Sälischlössli – View of Aarburg Fortress loop from Aarburg

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Sälischlössli – View of Aarburg Fortress loop from Aarburg

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Sälischlössli – View of Aarburg Fortress loop from Aarburg

02:50

9.78km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.76 km

Viewpoint

2.30 km

Spiegelberg, fountain and playground

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3.40 km

Heideloch Picnic Area

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Natural Forest Reserve Heideloch

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4.22 km

Sälischlössli

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good, cheap, cool view and you can sit outside

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4.58 km

Alt‑Wartburg Ruins

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The Wartberg has two castle complexes. The Neu Wartburg, today called Sälischlössli, is located on the northern peak, and the Alt Wartburg on the southern peak. The Alt Wartburg may …

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8.31 km

View of Aarburg Fortress

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Since 1988, the Aarburg Fortress has housed the Aarburg Youth Home, a home for male youth between the ages of 14 and 22.

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8.62 km

View of Aarburg Castle and Church

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The Zweiturmkirche is uniquely situated. It stands in front of the fortress Aarburg high above the Aare and is therefore visible from afar.

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8.91 km

Aarburg Castle

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Nice view of the Aarburg

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9.22 km

Military-built bridge for the Pontonier Swiss Championship, Aarburg

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At the historic Badi Aarburg there is an Aarebeizli on the Aare side and a permanent bridge was built over the Aare by the military for the Pontonier CH championship. …

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9.78 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.08 km

2.63 km

2.39 km

528 m

147 m

Surfaces

4.48 km

2.73 km

1.26 km

923 m

372 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

8°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 10, 2023,CH: Aarburg

The fortress of Aarburg has an impressive silhouette but cannot be visited. This is only possible for a small area on Saturday at 2 p.m.
I'm on my way back from Le-Puy-en-Velay and am stopping here.
Unfortunately I don't have internet in Switzerland, they don't belong to the EU. So I only made a recording with komoot, I didn't have …

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