Descent from Mariastein – Climb to Seewen loop from Dornach-Arlesheim

Descent from Mariastein – Climb to Seewen loop from Dornach-Arlesheim

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Descent from Mariastein – Climb to Seewen loop from Dornach-Arlesheim

03:26

64.8km

1,180m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.4 km

Talstrasse (Flüh–Hofstetten)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

From the village exit of Flüh, it goes steadily up the valley to the big curve at the youth hostel / turnoff towards Hofstetten. Relatively unspectacular uphill with a main road corresponding to some traffic - downhill a real shooting track to speed up the pace.

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12.6 km

Descent from Mariastein

Highlight • Trail

The exit from Mariastein takes place in a beautiful rural setting, among wheat fields and on a perfectly surfaced road.

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13.7 km

Brunnen-Hof Farm Shop, Metzerlen-Mariastein

Highlight • Rest Area

a village on the way from / to the chall. nothing special except maybe the big fountain to fill up with water...

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16.6 km

Chall Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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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28.6 km

View of Burg Neu-Thierstein

Highlight • Castle

At the exit from the valley to Passwang, a ruined castle sits enthroned on a rocky outcrop. One can well imagine how important such a fortification once was at the strategically important location.

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44.8 km

Rötelnweg Climb

Highlight • Climb

The 7% gradient is probably meant on average. Sometimes it gets significantly steeper 😬

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57.0 km

Climb to Seewen

Highlight • Climb

Great climb alongside the Seebach river, through forest and underneath steep cliffs.

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61.1 km

The Birs River at Angenstein

Highlight • River

There are better places to admire the Birs: It's always quite busy and there's heavy traffic here.

Therefore, I recommend: Take a look as you drive by and move on.

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