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From Balmberg to Weissenstein

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Mountain station cable car Weissenstein.
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This easy hike is suitable for everyone: families with children, seniors, and leisure hikers. It leads away from the main routes from Balmberg to the Solothurn local mountain Weissenstein.

easy

Distance 3.7 km

1:30 h

264 m

40 m

1,293 m

1,056 m

You can reach the Weissenstein from Balmberg by many different paths. Detours via the Nesselbodenröti, the steep direct route straight up to the Röti, or the more leisurely shaded walk along the service road behind the mountain. A less used variant in summer is the hiking trail parallel to the service road. It first leads directly behind the Balmberg Kurhaus into the forest and along the ridge to the terminus of the rearmost ski lift. Here you have to be careful to follow the hiking trail to the right and not accidentally take the direct route to the Röti. From there, follow the hiking trail signposts. The path then leads without major ascent through the forest to Hächler at point 1282, where the meadows of the Weissenstein open. You can then stop at the Sennhaus Weissenstein or at the Hotel Weissenstein with a sun terrace.

Author’s recommendation

On sunny days, it is worthwhile to bring your barbecue food, use one of the many fire pits, and take a longer break there.

Author

Jochen Ihle

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Difficulty

T1 easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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Landscape

Highest point

Weissenstein Kurhaus, 1,293 m

Lowest point

Balmberg bus station, 1,056 m

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Track types

Forested/wild trail

3.3 km

Road

407 m

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Rest stops

Hotel Weissenstein

Safety information

Easy hike on marked trails. Difficulty: T1.

Tips and suggestions

Region Solothurn Tourism, Hauptgasse 69, 4500 Solothurn Tel. +41 (0) 32 626 46 46, www.solothurn-city.ch

Seilbahn Weissenstein AG, 4515 Oberdorf, Tel. +41 (0) 32 622 18 27, www.seilbahn-weissenstein.ch

Hotel Weissenstein, Vorderer Weissenstein 2, 4515 Oberdorf, Tel. +41 (0) 32 530 17 17, www.hotelweissenstein.ch

Mountain restaurant Sennhaus Weissenstein, Tel. +41 (0) 32 622 16 78, www.sennhaus-weissenstein.ch

Mountain restaurant Hinter Weissenstein. Tel. +41 (0) 32 639 13 07, www.hinterweissenstein.ch

Mountain restaurant Althüsli, Tel. +41 (0) 32 438 81 13, www.althuesli.ch

Roadbook

Balmberg – end of the rear ski lift – turn right and continue without a major ascent to Hächler (P. 1282), from here along the ridge of the Weissenstein to the pass and then down to the Sennhaus restaurant and up to the cable car mountain station.

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Oberbalmberg, Bushaltestelle
Röti
Feuerstelle Weissenstein-Röti
Hotel Weissenstein
Bergstation Seilbahn Weissenstein
Seilbahn Weissenstein, Mittelstation
Bahnhof Oberdorf SO
Talstation Seilbahn Weissenstein

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Arrival: By train to Solothurn, then by bus to Balmberg.

Return: By the Weissenstein cable car to the valley and from Oberdorf station by train to Solothurn station.

Get Timetable to destination

From Balmberg to Weissenstein

Directions

By car to Solothurn (and from there by bus to Balmberg) or directly to Balmberg.

Parking

Parking spaces in Solothurn, e.g. at the main train station.

Coordinates

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2'607'662E 1'234'805N

47.264108, 7.539864

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47°15'50.8"N 7°32'23.5"E

UTM

32T 389541 5235548

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Book recommendation by the author

Wandermagazin SCHWEIZ, issue 9/2014: Jura total. Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandermagazin-schweiz.ch

Wandermagazin SCHWEIZ, issue 12/2013: Outdoor Solothurn. Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandermagazin-schweiz.ch

"Seilbahn Weissenstein." ISBN 978-3-906060-28-6, Rothus Medien, Solothurn 2014, www.wandershop-schweiz.ch

Author’s map recommendations

Topographic map 1:50,000, 233T Solothurn.

A overview map of the Weissenstein cable car is available free of charge at the tourist office and the cable car stations.

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Equipment

Normal hiking equipment.

Localization

Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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Difficulty

T1 easy

Overall difficulty

easy

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

3.7 km

Duration

1:30 h

Ascent

264 m

Descent

40 m

Highest point

1,293 m

Lowest point

1,056 m

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