Route Information
The 7th SOLA Basel will take place on September 20, 2025. Registration closes on September 14, 2025. Late registrations after September 14, 2025 are not possible. The SOLA Basel relay race can be completed as a 10-person team or a 5-person team. The original course (legs 1–10) covers a total distance of 81.7 kilometers. The individual legs range between 4.3 and 12.2 kilometers. 10-person teams start in Liestal, while 5-person teams run legs 6–10 and start in Basel. The finish for both categories is in Liestal.
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- Planning table for the running terms
- Schedule SOLA Basel 20.9.2025
| Distance | Uphill | Downhill | Startig times | Transition zones | Remarks | GPX-file | |
| 1 | 4.5 km | +54 m | – 5 m | 08:00 | Liestal – Bubendorf | Start | Download 2023 |
| 2 | 12.2 km | + 317 m | – 366 m | from 08:15 | Bubendorf – Liestal | Download 2023 | |
| 3 | 8.7 km | + 39 m | – 82 m | from 08:55 | Liestal – Augst | Download 2023 | |
| 4 | 10 km | + 46 m | – 52 m | from 09:25 | Augst- Muttenz | Download 2023 | |
| 5 | 6.2 km | + 20 m | – 33 m | from 09:50 | Muttenz- Park im Grünen | Download 2023 | |
| 6 | 5.9 km | + 23 m | -31 m | 13:10 | Park im Grünen – Basel City (Theodorskirchplatz) | Mass start* | Download 2023 |
| 7 | 8.7 km | + 33 m | – 26 m | from 13:30 | Basel City (Theodorskirchplatz) – Park im Grünen | Download 2023 | |
| 8 | 4.3 km | + 16 m | 0 m | from 13:50 | Park im Grünen – Arlesheim | Download 2023 | |
| 9 | 9.2 km | + 542 m | – 120 m | from 14:10 | Arlesheim – Gempen | Download 2023 | |
| 10 | 12.1 km | + 62 m | – 435 m | 16:00 | Gempen – Liestal | Mass start* | Download 2023 |
* Mass start: In order to bring the runner back together, all runners start together.
Track marking: The track marking consists of barrier tabes and flags. Critical areas are marked with special warning singns and volunteers are also placed there.
Refreshment posts: At the start, at all transition zones and at the finish, Isostar sports drinks are served. Water and sponges are also available. On routes 2 (Km 3.1), 4 (Km 6.2), 5 (Km 6.7), 7 (Km 6.3) , 8 (Km 5), 9 (Km 5.1) are drink and water points.
The run takes you past many places of interest: Roche Tower, Basel Art Museum, Ermitage Arlesheim, Gempen, old part of Liestal, Wildenstein castle and Wartenberg. The varied stages of the run cover
4 cantons: Basel-City, Basel-Country, Solothurn and Aargau
2 cities: Basel and Liestal
20 municipalities: Arlesheim, Augst, Basel, Birsfelden, Bubendorf, Büren, Dornach, Füllinsdorf, Gempen, Hölstein, Kaiseraugst, Lampenberg, Lausen, Liestal, Münchenstein, Muttenz, Nuglar-St.Pantaleon, Pratteln, Ramlinsburg und Seltisberg.
– as well as 5 rivers: Rhine, Birs, Orisbach, Frenke, and Ergolz.
1. Starting shot: 4.5 km
Liestal – Bubendorf
2. Royal stage: 12 km
Bubendorf – Liestal
3. Roman Way: 8,7 km
Liestal – Augst
4. Rhine bank: 10 km
Augst – Muttenz
5. FHNW Run: 6,2 km
Muttenz – Park im Grünen
6. Into the City: 6.2 km
Park im Grünen – Theodorskirchplatz
7. Riviera: 8.7 km
Basel City – Birsfelden – Park im Grünen
8. Hello Beavers: 4.3 km
Park im Grünen – Arlesheim
9. Highest Height: 9 km
Arlesheim – Gempen Dorf
10. Downhill: 12 km
Gempen Dorf – Schönmatt – Liestal