Jura-Höhenweg: Balsthal Bhf – Weissenstein
National route 5 · Stage 5 of 16 · Solothurn
- Length
- 20.7 km
- Ascent
- 1185 m
- Descent
- 413 m
- Walking time
- 6 h 18
- highest point
- 1260 m
- Difficulty
- T1
- Start · Stop
- Balsthal
- Finish · Stop
- Weissenstein
Along the way
- Berggasthof Schwengimatt
- Alpwirtschaft Vordere Schmiedenmatt
- Höch-Chrütz
- Bergwirtschaft Hofbergli
- Restaurant Stierenberg
- Balmberg
Wandra plans the whole day: travel there and back by train, bus and cable car, weather, crowding and safety – and the latest time you can set off.
Other stages of this route
- Dielsdorf – Brugg24.9 km · 926 m · 7 h 09
- Brugg – Staffelegg17.1 km · 609 m · 4 h 38
- Staffelegg – Hauenstein19.8 km · 895 m · 5 h 54
- Hauenstein – Balsthal Bhf21.1 km · 958 m · 6 h 28
- Weissenstein – Frinvillier gare24 km · 752 m · 7 h 01
- Frinvillier gare – Chasseral Signal17.2 km · 1365 m · 5 h 51
- Chasseral Signal – Vue des Alpes19.7 km · 665 m · 5 h 37
- Vue des Alpes – Noiraigue22.2 km · 851 m · 6 h 43
- Noiraigue – La Combaz17 km · 932 m · 5 h 12
- La Combaz – Sainte-Croix GARE 2 (N°5)14.5 km · 648 m · 4 h 24
- Sainte-Croix GARE 2 (N°5) – Ballaigues18.3 km · 841 m · 5 h 44
- Ballaigues – Le Pont18.3 km · 893 m · 5 h 36