View from Böckterflue – Farnsburg Castle Ruins loop from Sissach

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Basel-Landschaft

View from Böckterflue – Farnsburg Castle Ruins loop from Sissach

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View from Böckterflue – Farnsburg Castle Ruins loop from Sissach

05:20

16.6km

620m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.07 km

View from Sissacherfluh

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Wonderful view above Sissach

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3.10 km

Picnic Area Sissacher Fluh

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Nice picnic area with grill, just above the viewpoint

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3.18 km

Restaurant Sissacherfluh

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Cozy restaurant high above Sissach

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3.30 km

Sissacherfluh Ruins

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Ruins of a hilltop castle complex used for several millennia. The complex was excavated in 1936 as part of the cantonal labor camp (employment program for the unemployed).

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4.79 km

View from Böckterflue

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Beautiful viewpoint with picnic area and benches with a view of Böckten.

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5.28 km

View of Rickenbach from the Rickenbacher Flue

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Beautiful vantage point with a view of................Rickenbach :-)

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8.64 km

Viewpoint

9.24 km

View of Farnsburg Castle

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A wonderful vantage point overlooking the Farnsburg invites you to take a short break.

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9.59 km

Farnsburg Castle Ruins

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The ruin Farnsburg lies between the villages Gelterkinden and Buus in the canton Baselland in Switzerland.

The ruin of the Spornburg is located at 734 m above sea level. M. …

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16.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.63 km

3.75 km

2.76 km

1.56 km

977 m

898 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.27 km

3.73 km

3.56 km

2.36 km

1.60 km

557 m

428 m

Elevation

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Saturday 12 September

25°C

11°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

December 7, 2025,Ab Sissach von Flue zu Flue zu Flue...

Sunday morning. I start off relatively leisurely and still dry – in the cemetery in Sissach. No birds, no traffic, just the soft crunching under my hiking boots.

Then it's uphill, uphill – up to the Sissacherfluh. At about 700 meters above sea level, it towers over the Ergolz Valley and stands as a true landmark of Sissach. The rock …

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