Thal: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In 2009, Thal District was recognised as a Swiss regional nature park of national importance. For travellers interested in this type of nature park landscape, this classification is a clear point of reference.

Rent a holiday apartment in Thal

Thal District is a district in the canton of Solothurn, with Balsthal as its main town. For further regional orientation, you will also find pages on Gänsbrunnen and Welschenrohr. Other regional pages lead to Gäu, Gösgen, Lebern, Wasseramt and Bucheggberg.

Culture and Surroundings

In the surrounding area, Bipp is recorded as a named map feature in the castle context; the approximate straight-line distance from the mapped centre of Thal District is 5.4 km to the south. The Solothurn Aviary is classified as a named map feature in the zoo context, approximately 13.5 km southwest of this mapped centre, while Ruchen, in the mountain context, is approximately 14.1 km to the northeast, and Spitzenflüeli, in the hill context, approximately 13.8 km to the northeast. In the wider area, Olten Monastery is recorded in the monastery context approximately 20.7 km to the east, Wartenberg – Vordere Ruine in the ruins context approximately 23.5 km to the north, and Sissacher Fluh in the hill context approximately 23.2 km to the northeast of the mapped centre.

A one-day Three Castles hike connects the historic monuments of Alt-Falkenstein, Alt-Bechburg and Neu-Falkenstein in Thal.

Activities

Hiking options include the Hauenstein–Balsthal and Balsthal–Weissenstein stages of the Jura Crest Trail, which are integrated into the SwitzerlandMobility hiking network.

Other themed trails are called Pumpelpitzweg, Via Surprise and Zwergliweg Montpelon; at Passwang, there are four hiking routes with varying levels of difficulty.

Nature

Thal Nature Park lies between the first and second Jura ranges of the Solothurn Jura, between Weissenstein and Wasserfallen; the landscape includes gorges, alpine meadows and viewpoints.

Cycling

Mountain bike trails around Thal Nature Park lead through varied Jura terrain with green hills, wooded slopes, limestone cliffs, meadows and the Dünnern Valley; the trails range from moderate to challenging.

Cuisine

The Erzberg mountain restaurant in Thal Nature Park serves Swiss cuisine, homemade bread, cakes and ice cream, as well as veal from its own farm.

For the higher-level travel overview: Solothurn.