Split on the Aare River – Untouched riverside landscape loop from Schönenwerd

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Split on the Aare River – Untouched riverside landscape loop from Schönenwerd

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Split on the Aare River – Untouched riverside landscape loop from Schönenwerd

02:10

8.55km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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748 m

Ballyhouse (Former Factory Canteen)

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The building, built in 1918/1919 and popularly known as the Park Hotel, housed the factory's canteen. This canteen fed around 1,250 people at lunchtime.

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1.43 km

Suspension bridge at Bally Park

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Suspension bridge over the Aare, which has not been regulated at this point for several years

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3.61 km

Sandbank Near the Nuclear Power Plant

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Gorgeous hike and easy to do

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5.21 km

Split on the Aare River

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A worthwhile tour along the Aare

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5.40 km

Untouched riverside landscape

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Delightful hiking route along the Aarelauf from Schönenwerd to Olten

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7.06 km

Aare at Schönenwerd

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You can ride wonderfully along the Aare by bike.

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7.40 km

Bally Park Stilt Houses

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The pile dwelling was built in 1888 based on a model in the Helmhaus Zurich.

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7.70 km

Bally Park and Ballyhouse (Kosthaus) Schönenwerd

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Bally Park surprises with its Aare landscape, stilt houses and its English-style park. In the park you can discover ponds and canals in a natural landscape, with pagodas and grottos. …

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8.55 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.99 km

2.48 km

1.25 km

751 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.01 km

1.67 km

1.54 km

944 m

385 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Monday 2 November

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

January 29, 2022,🇨🇭Schönenwerd, Bally-Park (SO)

Bally Park is open to the public 24 hours a day. It surprises with its Aare landscape, the stilt houses and its English-style park. In the park there are ponds and canals in a natural landscape, with pagodas and grottos. The miniaturized stilt houses in the park are unique in Europe.

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