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Restaurant Pier 11 – Stork colony in Altreu loop from Solothurn Allmend
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsSwitzerlandEspace MittellandSolothurn
Restaurant Pier 11 – Stork colony in Altreu loop from Solothurn Allmend
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Restaurant Pier 11 – Stork colony in Altreu loop from Solothurn Allmend
03:18
51.6km
130m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 2, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 126 m for 19 m
After 51.5 km for 19 m
Waypoints
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Start point
Train Station
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1.44 km
Restaurant Pier 11
Highlight • Restaurant
Pier 11 has a beautiful covered terrace overlooking the Aare. A nice place for a biker break.
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1.53 km
TCS Camping Solothurn
Highlight • Rest Area
Very nice campsite near Solothurn city center.
Spacious and clean bathrooms, small camping shop, Pier11 restaurant, friendly and helpful staff and all right on the Aare.
Not exactly cheap though.
Spacious and clean bathrooms, small camping shop, Pier11 restaurant, friendly and helpful staff and all right on the Aare.
Not exactly cheap though.
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3
4.12 km
Aare Bend Between Solothurn and Selzach
Highlight (Segment) • River
Great cycle path on the banks of the natural Aare.
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4
5.49 km
Solothurner Witi
Highlight • Natural
The Witi protection zone is a cantonal agricultural and conservation zone north of the Aare river between Grenchen and Solothurn in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. "Witi" is the Solothurn dialect and means "wideness".
The zone was established by law in 1994. It is located in an area of scenic beauty, is a migratory bird and waterfowl reserve of international importance and is home to Switzerland's hare chamber, an above-average population of hares. The largest area of this is the Grenchenwiti. The protection zone may only be used extensively for agricultural purposes. There are also conflicts of use in the area of recreational activities, which are being attempted to be resolved through regulation in the sense of a compromise (concentration of recreational use). In certain areas, the protection of nature takes priority, and attempts are being made to consistently enforce this.
The Witi landscape is originally a product of the last ice age, when the entire area was covered in ice by the Rhone glacier. When the lake receded due to warming, Lake Solothurn was formed around 12,000 years ago, the level of which was around 20 metres above today's Witi. When Lake Solothurn retreated, the Witi remained as the lake bed alongside the Aare. Until the Jura water correction, the area was a frequently flooded floodplain and swamp landscape where agriculture was only possible under difficult conditions.
Between 1980 and 1995, 97 breeding bird species were observed in the Witi, 37 of which were on the Swiss Red List of endangered species, as well as 150 migratory and winter guest species. Due to the frequent pools of water in the cultivated land, the Witi developed into the third most important wader resting place in Switzerland. It is noteworthy that the majestic osprey is also observed relatively frequently, preferably in spring, as a migrant; some of the birds even spend the night in trees along the banks of the Aare. The black stork is also an irregular migrant, although the animals occasionally and temporarily stay in the white stork enclosure of the Altreu stork settlement. The nightingale, which is notable for its beautiful song, is also a frequent breeding bird in the Altreuer Witi.
Source: Wikipedia
The zone was established by law in 1994. It is located in an area of scenic beauty, is a migratory bird and waterfowl reserve of international importance and is home to Switzerland's hare chamber, an above-average population of hares. The largest area of this is the Grenchenwiti. The protection zone may only be used extensively for agricultural purposes. There are also conflicts of use in the area of recreational activities, which are being attempted to be resolved through regulation in the sense of a compromise (concentration of recreational use). In certain areas, the protection of nature takes priority, and attempts are being made to consistently enforce this.
The Witi landscape is originally a product of the last ice age, when the entire area was covered in ice by the Rhone glacier. When the lake receded due to warming, Lake Solothurn was formed around 12,000 years ago, the level of which was around 20 metres above today's Witi. When Lake Solothurn retreated, the Witi remained as the lake bed alongside the Aare. Until the Jura water correction, the area was a frequently flooded floodplain and swamp landscape where agriculture was only possible under difficult conditions.
Between 1980 and 1995, 97 breeding bird species were observed in the Witi, 37 of which were on the Swiss Red List of endangered species, as well as 150 migratory and winter guest species. Due to the frequent pools of water in the cultivated land, the Witi developed into the third most important wader resting place in Switzerland. It is noteworthy that the majestic osprey is also observed relatively frequently, preferably in spring, as a migrant; some of the birds even spend the night in trees along the banks of the Aare. The black stork is also an irregular migrant, although the animals occasionally and temporarily stay in the white stork enclosure of the Altreu stork settlement. The nightingale, which is notable for its beautiful song, is also a frequent breeding bird in the Altreuer Witi.
Source: Wikipedia
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8.87 km
Stork colony in Altreu
Highlight • Natural Monument
The information center provides an overview of the nature and landscape of the Aareebene between Grenchen / Büren and Solothurn. There is an opportunity for guided tours of the Witi. Duration 1½ hours. undefinedAnmeldung
gives visitors the opportunity to delve deeper and interact with this nature and landscape.
gives information about the stork and its reintroduction in Altreu and Switzerland. A film and guided tours bring the subject closer to the visitor. undefinedAnmeldung
gives opportunity for observation of storks in their natural environment.
Free admission, donations are welcome!
Guided tours for groups and schools upon registration.
