Well, I guess I have found the problem in the following thread "geodist() sort does not work if sfield parameter is enclosed in LocalParams"
http://www.lucidimagination.com/search/link?url=https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-2254 Correct syntax may be : -- View this message in context: http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/Sort-by-geoDist-syntax-error-on-3-5-tp3699990p3700020.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
