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Wasserfallen-Kamm Route

Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 30 minutesLength: 7.00 km

Season

All season

Contact

Business is partner of the park
Naturpark Thal
Hölzlistrasse 57
4710 Balsthal
Tel. +41 (0)62 386 12 30
Fax +41 (0) 62 391 06 22

www.naturparkthal.ch

Naturpark Thal - From the Wasserfallen top station you walk to the fantastic viewpoint of Vogelbergfluh and descend to the former comb-making village of Mümliswil. Regional gourmet treats await you in the mountain restaurant and in Mümliswil.

Route-information

Route-information

Length
7.00 km
Amount untarred route
5.00 km
Vertical heigth
949 m
Altitude difference ascent
290 m
Altitude difference descent
659 m
Time required
2 hours 30 minutes
Level technique
Middle
Level condition
Middle
Height profile view map

Details

Highlights along the route:
1. Vogelbergfluh
2. Obere Wechten mountain restaurant
3. Cheese dairy shop in Reckenkien (Attention: limited opening times)
4. HAARUNDKAMM Museum, Mümliswil

Signalization

From the Wasserfallen top station it ascends hiking trails up to Vogelbergfluh. From the viewpoint you go down to the road and walk on this down through the forest. After this you then turn left. After arrival at the Obere Wechten mountain restaurant you follow the 2nd Solothurn woodland hiking trail in the direction of Wechtenegg from topic boards 8 to 5. There you turn off right (instead of left). Follow the intersecting woodland road down as far as Reckenkien. 200 metres after leaving the edge of the forest take the path right and then the access road to the hamlet. You reach Mümliswil along the old Passwang road.

Safety advices

Required: Good footwear, healthy joints (medium steep descent), sure-footedness.

Possibilities for catering

Mountain Inn Obere Wechten, Mümliswil
Land Inn, Ochsen, Mümliswil
Other restaurants:
Mountain Inn Hintere Wasserfallen, seminar-Hotel Wasserfallen (Sunday only), Restaurant Alpenblick Passwang and various restaurants in Mümliswil

Infrastructure

Behind the Mountain Inn Obere Wechten, a playground for children with fireplace awaits you.

  • Playground
  • Fireplace
  • Toilet

Arrival

Starting point
Reigoldswil BL, Talstation Wasserfallenbahn (Altitude: 940 m)
Arrival by public transport
Reigoldswil (Wasserfallenbahn) Timetable SBB
Destination
Mümliswil SO, Postauto-Haltestelle Mümliswil Post (Altitude: 556 m)
Arrival by public transport
Mümliswil, Post Timetable SBB

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children from 7-12 years
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+
  • Families

To discover on the trail

Naturpark Thal

Museum HAARUNDKAMM

Discover the enthralling story of Mümliswil combs that goes back over 200 years. These magnificent decorative combs were exported around the world: famous customers include Queen Victoria and the Court of Spain.

Museum / Exhibition
Naturpark Thal

Berggasthaus Obere Wechten

The Berggasthaus Obere Wechten is located on a spectacular slope on the south side of the Wasserfallen-Passwang mountain chain. From the terrace you have a wonderful view over the Jura mountain chains of Naturpark Thal.

Guest houseGroup accommodationFarm restaurant
Naturpark Thal

Landgasthof Ochsen

"The gastro of the Gulden Valley" is how Christoph Jeker and Sandra Schmid describe their restaurant in Ochsen. Good bourgeois cuisine and a choice of regional dishes complete their offer. A bowling alley and chambres d'hôtes are also available.

RestaurantHotelCafé
Naturpark Thal

Hintere Wasserfallen

Das Berggasthaus Hintere Wasserfallen ist oberhalb Mümliswil gelegen und bietet viel Feines wie Buure-Zmorge, Galgengrill oder Fondue und Raclette. Übernachten ist im Massenlager möglich.

Group accommodationFarm restaurant
Naturpark Thal

Hagli Beiz

We invite you to enjoy above all homemade and regional products in a quiet and cosy atmosphere.

RestaurantFarm restaurant

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