Costs for 1 hour Fr. 100.-.
(Source: infowiti.ch/index.php?id=37)
gives visitors the opportunity to delve deeper and interact with this nature and landscape.
gives information about the stork and its reintroduction in Altreu and Switzerland. A film and guided tours bring the subject closer to the visitor. undefinedAnmeldung
gives opportunity for observation of storks in their natural environment.
Free admission, donations are welcome!
Guided tours for groups and schools upon registration.
Costs for 1 hour Fr. 100.-.
(Source: infowiti.ch/index.php?id=37)
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26.3 km
Schüss-Park
Highlight • Natural
The official bike trails lead through the beautiful Schüss Park, which offers plenty of opportunities to play and linger.
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7
26.7 km
SWATCH Headquarters
Highlight • Monument
After almost five years of construction, Swatch inaugurated its new headquarters in Biel in October 2019 - one of the world's largest wooden structures designed by the Japanese star architect Shigeru Ban. This building, which heralds a new chapter in the brand's history, challenges current conventions, just like the watches that are made here.
The winner of the Pritzker Prize 2014 Shigeru Ban, born in Tokyo in 1957, is known for its filigree structures and unconventional methods as well as for its significant contribution to innovation and humanity in architecture. The Swatch Group worked with the architect for the first time at the Nicolas G. Hayek Center in Tokyo, which opened in 2007. In 2011, his design for the new Swatch headquarters, the new Omega factory and the Cité du Temps won the Swatch Group architectural competition. Shigeru Ban was particularly convincing with its original and at the same time pragmatic concept and the ability to reflect the spirit of the brand in each of these buildings. He also took the existing buildings and the surrounding area into account and included them in the project.
The building
The shimmering, curved silhouette of the new Swatch building extends over a total length of 240 meters and a width of 35 meters. At its highest point, the facade measures 27 meters. The unusual design breaks with the conventions of classic office building architecture and blends harmoniously into the urban environment. The shape of the building awakens the imagination - like a work of art, the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.
The arched facade with an area of over 11,000 m2 gently rises towards the entrance and transition to the Cité du Temps. Outside and inside, different leitmotifs run through the architecture of the building with curved shapes, colors and transparency as well as the unusual use of classic materials and building elements.
The winner of the Pritzker Prize 2014 Shigeru Ban, born in Tokyo in 1957, is known for its filigree structures and unconventional methods as well as for its significant contribution to innovation and humanity in architecture. The Swatch Group worked with the architect for the first time at the Nicolas G. Hayek Center in Tokyo, which opened in 2007. In 2011, his design for the new Swatch headquarters, the new Omega factory and the Cité du Temps won the Swatch Group architectural competition. Shigeru Ban was particularly convincing with its original and at the same time pragmatic concept and the ability to reflect the spirit of the brand in each of these buildings. He also took the existing buildings and the surrounding area into account and included them in the project.
The building
The shimmering, curved silhouette of the new Swatch building extends over a total length of 240 meters and a width of 35 meters. At its highest point, the facade measures 27 meters. The unusual design breaks with the conventions of classic office building architecture and blends harmoniously into the urban environment. The shape of the building awakens the imagination - like a work of art, the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.
The arched facade with an area of over 11,000 m2 gently rises towards the entrance and transition to the Cité du Temps. Outside and inside, different leitmotifs run through the architecture of the building with curved shapes, colors and transparency as well as the unusual use of classic materials and building elements.
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27.2 km
Schüss Waterfall in Biel/Bienne
Highlight • Waterfall
The source of the Schüss is above the hamlet of Le Cerf at the top of the Vallon de Saint-Imier, one of the longitudinal valleys of the folded Jura at 966 m above sea level. The Schüss follows the valley in a northeasterly and later easterly direction to Reuchenette.
Schüss near Reuchenette, around 1867
Here the Schüss breaks through to the south in a classic Jura gorge. Shortly before it emerges into the Mittelland, it forms the Taubenlochschlucht. The hiking trail through the gorge has had to be closed several times due to the risk of rockfalls.
The Schüss then flows through Biel/Bienne, where its hydropower was used intensively in the age of industrialization. In Biel the Schüss divides into two natural and one artificial branch. The southern branch – the Madretschschüss – flows directly into the Zihl, the northern branch – the Bielschüss – first passes under the old town, then joins the artificially created Schüss canal and finally flows into Lake Biel at an altitude of 429 m above sea level.
Schüss near Reuchenette, around 1867
Here the Schüss breaks through to the south in a classic Jura gorge. Shortly before it emerges into the Mittelland, it forms the Taubenlochschlucht. The hiking trail through the gorge has had to be closed several times due to the risk of rockfalls.
The Schüss then flows through Biel/Bienne, where its hydropower was used intensively in the age of industrialization. In Biel the Schüss divides into two natural and one artificial branch. The southern branch – the Madretschschüss – flows directly into the Zihl, the northern branch – the Bielschüss – first passes under the old town, then joins the artificially created Schüss canal and finally flows into Lake Biel at an altitude of 429 m above sea level.
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51.6 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
23.9 km
14.8 km
7.52 km
4.92 km
194 m
185 m
Surfaces
25.4 km
14.9 km
8.31 km
2.13 km
664 m
148 m
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