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Schmiedenmatt – Gschliff Suspension Bridge loop from Balsthal

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Schmiedenmatt – Gschliff Suspension Bridge loop from Balsthal

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Schmiedenmatt – Gschliff Suspension Bridge loop from Balsthal

03:48

38.6km

1,030m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 17.5 km for 364 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.69 km

Schwengimatt

Highlight • Rest Area

If you want to watch the shooting stars in August, you can go 50m further up. Since it has a small clearing, which is quite well protected from light pollution.

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8.50 km

Traverse Between Schwängimatt and Hinteregg

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Traverse between Schwängimatt and Schmidematt

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14.7 km

Vordere Schmiedenmatt Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

Slightly higher than the large alpine Schmiedenmatt is the restaurant Schmiedenmatt. Eveline and Koni Schön run the restaurant. From the terrace you can enjoy the view over the large alp …

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16.5 km

Schmiedenmatt

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great scenery after the climb.

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17.8 km

Gschliff Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The hiking trail to or from the Hofbergli was closed for a long time and led to a detour that was not quite ideal. But the rockfall is now history, …

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19.7 km

Balmberg Rope Park

Highlight • Structure

The rope park is open daily.

Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat - Sun 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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19.9 km

Balmberg Pass Summit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Balmberg is particularly notorious for its extremely steep approach from Welschenrohr. There, the asphalt climb climbs approximately 400 meters with gradients of up to 25%. From Günsberg, it's considerably …

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20.0 km

Schofbachschlucht Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Tricky downhill, always stones, heels and narrow spots. Since shady side, like a bit wet and slippery, there only helps, let it run 😄

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38.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

7.83 km

4.12 km

3.91 km

3.20 km

268 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

11.4 km

5.71 km

2.71 km

817 m

590 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,150 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

28°C

11°C

2 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2024,+SO B S2 Balsthal - Balmberg - Weissenstein 🚵‍♂️😊🍀👍

Visit to the Jura.
Right from the start, without any running, I climbed the first 600 meters in altitude. I went up through the cool forest to the Schwenigmatt mountain restaurant. I was disappointed to find out that the restaurant is only open Friday to Sunday.
After the Burgmätteli I was able to enjoy two short single trails. Just keep …

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Schmiedenmatt – Gschliff Suspension Bridge loop from Balsthal

Schwengimatt

Traverse Between Schwängimatt and Hinteregg

Vordere Schmiedenmatt Restaurant

Schmiedenmatt

Gschliff Suspension Bridge

Balmberg Rope Park

Balmberg Pass Summit

Schofbachschlucht Trail

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