Schauenburg (Alt Schauenburg Ruine and viewpoint)

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Distance: 2.59 mi
Elevation gain: 338 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 338 ft
Max elevation: 2,207 ft
TrailRank: 45
Min elevation: 1,942 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: one hour 7 minutes
Time: one hour 38 minutes
Coordinates: 745
Uploaded: December 19, 2022
Recorded: December 2022

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near Gempen, Kanton Solothurn (Switzerland)

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A few steps to Alt Schauenburg Ruine und the viewpoint of Schauenburgflue.

From here you will enjoy the view of the villages and town nearby and (by clear weather) also to some far mountain of the alps.
There were two Schauenburg castles near Frenkendorf, Alt (or Old)-Schauenburg about 1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of the village on the top of Chleiflüeli hill and Neu (or New)-Schauenburg to the west. Alt-Schauenburg was probably built around 1275 as the seat of a junior branch of the Schauenburg family. The castle was occupied for less than a century. The 1356 Basel earthquake destroyed much of the castle and shortly thereafter the ruins were abandoned. The ruins were gradually buried, until 1949-50 when they were excavated and repaired. In 1976-77 additional construction helped preserve the site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-Schauenburg_Castle