Hiking
Hiking in Switzerland
1,229 routes with a page of their own, from short walks to long-distance trails. Each has a map, an elevation profile from 30 m terrain data, the walking time and the months that suit it.
Routes1,229with a page
Short ones1,047under 15 km
Longest696 kmone route
Highest point3,068 mon any route
| # | Outline | Route | Region | Distance | Ascent | Walking time | Grade | Best months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura Crest Trail5 | Zurich | 291 km | 13,850 m | multi-day | T1 | Jun–Aug | |
| 2 | Way of Saint James43 | Grisons | 244 km | 11,140 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul–Aug | |
| 3 | Via Rhenana60 | Thurgau | 189 km | 3,100 m | multi-day | T1 | Mar–Apr · Oct | |
| 4 | Via Albula Bernina33 | Grisons | 130 km | 4,980 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 5 | Rheintaler Höhenweg86 | Saint Gallen | 106 km | 5,030 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Oct | |
| 6 | Via Sbrinz40 | Nidwalden | 99.8 km | 5,236 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Jul | |
| 7 | Obwaldner Höhenweg57 | Nidwalden | 98.5 km | 6,360 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 8 | Nidwaldner Höhenweg88 | Nidwalden | 93.4 km | 6,050 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 9 | Toggenburger Höhenweg48 | Saint Gallen | 88.0 km | 4,310 m | multi-day | T2 | Oct | |
| 10 | Swiss Path99 | Uri | 35.0 km | 1,380 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Oct | |
| 11 | Aletsch-Panoramaweg39 | Valais | 30.3 km | 1,860 m | multi-day | T2 | Sep | |
| 12 | Gürbetaler Höhenweg380 | Bern | 18.4 km | 720 m | 5 h 20 min | T1 | Mar–Apr | |
| 13 | Witzweg977 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 8.1 km | 260 m | 2 h 10 min | T1 | Mar–Apr · Oct | |
| 14 | Alpenpässe-Weg6 | Grisons | 696 km | 46,050 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul–Aug | |
| 15 | ViaJacobi4 | Saint Gallen | 455 km | 11,930 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Oct | |
| 16 | Via Alpina (Sevelen)1 | Saint Gallen | 380 km | 23,550 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul–Aug | |
| 17 | Sentier des Gorges de l'Areuse289 | Neuchâtel | 11.8 km | 170 m | 3 h | T2 | Mar–Apr · Jun–Jul · Sep · Nov | |
| 18 | European long distance path E4 | Saint Gallen | 425 km | 15,783 m | multi-day | T1 | Jun–Aug | |
| 19 | European long distance path E1 | Thurgau | 313 km | 11,419 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Jul | |
| 20 | Walserweg35 | Grisons | 305 km | 19,560 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul–Aug | |
| 21 | ViaBerna38 | Jura | 302 km | 13,670 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 22 | European long distance path E5 | Basel-Landschaft | 234 km | 3,947 m | multi-day | T1 | Mar–Apr · Oct | |
| 23 | ViaFrancigena70 | Vaud | 198 km | 5,610 m | multi-day | T1 | Jun–Sep | |
| 24 | ViaSuworow55 | Ticino | 172 km | 7,590 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Aug | |
| 25 | Via Engiadina87 | Grisons | 151 km | 7,710 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 26 | Via Valtellina30 | Grisons | 125 km | 4,414 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul–Aug | |
| 27 | Grenzpfad Napfbergland65 | Bern | 115 km | 6,000 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 28 | Nationalpark-Panoramaweg45 | Grisons | 107 km | 7,330 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul–Aug | |
| 29 | Chemin des Bisses58 | Valais | 105 km | 4,510 m | multi-day | T1 | Sep–Oct | |
| 30 | Senda Sursilvana85 | Grisons | 104 km | 3,360 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 31 | Sardona-Welterbe-Weg73 | Glarus | 101 km | 8,110 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Aug | |
| 32 | ViaSett64 | Grisons | 98.8 km | 4,182 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 33 | Chemin du Jura31 | Jura | 93.3 km | 3,200 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Sep | |
| 34 | ViaSurprise32 | Basel-Landschaft | 87.6 km | 3,420 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Oct | |
| 35 | Vier-Quellen-Weg49 | Valais | 82.0 km | 4,670 m | multi-day | T2 | Jul | |
| 36 | Schanfigger Höhenweg (Chur)75 | Grisons | 80.4 km | 4,440 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Aug | |
| 37 | Prättigauer Höhenweg72 | Grisons | 76.2 km | 4,600 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 38 | Walliser Sonnenweg61 | Valais | 76.1 km | 3,310 m | multi-day | T2 | Sep | |
| 39 | Züri Oberland-Höhenweg69 | Zurich | 74.3 km | 2,860 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Oct | |
| 40 | Senda Segantini25 | Grisons | 72.4 km | 4,080 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Aug | |
| 41 | Freiburger Voralpenweg78 | Fribourg | 71.9 km | 3,720 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Oct | |
| 42 | Bernina-Tour53 | Grisons | 71.3 km | 4,650 m | multi-day | T2 | – | |
| 43 | ViaSpluga50 | Grisons | 68.4 km | 2,880 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep | |
| 44 | Au fil du Doubs95 | Neuchâtel | 68.0 km | 1,480 m | multi-day | T2 | Mar–Apr · Jun | |
| 45 | Seeland-Solothurn-Weg76 | Bern | 67.9 km | 830 m | multi-day | T1 | Mar–Apr · Sep | |
| 46 | Chemin du Vignoble36 | Valais | 66.0 km | 2,400 m | multi-day | T1 | Mar–Apr · Sep–Oct | |
| 47 | Chemin du Jura bernois91 | Jura | 64.3 km | 2,220 m | multi-day | T1 | Apr · Sep | |
| 48 | Emmenuferweg83 | Lucerne | 63.7 km | 1,200 m | multi-day | T2 | Jun–Sep |