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Rütihard Covered Bridge – Wild swimming spot on the River Birs loop from Sek-II-Campus Polyfeld Muttenz

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Switzerland
Nordwestschweiz
Basel-Landschaft
Bezirk Arlesheim
Münchenstein

Rütihard Covered Bridge – Wild swimming spot on the River Birs loop from Sek-II-Campus Polyfeld Muttenz

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Rütihard Covered Bridge – Wild swimming spot on the River Birs loop from Sek-II-Campus Polyfeld Muttenz

03:10

12.3km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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739 m

Rütihard Covered Bridge

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Beautiful old bridge

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1.70 km

Däntsche

Forest

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3.09 km

Heiligholz Bridge

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Beautiful wooden bridge on the Birs.

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4.08 km

Birs Pedestrian Bridge

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4.45 km

Birs River

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4.53 km

Beautifully landscaped paths

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7.52 km

Birs Waterfall

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Where the Birs falls over a hard limestone bank

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8.04 km

Forest by the Birs River

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11.8 km

Beautiful waterfall with a small "beach" down to linger. Especially in summer very nice, but also quite popular.

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.23 km

1.20 km

973 m

642 m

241 m

Surfaces

7.21 km

1.51 km

1.49 km

1.47 km

532 m

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April 26, 2025,von der Grün 80 entlang der Birs nach Dornach Nepomuk 🍴 und zurück
This interesting and well-maintained hiking trail starts at the former Grün80 (Green 80): parkimgruenen.ch/gruen80.html and leads along the Birs River, which is being gradually renaturalized: regionatur.ch/Orte/Naturschutzgebiete/Birsrevitalisierung
A great hike with a delicious lunch in Dornach.

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Today we went to Basel. We took the tram to the Schaulager stop. Nearby is the beautiful "Grün 80" park with free entry. The park was so beautiful that we stayed there longer than planned. After a long walk around, we continued through the Merian Garden. Here we admired the magnificent Merian House. Soon after, we reached the Birs, which …

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