Taubenloch Gorge entrance – Schüssinsel Park loop from Biel/Bienne administrative district
Taubenloch Gorge entrance – Schüssinsel Park loop from Biel/Bienne administrative district
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Taubenloch Gorge entrance – Schüssinsel Park loop from Biel/Bienne administrative district
01:14
4.87km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 2, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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114 m
Taubenloch Gorge Mural
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198 m
Taubenloch Gorge entrance
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1.90 km
SWATCH Headquarters
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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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1.99 km
lunar module
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2.67 km
Schüss Waterfall in Biel/Bienne
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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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3.59 km
Schüss-Park
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3.68 km
Schüssinsel Park
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4.87 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.02 km
1.37 km
236 m
225 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.50 km
1.69 km
639 m
< 100 m
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