Schauenburgflue

A rock climbing day at Schauenburgflue in the Basler Jura, above Hotel Bad Schauenburg near Liestal. Limestone, mostly single long pitches, south-east to south-west facing.

Schauenburgflue, ~650 m / SE–SW facing

Sport climbing, approx. 100 routes, 3a–7c (bulk in the 6th grade) / single pitches up to 40–45 m / limestone

Schauenburgflue is one of the largest and oldest crags in the Basler Jura, in use for over half a century. Around a hundred bolted routes spread across four sectors — West, Kamel, the Höllochpfeiler / Lange Wand / Tropfsteinwand block, and Tempel. The climbing is limestone slab and vertical wall work, technical rather than steep, with the Tropfsteinwand offering moves on tufa formations.

Walls run 32 to 45 m, so most lines are long single pitches; a few go in two. Grades span roughly 3a to 7c, with the great majority sitting in the 6th grade. The aspect is south-east to south-west, so it catches sun for most of the day.

Logistics

Approach

From Basel towards Liestal, then Schauenburgerstrasse following signs for Hotel Bad Schauenburg; park in one of the small laybys on the road above the hotel. Roughly 25 minutes uphill on forest tracks and trail.