the men and boys are getting ready to lay the rails.

The boys climb into a manhole.

In honour

Chutzenrat

Let off steam while climbing

In honour of the energetic and committed efforts of 80 schoolboys and 2 schoolgirls, who built the miniature railway on the Gurten during the three-week spring holidays in 1960 under the motto "Young people build their own empire" and under the expert guidance of the municipal gardening department.

The Chutzenrat was founded from this construction group in 1961 and still exists today.

Construction work on the minitiature railway line

Small station of the Gurten under construction.

Men pack their things and get ready to start building.

Older people looking at the small railroad.

Finished small railroad.

Traffic light for the locomotive.

Scaffolding for small station.

Children look and adults look at the railroad.

Men bringing tracks to build.

Men shovel space for the tracks.

Boys shovel earth out of the ground.

Boys make the earth into a wheelbarrow.

Boys lay the tracks.

Men and boys working on the railroad.

Men and boys move the earth.

Boys need a break and sit down.

Boys and men are preparing the holes for the tracks.

Boys and men are shoveling out holes.

Boys are bringing the tracks to the holes.

the men and boys are getting ready to lay the rails.

Boys and men taking a little break from shoveling.

Boys and men at work.

Everyone helping to build the railroad.

The boys laying the railroad.

The men and boys bring the materials to the railroad.

Little boy hold the pole.

The earth is taken away.

The boys climb into a manhole.

The boys and men refine the earth.

The boys and men take away the remains.

They bring the materials to the right place.

1960 on the Gurten with a beautiful view.

The boys and men build a small bridge for the locomotive.

The boys lay the pipes.

Businessmen are waiting for the railroad.

The boys are building the roof for the station.

The businessmen are eager to see the train.

The men are transporting the tracks.

The men and the boys are packing away the earth.

The men are moving the tracks to the right place.

Opening of the miniature railway

A man gives a speech about the railroad.

Locomotive in operation.

A woman makes a speech about the railroad

Locomotive driving with many children

Small railway on its first journey with curious onlookers

Locomotive driving.

Locomotive driving over the belt.

The fun park today

Miniature railway

The miniature railway winding its way through the park

Do a lap of the fun park with the miniature railway.

Young children playing with the kids cars

Miniature cars for kids on the Gurten.

A family in the Gurten garden marveling at nature

Pitch in, get your hands dirty and learn about nature at the same time.

Water spraying from the fountains in the Gurten lake

A refreshing place to cool off with spraying fountains.

A child playing happily on the ball run at the playground.

Lever, turn, crank – pitch in and lend a hand.

Climbing frames

Two children playing and racing on the climbing frame

The largest climbing frame in the region. Climbing, playing around, hiding.

Pacifier hanging on a nuggi tree.

Playfully wean children off the pacifier. Say goodbye to the nuggi.

Getting here

The easiest way to find us. There are parking spaces right next to the Gurtenbahn funicular valley station.

A diagram with an overview of how best to get to the Gurten. By public transportation or car, the Gurten is ideally located.