting experience for the whole family. The focus is on sand lizards, hedgehogs, wild bees and other small animals.

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Exciting animal stories and secret discoveries in the natural forest:

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Experience, enjoy and understand nature

In front of the gates of the cities of Zurich and Zug.

The Wildnispark Zurich offers unique experiences in nature at two locations: the Langenberg Wildlife Park in Langnau am Albis invites visitors to meet native animals. The Sihlwald Nature Discovery 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.

Making a big difference with small changes

Butterflies at home

Piles of branches and stones, flower meadows or insect hotels provide habitats for lizards, hedgehogs, wild bees and other small animals. You can also encourage small animals in the garden or on the balcony.

How can you do this? You can find the instructions here. Further inspiration can be found in the new small animal commune on the grounds of the visitor centre in Sihlwald – it's well worth a visit!

Upcoming events (German only)

Ausgebucht - Pilzkurs

28.09.2024 08:45
Auf einem Spaziergang durch den Sihlwald tauchen Sie ins vielfältige Reich der Pilze ein.
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Wildnistag im Sihlwald

29.09.2024 13:30
Der Wildnistag in Sihlwald bietet Spiel, Spass und spannendes Naturwissen für die ganze Familie. Im Fokus stehen die prächtige Zauneidechse, Igel, Wildbienen und andere Kleintiere.
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Tierpark-Brunch

06.10.2024 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

Albishorn viewpoint

View from the Uetliberg over the Lake of Zurich as far as Säntis and from the Lake of Zug to the Rigi.
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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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Velotour Zürich – Sihlbrugg – Zürich

Diese Velotour führt der Sihl entlang von der Grossstadt Zürich mitten in die Waldwildnis des Naturerlebnisparks Sihlwald und wieder zurück. Entlang der Strecke gibt es mehrere Einkehrmöglichkeiten.
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Aussichtspunkt Oberalbis

Blick über den Zugersee und die Alpen.
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Albispasshöhe – Sihlbrugg

Diese Gratwanderung führt auf dem Albisgrat mit Blick über den gesamten Naturerlebnispark Sihlwald auf der einen Seite und toller Fernsicht ins Knonaueramt auf der anderen Seite vom Albispass bis nach Sihlbrugg.
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Exhibition «WaldWildnisWir»

21.09.2024
Nature conservation and the visitor experience are closely intertwined in the Nature Discovery Park Sihlwald. This unique combination enables our visitors to truly experience the forest wilderness.
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Felsenegg–Albispass

Kretenwanderung mit schöner Aussicht und zahlreichen Möglichkeiten zum Einkehren.
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Sihlwald circular hiking trail

From Sihlwald railway station the hike crosses the Sihltal road and leads into the forest wilderness. the higher you climb up the spinner's trail, the wilder and more peaceful it becomes.
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Rooseveltplatz

The Rooseveltplatz is named after Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in 1948 admired the mighty 200 year-old trees on this location during a visit to Sihlwald.
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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 Wildlife Park

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

Wildnispark Zurich Foundation
Alte 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