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Moderate Hiking Trails in Solothurn

The directory currently contains 136 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Solothurn. Their average mapped distance is 2.4 km and average recorded ascent is 122 m (400 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.9 km.

This subset represents 74% of the 183 quality-checked routes in Solothurn.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (1%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.5 km

Mülitäli Wildpark - Sälischlössli

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

56 m

Nesselbodenröti - Forsthaus Rüttenen

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Naturpark Thal
Moderate

Holderbank - Ruine Alt Bechburg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Mülitäli Wildpark - Engelberg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
206 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schwängimatt - Klus

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
577 m
Typical duration
2 hr 50 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Roggenweid -Buchsiter Alp

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
224 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Burgmätteli - fixme

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - St. Wolfgang

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
356 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lourdweg Brüggli - 1001

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
415 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lourdweg Brüggli - Zingelen

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
415 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
The river Lüssel south of Erschwil, February 2020
Moderate

Schemelhof - Erschwil Dorf

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
300 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Neu-Falkenstein castle near Balsthal, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Moderate

Balsthal - Balsthaler Roggen

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
336 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Der Augstbach in Holderbank SO
Moderate

Bereten Linde - Holderbank

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - fixme

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gsäss - Egg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
243 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Guidepost Gwidemhöchi 998m
Moderate

Gwidemhöchi - Fasiswald

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hägendorf - Born

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
341 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Neu Bechburg - Roggenweid

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
309 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
New Street in Olten
Moderate

Olten - Rumpelweid

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
300 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Wegweiser Mahrenacker 651 m
Moderate

Rankwog - Mahrenacker

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

St. Wolfgang - Oberberg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Stiegenlos - Falleren

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
271 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trimbach - Mahrenacker

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
253 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trimbach - Rumpelhöchi

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Vorder Erzberg - fixme

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
Guidepost Gwidemhöchi 998m
Moderate

Wuestweg - Gwidemhöchi

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
106 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Wegweiser Jurahöhenweg - Solothurner Waldwanderung 01 - Chum ufe Rogge
Moderate

Tiefmatt - Buchsiter Alp

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chliholz - Born

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
Passwang
Moderate

1001 - Passwang

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
183 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Neu-Falkenstein castle near Balsthal, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Moderate

Balsthal - Cholgrueben

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - Holderbank

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
85 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Die Neu-Bechburg in Oensingen
Moderate

Buchsiterrank - Oensingen

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
230 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Bunker Rüeblikeller, Challhöchi, Schweiz: Grenzbrigade 4
Moderate

Challhöchi - Ifenthal

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
143 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Belchen-Chambersberg
Moderate

Fasiswald - Chambersberg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Holderbank - Ruine Alt BechburgSolothurn1.9 km142 m37 minModerateApril to October
Mahrenacker - Schloss WartenfelsSolothurn2.9 km208 m55 minModerateApril to October
Mülitäli Wildpark - EngelbergSolothurn2.3 km206 m48 minModerateApril to October
Mülitäli Wildpark - SälischlössliSolothurn1.5 km165 m34 minModerateApril to October
Nesselbodenröti - Forsthaus RüttenenSolothurn3.4 km56 m47 minModerateApril to October
Schwängimatt - KlusSolothurn9.4 km577 m2 hr 50 minModerateApril to October
Roggenweid -Buchsiter AlpSolothurn3.7 km224 m1 hr 6 minModerateApril to October
Burgmätteli - fixmeSolothurn5.0 km0 m1 hr 3 minModerateApril to October
Hägendorf - AllerheiligenbergSolothurn4.5 km30 m59 minModerateApril to October
Rickenbach - AllerheiligenbergSolothurn4.1 km30 m54 minModerateApril to October

Holderbank - Ruine Alt Bechburg, Mülitäli Wildpark - Sälischlössli, Mülitäli Wildpark - Engelberg currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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