The Schafmatt is an 812 meter high pass between the cantons of Solothurn and Basel-Landschaft, not far from the canton of Aargau. In the early Middle Ages it was one of the most important connections between Basel and Central Switzerland, today you can cycle over the pass with almost no traffic.

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Very low-traffic street with a magnificent view

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Elevation 840 m

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Tuesday 7 April

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Location: Oltingen, Bezirk Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland

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