Protected areas
Research 6 protected areas within weekend reach of Biel/Bienne, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Biel/Bienne. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Biel/Bienne. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Biel/Bienne, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Alte Aare: Lyss-Dotzigen is a protected area reachable from Biel/Bienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alte Aare: Lyss-Dotzigen, about 6 km (4 mi) from Biel/Bienne
Image credit: Image: Arkelin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sessenais is a protected area reachable from Biel/Bienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sessenais, about 7 km (4 mi) from Biel/Bienne
Image credit: Image: Jag9889 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Altwässer der Aare und der Zihl is a protected area reachable from Biel/Bienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Altwässer der Aare und der Zihl, about 7 km (4 mi) from Biel/Bienne
Image credit: Image: Arkelin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tannholz-Chatzestiel-Sibirie is a protected area reachable from Biel/Bienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tannholz-Chatzestiel-Sibirie, about 8 km (5 mi) from Biel/Bienne
Image credit: Image: Arkelin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Alte Aare: Aarberg-Lyss is a protected area reachable from Biel/Bienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alte Aare: Aarberg-Lyss, about 8 km (5 mi) from Biel/Bienne
Image credit: Image: Yesuitus2001 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aletschwald is a forest reachable from Biel/Bienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aletschwald, about 102 km (63 mi) from Biel/Bienne
Image credit: Image: Michael Fiegle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0