Laufen old town – View of the Blauen Hills loop from Laufen

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Laufen old town – View of the Blauen Hills loop from Laufen

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Laufen old town – View of the Blauen Hills loop from Laufen

03:17

35.0km

860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 16.6 km for 153 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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514 m

Old Town of Laufen

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful, worth seeing medieval old town of Laufen with a partially preserved city wall and three gates.

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10.1 km

Mätzerlechrüz Cross

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Wayside cross on the blue, on the border against the blue (BL), SW Balmisried. Crossing on the pilgrim path from Laufental to Mariastein or from Hofstetten to Meltingen

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13.2 km

View of the Blauen Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the heights of Blauen, this path below the ridge invites you to relax for a leisurely bike ride. Pedal and enjoy the scenery!

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18.3 km

Dreiländerstein on the Blauen

Highlight • Monument

Border stone on the Blauen in Hofstetten, where the banks of Ettingen (BL), Blauen (BE until 1993, since then BL) and Hofstetten (SO) meet.

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24.1 km

The Challpass is an unspectacular curve with a parking lot or postbus turning point on a busy main road. Nevertheless far and wide one of the few possibilities to cross the blue chain in north-south direction or vice versa.

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