Top 4 Gorges around Senèdes

The Galterntal with its Galtern Gorge is a real leisure and natural paradise. Along the gorge, countless bridges, arches, footbridges and walkways line the steep walls. Joggers and hikers alike are out and about here. For dogs, the four-legged gorge walkers, the builders of the bridges have here and there made paw-friendly attachments so that the animals do not injure their paws on the partially metal perforated plates.

At the south-west exit of the tunnel, an exciting path runs above the dammed Saane (or Lake Pèrolles) with beautiful views of the river/lake - embedded in a gorge-like valley with meadows, reeds, forests, mountain slopes and rock faces. When looking down from the upper part to the northeast, the "Magere Au" dam appears to the right (east) of the rock faces on the left (west) side, damming the river here to form a lake.

The Galternbach is a tributary of the Saane. It flows into the Saane at the Bern Bridge in Freiburg. Coming from the village of Galtern in the east, the stream flows westwards in wide curves and meanders through a long, wooded valley, which in places narrows like a gorge. Here, at a loop of the Galternbach, bridges lead over the stream. There is a nice rest area on a flat hill in the gorge!

The Galternbach is a tributary of the Saane. It flows into the Saane at the Bern Bridge in Freiburg. Coming from the village of Galtern in the east, the stream flows westwards in wide curves, meandering through a long, wooded valley that narrows in places like a gorge. At this curve, the wonderful hiking trail leads over a bridge and thus changes from one side of the stream to the other. On the left side of the stream (east of the bridge), the trail leads down/up the steep valley slope in bends, mostly with wooden steps; on the other (right) side (west of the bridge), the trail leads along the steep slope on a wooden footbridge, partly with steps. All in all, an exciting section of the Galtern trail!

Between the Gruyère and Schiffenen lakes, the Sarine has the morphological characteristics of a canyon. Here you can observe the impressive Molasse cliffs that line the river. You also have a beautiful view of the Naigles footbridge and the Poya bridge.

It's a Legendary Bridge!

The countless stairs, footbridges and bridges lead you through the Galterengraben (La vallée du Gottéron) along the Galterenbach (Galtera = Gottéron) from Tafers to the lower town of Freiburg/Fribourg. By the way, there are several spellings for this ditch, e.g. "Galterntal" or French versions, but they always mean the same thing 🤷🏻‍♂️. In the lower town (old town) the Galterenbach ends where it meets the Saane. It is also a hike from German-speaking Switzerland to the predominantly French-speaking city of Freiburg (Fribourg 😉). Every now and then the hiking trail is closed due to falling rocks or woodwork. The municipality of Tafers provides information on its website under “News”.

The Gottéron valley, a tributary of the Sarine, is a haven of greenery and freshness. This site was feared in medieval times for its dark and obscure side. Some thought a dragon lived there!