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Hiking Trail recommended route Hiking Trail  · Canton of Solothurn

From Balmberg via Röti to Weissenstein (direttissima)

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  • Autumn forest on the Balmberg.
    Autumn forest on the Balmberg.
    Photo: Toni Kaiser, CC BY-SA, Tourenplaner SCHWEIZ

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    Many paths lead from the popular Balmberg to Weissenstein. This steep variant goes over the scenic summit of Röti.

    moderate
    Distance 3.5 km
    1:30 h
    360 m
    137 m
    1,395 m
    1,056 m

    You can reach Weissenstein from Balmberg on many different paths. By detours via Nesselbodenröti, on the hiking trail between the shaded road and Röti, or on the more leisurely walk along the road behind the mountain. A steep variant in summer is the direct hiking trail straight up to the summit of Röti. It is a direttissima passing through shrubby terrain at height, where in winter there is so much snow that an avalanche can be triggered which buries the hiking trail below. The path first goes directly behind the Balmberg Kurhaus into the forest and along the ridge to the end station of the furthest ski lift. Here you must follow the hiking trail left to Röti. From Röti you descend gently in about 20 minutes over alpine meadows past several fire pits to the Weissenstein mountain station.

    Author’s recommendation

    Bring binoculars and a camera! Röti offers a 360-degree panoramic view from Mont Blanc to Säntis and from the Eiger to the Black Forest.

    Difficulty
    T1 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    Röti, 1,395 m
    Lowest point
    Balmberg bus station, 1,056 m
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    Track types

    Forested/wild trail 92.17%Road 7.82%
    Forested/wild trail
    3.2 km
    Road
    272 m
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    Rest stops

    Hotel Weissenstein

    Safety information

    This hike is recommended only in dry weather.

    Tips and suggestions

    Solothurn Tourism, tel. +41 (0) 32 626 46 46, www.solothurn-city.ch

    Weissenstein Cable Car AG, tel. +41 (0) 32 622 18 27,  www.seilbahn-weissenstein.ch

    Hotel Weissenstein, 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

    From Balmberg bus station, choose the hiking trail towards Weissenstein directly behind the Balmberg Kurhaus, then at the end station of the rear Balmberg ski lift follow the hiking trail to the left to Röti. From Röti, head west down over the alpine meadow to the Weissenstein Kurhaus.

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    Oberbalmberg, Bushaltestelle
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    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Arrival: By bus from Solothurn main station to Balmberg.

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

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    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 station.

    Coordinates

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    2'607'662E 1'234'805N
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    47.264108, 7.539864
    DMS
    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

    Map 1:50,000, 233T Solothurn.

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

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    Equipment

    Normal hiking equipment, good footwear, possibly hiking poles.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    T1 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    3.5 km
    Duration
    1:30 h
    Ascent
    360 m
    Descent
    137 m
    Highest point
    1,395 m
    Lowest point
    1,056 m
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