The best hiking routes in Switzerland
Discover the best walks in Switzerland. 4533 routes on the map, with descriptions, photos and GPX.
About Switzerland
Switzerland divides into distinct walking terrains. In the north and west, Jura offers limestone ridges, wooded pastures, and stony paths without the extreme elevations of the south. This contrasts with Aargau and Thurgau, where the landscape flattens into agricultural valleys, riverbanks, and gravel tracks, suitable for gentle, low-altitude walking.
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About Switzerland
Switzerland divides into distinct walking terrains. In the north and west, Jura offers limestone ridges, wooded pastures, and stony paths without the extreme elevations of the south. This contrasts with Aargau and Thurgau, where the landscape flattens into agricultural valleys, riverbanks, and gravel tracks, suitable for gentle, low-altitude walking.
Read moreSwitzerland divides into distinct walking terrains. In the north and west, Jura offers limestone ridges, wooded pastures, and stony paths without the extreme elevations of the south. This contrasts with Aargau and Thurgau, where the landscape flattens into agricultural valleys, riverbanks, and gravel tracks, suitable for gentle, low-altitude walking.
Further south, the high alpine regions of Valais/Wallis and Graubünden present steep, rocky trails, scree slopes, and significant elevation changes. Here, paths are often carved directly into the granite, and snow remains on the highest passes well into June. Ticino, on the southern side of the Alps, combines these rugged mountain paths with stone-paved mule tracks that descend into chestnut forests.
In the central foothills, regions like Luzern and Bern bridge these landscapes. You will walk on a mix of dirt tracks, grassy ridges, and asphalted farm lanes. These areas are busier than the remote valleys of Glarus or Uri, but they provide easier navigation and more frequent mountain huts.
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Hiking routes in Switzerland (4,533)
#1. Alpine hike UNESCO ridge trail from Bettmerhorn to Eggishorn
Startpunt is het bergstation van de kabelbaan Bettmerhorn. Vanaf daar bereik je via een loopbrug in ongeveer 30 minuten de top van het Bettm...
Bettmeralp,Fiesch
#2. Aareschlucht
Innertkirchen
#3. Biel (Goms) naar Fiesch
Goms,Ernen,Fiesch
#4. Kapellenweg Saas Fee
Saas-Fee,Saas-Grund
#5. Rondwandeling Riederalp
Riederalp
#6. Suonenweg Fiescher Wyssa
Fieschertal,Fiesch
#7. Wandeling Bettmeralp naar Betten
Bettmeralp
#8. Weg der Schweiz - etappe 1 · Weg der Schweiz etappe 1
Seelisberg,Seedorf (UR)
#9. Weg der Schweiz - etappe 2 · Weg der Schweiz etappe 2
Seedorf (UR),Isenthal,Flüelen
#10. Weg der Schweiz - etappe 3 · Weg der Schweiz etappe 3
Flüelen,Sisikon
#11. Weg der Schweiz - etappe 4 · Weg der Schweiz etappe 4
Sisikon,Morschach,Ingenbohl
