We were so excited to find another great alpine playground and theme trail, this time in Sörenberg, a mountain resort nestled in the UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch, a protected nature reserve.
The giant playground is lots of fun but also designed to educate kids about the moor, another quickly disappearing element of nature due to our changing climate. There’s water play, swings, slides, climbing stuff, obstacle courses, games, etc. There’s also a little scavenger hunt where you can win a prize.
If that’s not enough, you can do the little 1.4 km loop theme trail, with over a dozen posts along the trail, with fun activities about the moor for the kids. I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to find this place. We’re definitely coming back soon and bringing friends.
Quick info
| Region | Lake Lucerne region • Entlebuch Biosphere |
| Address: | Rossweid gondola – Hinter-Schöniseistrasse 4, 6174 Flühli. |
| By car: | Parking at gondola station From Lucerne 1h, Zurich 1h25 |
| By public transport: | Bus stop: Sörenberg, Post From Lucerne 1h15, Zurich 2h17 |
| Trail: | 1.4 km loop • trail map |
| Duration: | 1 hour |
| Difficulty: | easy |
| Condition: | wide gravel path, obstacle-free, suitable for all-terrain strollers |
| Highest point: | 1900 m |
| Open: | middle May to October • |
| Cost 2025: | Gondola return CHF 24/adult, child CHF 12, under 8 free. |
| Discounts: | Discount 50% with Swiss Travel Pass, Swiss Half Fare Card or GA Free with Lucerne Tell Pass and Magic Pass. Free for kids with Swiss Family Card or SBB Junior Card. |
| Services: | huge playground, water play, theme trail, fire pits, restaurant |
| More info: | • weather |
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Overview
Here is the summer map for the Sörenberg region.
To reach the Mooraculum playground and activity trails, you ride the Rossweid gondola from the Sörenberg village up the mountain.
If you are staying longer in the area, you could also visit the archery trail, Rischli summer toboggan, and cable car to the Brienzer Rothorn viewpoint.
Mooraculum map
Here is a map of the playground, which has a variety of activities including water play, obstacle courses, scavenger hunt, and educational signboards about the moor.
There is a restaurant next to the playground and several picnic areas with fire pits (wood available for purchase). There is so much to do you should come early and plan to stay the whole day.
Hiking map
There is also a short theme trail (1.4 km loop) with 18 stations along the way, suitable for all terrain strollers and small children.
See trail map on Komoot.
How to get there
Mooraculum is in the Sörenberg mountain resort in the UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch area southwest of Luzern.
The Rossweid gondola is located at Hinter-Schöniseistrasse 4, 6174 Flühli.
By public transport:
Take a train to Schüpfheim, then a bus to Sörenberg, Post. Cross the street and walk about 100m to the Rossweid cable car station.
By car:
Drive to Flühli then follow signs to Gondelbahn Rossweid, which is right off the main road in the center of the Sörenberg village.
Tip: Best to drive via Wolhusen and Entlebuch valley, not over to the Glaubenbielen Panoramastrasse via Giswil, which is a very narrow winding mountain road. Check where your GPS directs you.
Planning your day
Tickets
You can access the Mooraculum play area with the Sörenberg-Rossweid cable car.
In 2025, a return ticket costs CHF 24/adult, CHF 12/child (6-15), under 8 free.
If you intend to rent a kick scooter to ride down the mountain, you only need a one way ticket on the gondola.
For the Sundew trail, you can get a puzzle booklet to use along the trail for an extra fee.
Discounts
Discount with SBB GA, Half-fare and Swiss Travel Pass. Junior cards accepted. See current prices.
Free with Lucerne Tell Pass and Magic Pass.
Opening Times
Summer season is end of May through end of October. The gondola runs daily 08.15 – 17.15. See opening times.
Kick Scooters
You can rent “Trotti” kick scooters at the top of the Rossweid gondola and ride them to the bottom of the gondola. The route is 4km on a paved country road with minimal traffic. Learn more.
In 2025, the rental fee is CHF 12 for a scooter and helmet. Does not include the gondola ticket.
They offer smaller scooters for children, minimum height 110cm. Smaller children may not ride double with an adult.
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult on a separate scooter.
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Moor Water Park
The main attraction is the enormous playground at the top of the Rossweid cable car. Our kids love the obstacle courses and did lots of races.
Traditional play equipment like slides and swings as well as more creative elements.
There’s lot of water, so bring swimsuits and/or extra clothes to change into. I recommend bringing water shoes as well to protect their feet. Barefoot wasn’t so great because of all the gravel and wood chips on other parts of the playground.
The raft was very popular and kids were fighting a bit over it. Our kids were allowed to push but weren’t able to score a spot on the raft.
Lots of very well done educational signboards, in German and English, mixed in the playground. If your kids will listen to you, it’s nice to spend time reading the boards and doing the little games and quizzes together.
Each play area has an educational signboard about the moor and how this play area relates to the moor.
Lots to climb on as well as semi-educational games.
