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Barbecue area at the 1000 Steps – Forest Pond at Born loop from Oftringen

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Barbecue area at the 1000 Steps – Forest Pond at Born loop from Oftringen

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Barbecue area at the 1000 Steps – Forest Pond at Born loop from Oftringen

01:56

4.54km

350m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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1.50 km

1000 Steps Trail (1000er-Stägli)

Highlight • Trail

As the name says, go up 1000 steps.

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1.80 km

Barbecue area at the 1000 Steps

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This barbecue area is located in the middle of the forest and in the immediate vicinity of the Heideloch. It offers several seating options and wood.

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1.82 km

Finish line for the 1,000 steps

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These walks are a classic for Aarburg athletes. On the program: 244 meters of altitude difference over a distance of 515 meters, or a gradient of 47.3%!

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2.23 km

Forest Pond at Born

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Small pond, in an unexpected place.

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2.38 km

Born Summit and 1000er Stägli Steps

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The Ruppoldingen hydroelectric power station, built in 1896, was expanded in 1920 to include a pumped storage power station, whose water reservoir on the plateau of the Born was fed by a pressure pipe through which the water flowed to the turbine in the power station when there was high demand for electricity in the network.

After just a few years, the hydroelectric power station was temporarily unable to meet the electricity demand in the closed regional supply network. A connection with other power stations was not yet possible due to the isolated distribution of the power stations.

With a concession from the Canton of Solothurn on June 30, 1903, the Olten-Aarburg power station built a small high-pressure power station with a storage basin on the Born next to the Ruppoldingen headwater canal, 320 meters higher than the water intake point at the canal. Equipped with a high-pressure pump from Sulzer, a turbine from Piccard, Pictet & Co., Geneva, and a generator from BBC, the plant used energy from the low-pressure power plant to pump water from the Aare into the high-altitude basin when demand was low, and thus produced additional energy when demand was at its peak.

The early high-pressure power plant attracted attention in specialist circles and received many visits from electrical engineers from several countries.

With new machines from 1926, the Ruppoldingen-Born high-pressure plant ran until 1960, when the plant was demolished. The route of the former pressure pipe is now followed by a very long staircase, known as Tusigerstägli, which is also used for sporting events.

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