26 cantons, very different terrain
Built first for Swiss forests.
From the Jura to Alpine valleys, relief, tree cover and microclimates change quickly.
Zurich
Lowland broadleaf woods give way to wetter mixed forests and the rolling Oberland.
Explore →Geneva basin, Rhône and gentle hillsGeneva
Low-elevation broadleaf woods are fragmented across a densely used landscape.
Explore →Bernese Jura, Plateau, Emmental and OberlandBern
A wide elevation gradient links Jura beech woods, Emmental hills and Alpine conifers.
Explore →Central Plateau, hills and Pre-AlpsLucerne
Damp hills and mixed woods rise towards cooler pre-Alpine terrain in the south.
Explore →Vaud Jura, Plateau and Pre-AlpsVaud
Jura beech woods, Jorat mixed forests and high-elevation conifers create strong contrasts.
Explore →Rhône valley, dry slopes and AlpsValais
The dry valley floor contrasts with larch, spruce and wetter side-valley microclimates.
Explore →Southern Alps, valleys and Insubric hillsTicino
Chestnut and beech woods meet steep elevation gradients and a locally southern climate.
Explore →Alpine valleys, Engadine and southern valleysGraubünden
Larch, stone pine, spruce and large elevation changes shift local seasons.
Explore →Rhine city and urban woodlandBasel-Stadt
A highly urban canton with limited, heavily visited woodland.
Explore →Fribourg Plateau and Pre-AlpsFribourg
Mixed lowland forests rise quickly into fir-beech woods and wooded pre-Alpine pastures.
Explore →Lakeshore, valleys and High JuraNeuchâtel
Limestone slopes, wooded pastures and high forests shape a distinctly Jura setting.
Explore →Limestone plateaus, Ajoie and Franches-MontagnesJura
Beech, fir and wooded pastures dominate a cool limestone landscape.
Explore →Plateau, river valleys and Jura foothillsAargau
Broadleaf and mixed woods sit between major river valleys and the first Jura slopes.
Explore →Pre-Alpine hills and AlpsteinAppenzell Ausserrhoden
Pasture, groves and damp forest alternate across tightly folded terrain.
Explore →Appenzell basin and AlpsteinAppenzell Innerrhoden
Damp pre-Alpine forests quickly meet Alpstein cliffs and high pastures.
Explore →Table Jura and Basel valleysBasel-Landschaft
Limestone beech woods and wooded valleys shape a low but folded Jura landscape.
Explore →Alpine valley and high mountainsGlarus
Steep slope forests rise quickly into conifers and exposed Alpine areas.
Explore →Lake Lucerne and pre-Alpine slopesNidwalden
From lakeshore to wooded slopes, elevation and aspect change over short distances.
Explore →Lakes and central Pre-AlpsObwalden
Damp forests rise quickly into conifers and Alpine pasture.
Explore →Rhine, limestone hills and Randen forestsSchaffhausen
Randen broadleaf woods spread across comparatively dry limestone terrain.
Explore →Lakes, Pre-Alps and central mountainsSchwyz
Damp slopes shift from mixed woods to conifers under strong topographic influence.
Explore →Plateau and Jura ridgesSolothurn
Plateau forests quickly meet limestone slopes and Jura beech woods.
Explore →Eastern Plateau, Toggenburg and AlpsSt. Gallen
Often damp conditions link broadleaf woods, Toggenburg hills and Alpine conifers.
Explore →Rolling Plateau and Lake ConstanceThurgau
Broadleaf woodland and farmland alternate across lake-influenced rolling hills.
Explore →Reuss valley and Central AlpsUri
Steep slopes create many aspects and microclimates from valley floor to conifer belt.
Explore →Lake, hills and central Pre-AlpsZug
Damp mixed woods connect the lake with the cooler slopes of the Zugerberg.
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