Don’t miss the play area in the forest. It’s a bit hidden behind the trees, but there’s lots to do over there, including this balance path.
And this tree hut.
5. Scavenger Hunt
They offer a couple scavenger hunt activities at Mooraculum. They’ve changed since our last visit, but the basic concept is the same.
You get an activity booklet for a small fee at the gondola station. You use the booklet to search for clues and solve puzzles and discover the solution word. Then turn in your booklet for a small prize.
In 2025, they have the “Moor Whisperer Pass” to do along the Sundew trail. They also have the Söpplis Explorer Pass that has you explore the playground.
Below is the old version from a few years ago.
6. Sundew Theme Trail (Sonnentauweg)
This 1.4 km theme trail is a loop that starts and ends at the Moor water park. It’s easy walking; we had a 2.5 year old with us who walked the whole way. The trail is smooth gravel, suitable for strollers with all-terrain tires.
There are 18 educational signboards along the trail, most which have fun interactive elements for the kids. Below is a map of the trail, showing where the posts are.
The trail starts at this circle signboard next to the playground.
This station had a “bare hand” exhibit, where you close your eyes and feel your way along the railing, trying to guess what you are feeling. Very creative!
With these giant ears, listen to forest sounds or your friends whispering.
Mini barefoot trail.
I don’t know what these are but they were fun to climb on. We used them to massage our backs.
Peer in the little peepholes to see special elements of the moor.
If you turn this prism just right, you can shine a rainbow on your feet.
View along the trail.
One station had a quiz about squirrels, wolves or lynx scattered around on various trees. If you answer the questions correctly, it should lead you to one of three treasure chests, which had a hand stamp.
The questions were interesting, but we had a hard time finding the next question on the quiz path. So our kids just looked at questions randomly and searched the forest for the treasure chests.
Some of the stations that required electricity weren’t working properly. I hope that is just because it’s still early in the season.
For example, the station on the left below was supposed to buzz if you touched the sides while navigating your stick through the moor path. But no buzzing for us that day.
On the right below, you can touch, smell, see, and hear things from the moor, but the sound element wasn’t working.
The trail ends back at the playground, so leave time to play some more before heading back down the mountain. Check the cable car schedule beforehand so you don’t miss the last chair down, usually around 17:00.
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10 responses
Hi Tanya
Thanks for your blog. Just wanted to check if the Mooraculum playground is accessible from the Brienzer Rothorn? We were think about clubbing the panorama views from the Brienzer Rothorn along with the playground in one day. We will be staying close to Brienz during our trip
Mooraculum is not really near Brienz or Brienzer Rothorn. It’s on the opposite side of the mountain. I would instead suggest visiting the Hasliberg mountain areas during your stay, which are much closer and still very fun for children. https://swissfamilyfun.com/muggestutz-dwarf-trail/
Love your blog. Perfect for my prep for upcoming family trip to Switzerland. I have two questions: 1. Is there a Toboggan there? 2. How does this place compare to Sattel-Hochstuckli? Which should we chose if we can’t do both?
Hmmm. That’s a hard choice. There is a toboggan run at Mooraculum https://www.soerenberg.ch/de/sommer/entdecken-erleben/sommerrodelbahn-rischli/ Moorculum is in a valley, so you get views of the mountains towering above you. Sattel is more open, so it has panorama views across the valleys to other mountains, I probably slightly prefer those views. Mooraculum has a better more traditional playground for more creativity of play and nice picnic areas. Sattel is more like an amusement center with all the bouncy castles. Sattel gets more crowded, especially in the afternoons. It’s really hard to decide between the two. I guess I have a slight preference for Sattel because of the views. But both are very nice.
THANKYOU for the change of clothes idea! Loved this place because it was beautiful and my kids loved it because it was fun!!
Yes, a change of clothes has saved us many a time when there’s water play available. Glad you enjoyed it!
Was there two weeks with my two 4.5 year olds. Our second trip and I still love it. We didn’t do the hike as the playgrounds and water features were enough to keep them busy for 2-3 hours.
My kids were the same! I had to tear them away from the playground to do the hike, which was fun but certainly not required to enjoy this area.
Were there today. Overall it was ok, but honestly, we expected more.
– It was quite empty and lonely there(maybe because it was Monday).
– Some of the attractions were damaged and didn’t work.
– The prize is available only for residents of Switzerland, they don’t ship it in other countries 🙁
I’m sorry you didn’t have a great time, but thank you very much for your report. I know our readers will appreciate the additional info. Last summer, everything was in good condition. I’m disappointed to hear they haven’t maintained the installations. It’s also possible that they have been damaged during the summer holidays and the staff haven’t made time yet to repair them. If you feel motivated, you could send an email to Mooraculum letting them know.
It was busy with lots of children when we went on a weekend and I’m sure that added to the joyful mood we felt. I can definitely imagine that on a Monday it would be very quiet. Thanks for letting us know about the prize restrictions. That’s important to know for visitors from outside Switzerland. I’ll make a note in my post.