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Le Chablais

Fribourg  >  Switzerland

Beautiful wooded shore section on Lake Murten, still an insider tip and offers many of the observations the better-known neighbouring areas are famous for.

Added* by Peter Wittemann
Most recent update 14 ledna 2025
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Description

The Chablais lies between the prominent and ornithologically interesting Mont Vully and the small Löwenberg on the northern shore of Lake Murten. The deciduous forest there is only a hundred years old. It was created by artificially lowering the water level at the end of the 19th century. A wide reedbed extends into the lake, which can be partially observed from platforms.

The beautiful footpath lends itself to practising bird song identification: The view of the reedbed and the lake is often obscured, from where rákosník velký, cvrčilka slavíková, and rákosník obecný call. Žluva hajní, pěnice slavíková, and slavík obecný sing in the high treetops and thickets. strakapoud malý, strakapoud prostřední, and datel černý also breed here. A view from the platforms is not only rewarded with spectacular sunsets. Chřástal vodní, ledňáček říční and, with a bit of luck, bukáček malý can also be seen. rybák obecný, which breed on the artificial raft at the northern end of the area, often fly past.

In future, it may also be possible to observe the orlovec říční more often, which is to be reintroduced to the Central Plateau. labuť zpěvná, lžičák pestrý, hvízdák eurasijský, and bekasina otavní are not uncommon winter visitors. Finally, among the rarities observed here are the polák kaholka, polák proužkozobý, poštolka rudonohá, brkoslav severní, morčák malý, and slučka malá.

Details

Access

The Le Chablais area can be reached by train either from Sugiez in the north or Muntelier-Löwenberg in the south. If you are coming from Sugiez, it is worth going first to the quay of the Canal de la Broye and looking to the left at the breeding platforms of the rybák obecný. The path through the area that is closest to the water and from which you can reach the observation platforms can only be explored on foot (a cycle path runs parallel to it). Numerous information boards along the way explain the natural area.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Reedbeds , Lake

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

Many mosquitoes breed here at the corresponding times of year. There are fewer of them on the platforms, but it is definitely advisable to take mosquito spray with you on the way.

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