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Solothurn Jura: Weissenstein and Passwang (not on Sundays)

Solothurn → Laufen · Jura

Suggested combination: put together from the pass data, not a published tour.

This route in the tour planner

Distance
54 km
Passes
2
Fuel
3
Best months
May–Oct

Plan around: Weissenstein: Sunday/holiday ban 09:00–16:00 (canton SO, 2014 regime); closed whenever snow is lying; no parking along the pass road.

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Open Closed Restricted Unknown Prealps/Jura (small) Noise limit road Beginner route Line positions are approximate.

Route line is approximate. Plan with a navigation app before you ride.

Why it is a next step

The Weissenstein is one of the steepest roads in Switzerland, with up to 22% and over 10% average on both sides. Only ride it once you are confident with hill starts and very slow hairpins on a steep slope. Motor traffic is banned on Sundays and public holidays from 09:00 to 16:00, and the road is not cleared of snow.

Passes on the route

PassSummitStatusDifficulty
Weissenstein1,279 mClosedDemanding
Passwang
Winter closure unconfirmed		943 mOpenModerate

Fuel stops

  • Solothurn
  • Balsthal
  • Laufen

Sources

Along the way: views, food, fuel

Viewpoints, places to eat, fuel and places to stay along the route, by km from Solothurn. Sample data

  • View 0
  • Food & drink 3
  • Fuel 0
  • Stay 2
  1. 3.6 km
    Hotel-Restaurant Weissenstein Hotel / guest house Hotel and restaurant on the Vorderer Weissenstein. Daily 09:00–23:00. Note the Sunday/holiday driving ban 09:00–16:00 on the pass road.
    Season
    –
  2. 10.9 km
    Demo-Unterkunft 14 Demo Hotel / guest house
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  3. 20.5 km
    Demo-Einkehr 75 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  4. 39.2 km
    Demo-Einkehr 57 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    May–October
    Opening hours
    Tu-Su 11:00-21:00; Mo off
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  5. 45.0 km
    Demo-Einkehr 58 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    June–October
    Opening hours
    Jun-Oct: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)

Check the season and opening hours with the business before you ride; no guarantee. Permanently closed places are hidden. Opening hours as in OpenStreetMap – check with the business.

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Entries «Demo-…» are invented placeholders for the preview, not real places. The monthly OpenStreetMap update replaces them with real entries.

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