オルティンゲンの峠・トップ10

Great parking area for hikers; many hikes can be started from here.

Great way for biking

Very beautiful hiking area. Trails in all directions

Hiking parking lot with sufficient parking spaces.

Interesting route, pleasant climb

An extremely suitable starting point (free parking and public transport) for wonderful hikes to the highest point in Aargau, Geissfluegrat, even with a summit book, or in the other direction to Wasserflue with a fantastic view. You can cross three cantons here with little effort. If you can, you should avoid weekends and public holidays. There are a lot of people on the road and the motorcyclists are a particular nuisance, racing up and down the road at extremely high speeds and with a noise like that at the Nürburgring. "Safety first" is literally a foreign word for some people.

This pass in the canton of Aargau connects Aarau and Frick. Thanks to the parallel Staffelegg, which takes most of the traffic, this pass has relatively little traffic. Located just below the Wasserflue mountain (866 m), there are many hiking opportunities.

The former supply route for the fortifications built in the Hauenstein area during the First World War runs between Ifenthal and the Belchenflue. As the “Hauenstein Fortification” they are part of recent Swiss history. The aim of the building was to prevent enemy incursions into the Swiss plateau and to protect the Olten railway junction. Immediately after the general mobilization on August 1, 1914, soldiers began construction. This mountain road has existed in practically unchanged form since 1915, the year it was completed. The most striking section is between the Chambersberg and the Belchenflue, where the road had to be built into the rock. Other engineering structures worth mentioning are dry-walled retaining walls and drainage and, finally, the numerous colorful cantonal coats of arms and troop inscriptions that commemorate the builders. The well-preserved monument of handcrafted road construction resembles Alpine mountain passes in many places and offers numerous viewpoints into the Central Plateau. At the end you will find the viewpoint on the Belchenflue.