Unterer Hauenstein Pass Explained

Unterer Hauenstein Pass
Elevation M:691
Location:Switzerland
Range:Jura Mountains
Coordinates:47.3814°N 7.8689°W

Unterer Hauenstein Pass (el. 691 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the canton of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland.

It connects Buckten in Basel-Country and Trimbach in Solothurn. The pass road has a maximum grade of 6 percent.

The pass was probably already used by the Romans. In 1993, Roman artifacts were discovered at the pass. It also lies close to the Roman settlement of Augusta Raurica.