From Basel to the Veltlin. Stage 3: Schupfart – Herznach

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Mining silo Herznach.
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moderate

Distance 16.7 km

5:00 h

568 m

601 m

750 m

374 m

The 3rd stage of the Switzerland crossing from Basel to the Veltlin leads from Schupfart to the former iron mine of Herznach.

Continuing a bit further, we follow the Fricktal Höhenweg via the highest Fricktal peak, the Tiersteinberg (750 m), and reach Gipf-Oberfrick via the Alt Tierstein castle ruins. Here we leave the Höhenweg to later reach Herznach on the also marked Eisenweg (from Wölfinswil). The former mine silo, converted into a B&B, offers overnight stays, preferably with a prior visit to the mine. The Eisenweg Wölflinswil–Herznach–Ueken–Zeihen focuses on Jura geology in general and ore mining in the upper Fricktal in particular. With 11 information panels and highlights such as “Multimillionär 300”, “Fault Wölflinswiler Graben” (both in this municipality), and the Herznach mine, visitors learn about local geology and the history of iron ore mining, www.bergwerkherznach.ch

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Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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Publisher Tourenplaner SCHWEIZ

The «Tourenplaner Schweiz» is a product of the magazine «Wandermagazin Schweiz». The magazine is published eight times a year. We take our readers to new regions, show the pearls of Switzerland, and tell stories about the land and people. In each issue, you will find hiking tips, reports, photo series, recipes, product information, and the latest news from the hiking world. The current issue is available at kiosks and from the publisher.

Author Jochen Ihle
Jochen Ihle (born 1962) is the editor-in-chief of the hiking magazine SCHWEIZ. He spends his working life in the mountains year-round and is the author of numerous hiking guidebooks.

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