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🐕 Dog Friendly Trails

Routes marked for dogs or meeting the dog-score threshold

Routes qualify when dogs are explicitly marked as allowed or when they meet the directory’s dog-score threshold. That score is a discovery aid, not an access rule; current signs and land-manager restrictions take precedence.

Updated September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

13.0 km

Jura Crest Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

503 m

Via Francigena - Historical variant

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Distances follow stored route lines; ascent and time are estimates. Current access, surface and technical difficulty need separate checks. How to turn a comparison into a shortlist.

Compare the top 10

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Distance, ascent, estimated moving time, difficulty and season field for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentEst. timeDifficultySeason field
Variante Faja de las OlasOrdesa y Monte Perdido National Park15.8 km1,811 m6 hr 3 minHardJuly to September
Via Francigena - Historical variantVaud33.8 km503 m8 hr 21 minHardApril to October
Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-LacValais/Wallis14.8 km1,247 m4 hr 58 minHardJuly to September
Etapa 09: Arcos de las Salinas - Camarena de la SierraAragon23.6 km975 m6 hr 39 minHardJune to October
Via Alpina Stage 81: Champex-Lac - Bourg St. PierreValais/Wallis16.4 km738 m4 hr 34 minHardJune to October
Jura Crest TrailNeuchâtel13.0 km888 m4 hr 2 minHardApril to October
Illmitz-Apetlon-Runde (27)Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel7.7 km0 m1 hr 36 minEasyApril to October
Sandeck-Runde (28)Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel10.4 km0 m2 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
Zicklacken-Runde (30)Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel8.5 km0 m1 hr 46 minModerateApril to October
Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2Neuchâtel20.3 km619 m5 hr 19 minHardApril to October

Routes in this collection

Hard

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,811 m
Typical duration
6 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
888 m
Typical duration
4 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Figurenbildstock hl. Johann Nepomuk
Easy

Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel · Burgenland

Distance
7.7 km
/ 4.8 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel · Burgenland

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.5 mi
Typical duration
2 hr 10 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel · Burgenland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
22.6 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
827 m
Typical duration
6 hr 10 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Box Cañon Falls, Ouray CO
Hard

Colorado · United States

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,105 m
Typical duration
3 hr 49 min
  • River
  • Mountain
Moderate

Colorado · United States

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
784 m
Typical duration
2 hr 12 min
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
  • Mountain
Easy

Maryland · United States

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Lake
  • River
  • Mountain
Easy

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Colorado · United States

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,604 m
Typical duration
4 hr 38 min
  • River
  • Mountain
Hard

Colorado · United States

Distance
11.8 km
/ 7.3 mi
Elevation gain
918 m
Typical duration
3 hr 50 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
Moderate

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
141 m
Typical duration
1 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
513 m
Typical duration
3 hr 56 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Ad ogni incrocio di sentiero ed ogni cambiamento importante di direzione, la marcatura permanente impedisce al corridore di potersi smarrire. Sul percorso di 54Km sono presenti circa 80 cartelli indicatori con il logo di Scenic Trail.
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,185 m
Typical duration
3 hr 57 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
887 m
Typical duration
3 hr 41 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Dove non è stato possibile mettere dei pali segnaletici ufficiali, sono stati posti dei paletti in alluminio anodizzato con marcatura bianco-rosso-bianco per permettere ai corridori di seguire senza difficoltà il percorso di Scenic Trail.
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
16.4 km
/ 10.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,140 m
Typical duration
5 hr 10 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
1 hr 45 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.4 mi
Elevation gain
697 m
Typical duration
4 hr 58 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
16.5 km
/ 10.3 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
3 hr 38 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
17.5 km
/ 10.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,701 m
Typical duration
6 hr 16 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,052 m
Typical duration
3 hr 19 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Maroon Bells 7-4
Hard

Colorado · United States

Distance
26.4 km
/ 16.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,078 m
Typical duration
7 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
Hard

Colorado · United States

Distance
21.8 km
/ 13.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,210 m
Typical duration
6 hr 34 min
  • River
  • Mountain

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