Hagneck visitor centre: Experience hydropower

Experience

Modern hydropower and nature working in harmony

The Hagneck Visitor Centre shows how water is converted into electricity.

At the Hagneck hydropower plant, groups, families and school classes gain an easy-to-understand insight into energy production using hydropower. The guided tour presents the modern facility, key technical components and the renaturation around the Aare-Hagneck Canal.

What to expect

You will experience a modern hydroelectric power plant and discover how electricity production, landscape design and ecological enhancement come together at the site.

Guided tours

Two tours at the Hagneck Visitor Centre

Choose between the regular guided tour and the extended nostalgia tour.

Experience it first-hand
PracticalOur guided tours offer practical insight into hydropower, how the plant works and the ecological enhancement of the surrounding area. The tours are suitable for groups, families and school classes, combining an understanding of technology with an experience of nature.
Hagneck hydropower plant
The new hydropower plantThe guided tour explains electricity production in the new hydropower plant and highlights the special features of the renaturation along the Aare-Hagneck Canal.Duration120 minutesModern hydropowerThe guided tour shows how water is used to generate electricity at the Hagneck power plant.
Hagneck Hydroelectric Power Plant & Nostalgia
Historic power plantIn addition to the modern facility, you will visit the historic Hagneck power plant, one of the oldest hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland.Duration150 minutesFor interested groupsIdeal for visitors who want to combine the history of technology with modern hydropower.

Useful information

Planning your visit

The most important information for groups, families and school classes.

Guided tours are available all year round from Monday to Saturday. Registration is mandatory.

A group of at least 6 people is required for the guided tour.

A minimum age of 8 years is recommended for children.

For up to 10 people, flat rate CHF 90.–; from 11 people, CHF 9.– per person. School classes can take the guided tour free of charge.

Water flows over a weir between concrete walls.

Getting here

How to find the Hagneck Visitor Centre

The meeting point is in front of the new hydropower plant.

Take public transport to Hagneck railway station. From there, it is around 20 minutes on foot. A limited number of parking spaces are available for cars near the visitor centre. The barrier at the forest entrance will be opened approx. 15 minutes before the start of the guided tour.

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