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Barefoot Path Heiligkreuz
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- 320 m long
- Difficulty: easy
- Theme trail

On the health trail, also called the barefoot path, all your senses are sharpened – the pleasant circuit is walked barefoot.

The approx. 500 meter long path invites you to rediscover the world with bare feet. It is located, like the Seelensteg, in the Hundsboden area below Heiligkreuz and leads on narrow paths to the Biberenbach stream. On the narrow, marked path, the feet perceive many different sensations: sharp fir needles, soft moss, damp warm mud…

At the end, you step into the cool water of the Biberen and feel the energy of the water. Hydrotherapist Sebastian Kneipp attributed healing effects to it.

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- 0:30 h
- 320 m
- 2 m
- 5 m
- 1,101 m
- 1,106 m
- 5 m
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- Start: Heiligkreuz
- Destination: Heiligkreuz

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Directions

In Heiligkreuz, follow the signs towards Seelensteg / health trail. The path is marked through the forest with red feet.

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Equipment

Bring a terry cloth or bath towel to clean and dry your feet.

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**The UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch lies in the heart of Switzerland, centrally located between Bern and Lucerne. You can reach Heiligkreuz via main road 10 towards Hasle or Schüpfheim and from there to Heiligkreuz.

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**Parking**Several free parking spaces are available in Heiligkreuz.

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**Public transportation**You can reach Heiligkreuz by public transport via Hasle (S 6 towards Langnau i.E.) or Schüpfheim (RE towards Bern). From Hasle or Schüpfheim, take the PostBus to Heiligkreuz (LU).

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Additional information

Hasle-Heiligkreuz Tourism Association
Heiligkreuzstrasse 31
CH-6166 Hasle

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Author

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch

Organization

UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch

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