The local highlights in Bürs range from trails through the gorge and themed circular walks to climbing. A trail leads through the natural monument “Bürser Schlucht” and returns to Bürs via “Kuhloch” in about two hours. The “Fairy Tale and Legend Trail” is a circular walk of about one hour. If you are planning by duration, the route type is also useful: the longer time refers to the trail back to Bürs, the shorter one to a circular walk. This makes it easy to distinguish the two options by duration and route type.
Gorge, rock and climbing garden
“Bürs conglomerate” has become a geological term because it is characteristic of Bürser Schlucht. At the Bürs climbing garden, the conglomerate rock features many holes, sharp-edged pebbles and ledges. The geological interest of the gorge and the climbing garden’s specific rock features offer two perspectives on the rock. The climbing garden offers extreme sport climbing routes, numerous intermediate routes and a few easy classics. The mix shows a clear difference between the many intermediate routes, the few easy classics and the extreme sport climbing routes.
Circular walks and finding your way around town
The “Biotope Schloss Rosenegg” circular walk starts at the Bürs municipal office and passes St. Martin’s Church. The short circular walk around the biotope at Schloss Rosenegg has been refurbished, and benches invite you to linger. The Illweg starts at Zimbapark in Bürs and follows the Ill through the municipality of Bürs. The route descriptions also differ in their landmarks: the biotope walk names the municipal office and St. Martin’s Church, while the Illweg starts at Zimbapark and follows the river. One route focuses on local landmarks, while the Ill is the defining feature of the other.
Stops, stories and tobogganing
At several stops along the Fairy Tale and Legend Trail, visitors can hear familiar fairy tales, legends from the region and interesting facts about nature. The walk thus combines stories with knowledge about nature, covering more than a single storytelling theme. Schass-Glareu is an ungroomed toboggan hill for families with small children. The choice of route can therefore reflect different interests: stops with stories and nature themes, or a tobogganing option for families with small children.
The local trails and the Fairy Tale and Legend Trail offer different points of reference when choosing a route. For the local trails, the starting point and route matter; for the Fairy Tale and Legend Trail, it is the content of the stops. This lets you weigh up following named local landmarks against taking a themed circular walk.
A road and its history
The road from Bürs to Bürserberg is also part of local history: it was built during the First World War using prisoners of war. Work on extending it toward Brand began in 1928; the opening of the road gave tourism an important boost. The chronology distinguishes the construction of the route from the later extension work. The year 1928 marks the start of the extension toward Brand, while the boost to tourism is associated with the road’s opening.
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