Waldegg Castle – Verenaschlucht and Hermitage loop from Solothurn Baseltor
Waldegg Castle – Verenaschlucht and Hermitage loop from Solothurn Baseltor
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Waldegg Castle – Verenaschlucht and Hermitage loop from Solothurn Baseltor
02:59
10.9km
170m
Hiking
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 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.85 km
Waldegg Castle
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Further information can be found at schloss-waldegg.so.ch.
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5.34 km
Verenaschlucht and Hermitage
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5.38 km
St. Verena Hermitage (Einsiedelei St. Verena)
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5.81 km
Restaurant Kreuzen and Kreuzweg
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9.15 km
Aareweg Footbridge
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10.5 km
St. Ursus Cathedral (St. Ursen Cathedral), Solothurn
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St. Ursus Cathedral (also Cathedral of St. Ursus and Victor) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel in the city of Solothurn, Switzerland.
The early neoclassical church building, dedicated to the martyrs Ursus and Victor, was begun in 1762 by Gaetano Matteo Pisoni of Ascona on a site where two previous buildings had probably stood since the early Middle Ages. It was completed in 1773 by his nephew Paolo Antonio Pisoni. The interior is decorated with stucco by Francesco Pozzi.
The extensive cathedral treasury includes, among other things, the Hornbach Sacramentary, a statue of the Virgin Mary, and a manuscript created around 983 in the Reichenau Monastery.
The 66-meter-high onion dome was occupied for a long time by a tower guard. A drawing by Peter Thumb from 1708 indicates that a second, also unrealized, tower was already under discussion for the previous collegiate church.
The Church of St. Urs and Victor served as the minster of the St. Ursenstift since the Middle Ages and, in its current form, became the episcopal church of the Diocese of Basel, which had relocated to Solothurn, in 1828.
Texz / Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ursenkathedrale
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10.6 km
Basel Gate, Solothurn
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The Baseltor was part of the former city fortifications of Solothurn. Solothurn previously owned the Eichtor on the eastern outskirts of the city, where Hans Roth thwarted the Solothurn murders on November 10, 1382. After the Swabian War, master craftsman Hans Gibelin replaced the wooden Eichtor at the eastern entrance to the city with the Baseltor in 1504. The Baseltor is made of Solothurn stone (Jura limestone). Together with the St.Ursenturm, the mighty gate forms a magnificent group of architects.
Text / source: Solothurn Tourismus, Hauptgasse 69, 4500 Solothurn
solothurn-city.ch/excursion destinations/attractions/buristurm-d6840e6fed
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10.7 km
Riedholz bastion
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10.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.85 km
3.55 km
1.59 km
444 m
226 m
143 m
103 m
Surfaces
4.27 km
2.46 km
1.83 km
1.39 km
626 m
351 m
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Elevation
Highest point (560 m)
Lowest point (430 m)
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