Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails in Switzerland - Muggestutz Hike, Hasliberg - Mägisalp to Bidmi

The outdoor lifestyle is a hugely important part of Swiss Culture. If you’ll turn a blind eye to this sweeping generalization, Swiss people love to spend their weekends in nature, together with friends and family. With so many trails crossing the country, hiking is a hugely popular family activity. On weekends you can see countless families clad in rip-stop pants and hiking boots heading out to the woods.

I know what you’re thinking - KIDS HATE HIKING! HOW DO SWISS FAMILIES DO IT?

The secret is kid-friendly hiking trails that teach children how to actually enjoy hiking!

THE MUGGESTUTZ HIKE, HASLIBERG, SWITZERLAND

The Muggestutz hike is just one of these kid-friendly hikes in Switzerland that will train your children to be great hikers.

The Muggestutz hike, or Dwarf Trail starts at Mägisalp above Hasliberg, and follows a gentle downhill to Bidmi. The trail is aout 5 KM and is suitable for even the smallest hikers. It, (no great surprise here) has a drarf theme. The scenery includes impressive alpine vistas, forested trails, and lots of meadows. There’s great wild-flower spotting in the spring!

Legend has it that the hills above Hasliberg are filled with drawfs, and this trail makes much hay from this old tradition.

So, about ever 250-500 meters along the Muggestutz hike you’ll find a trail-side attraction, and a little stories explaining what the dwarves have been up to. You’ll find little dwarf-houses, trees for climbing, an incredible eagle swing, and my kids favorite, a maze!

The hike takes less than two hours. There is a grill platz at the beginning of the hike just opposite the lake at Mägisalp, and you’ll find several resting areas along the hike.

For details about the hike see the end of this post!

A young boy with shaggy hair in a gondola between Hasliberg and Meiringen. He is holding on to a rail and looking to the left of the frame.
The view from Mägisalp, Hasliberg. This is the start of the kid friendly Muggestutz hike in Switzerland. A path runs along the bottom of the image, and there are wooden structures like tiny cottages in a green meadow overlooking snow-covered peaks.
A scene from a Kid Friendly hike in Switzerland in Hasliberg, canton of Bern. A boy walks along a green meadow with a black dog. Mountains are visible on the left, trees on the right.
A girl climbs rock with a ladder leaning against it while a boy watches in Hasliberg, Switzerland.
A boy descends a steep path while hiking a kid friendly trail in Hasliberg, canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Two kids, a boy and a girl swing in the forest. The girl has red hair and is in the foreground. Swings are part of the kid-friendly muggestutz hike in Hasliberg, Switzerland
A boy and a girl play with a basket on a pully and a bag of pine cones. This is a play feature on a kid friendly hike in Hasliberg, Switzerland.

Muggestutz Hike

Starting Point:

Mägisalp, just above Hasliberg. The starting point is accessable from Hasliberg-Reuti, and from Meiringen. Here is a map.

Difficulty:

Easy - the hike is mostly downhill and there are lots of rest areas.

100 M ascent + 400 M decent.

Distance:

Five KM.

For more details, check out this page.

Europe, Switzerland, Tiny Travels, HikingErica KnechtHiking, Switzerland, Kid-friendly Hikes, Travelogue, travel with kids1 Comment