How many alpine meadow hikes are listed in Switzerland?

185 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 9.0 km with 553 m (1,814 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 41.4 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Alpine Panorama Trail currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

5 routes in this set are rated easy from distance and elevation measurements. The model does not verify exposure, surface, crossings, closures or current weather, so confirm those separately.

Best Alpine Meadow Hikes in Switzerland

The directory currently contains 185 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Switzerland. Their average mapped distance is 9.0 km and average recorded ascent is 553 m (1,814 ft); the longest route in the set is 41.4 km.

This subset represents 2% of the 8,033 quality-checked routes in Switzerland. Its average distance is 9.0 km, compared with 5.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 553 m (1,814 ft), versus 234 m (768 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the alpine-meadow tag. Flowering periods, grazing and seasonal access are not live fields in this directory. Within this set, 5 routes (3%) are rated easy, 65 (35%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed 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

15.5 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

Compare the climbing too; shortest does not necessarily mean easiest.

Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

256 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

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0 recorded loops

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Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance: 22.5 km
Elevation gain: 989 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 24 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 16.9 km
Elevation gain: 256 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 58 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 19.4 km
Elevation gain: 536 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 59 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance: 15.5 km
Elevation gain: 432 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 53 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance: 17.4 km
Elevation gain: 468 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 24 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint

Expert

07-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 28.1 km
Elevation gain: 1,772 m
Typical duration: 8 hr 55 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Expert

21-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 21.7 km
Elevation gain: 1,894 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 33 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

25-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 10.8 km
Elevation gain: 103 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 24 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

43-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 13.9 km
Elevation gain: 608 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 49 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

04-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 21.6 km
Elevation gain: 1,281 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 36 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Expert

14a-Alpine Passes Trail

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance: 41.4 km
Elevation gain: 2,249 m
Typical duration: 12 hr

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

03-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 19.9 km
Elevation gain: 1,577 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 39 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

13-Alpine Passes Trail

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance: 26.6 km
Elevation gain: 543 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 42 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

15-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 20.2 km
Elevation gain: 1,417 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 29 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

34-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 15.0 km
Elevation gain: 1,514 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 24 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

08-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 21.4 km
Elevation gain: 1,301 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 35 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

02-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 12.7 km
Elevation gain: 597 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 32 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

06-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 13.6 km
Elevation gain: 862 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 8 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Terrihut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), after enlargement 2008.

Hard

09-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 18.0 km
Elevation gain: 1,339 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 51 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

10-Alpine Passes Trail

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance: 14.4 km
Elevation gain: 722 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 5 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

23-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 12.1 km
Elevation gain: 574 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 23 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

26-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 14.7 km
Elevation gain: 762 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 13 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

31-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 13.7 km
Elevation gain: 1,231 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 42 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

27-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 8.8 km
Elevation gain: 395 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 25 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

30-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 10.7 km
Elevation gain: 802 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 26 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

32-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 19.4 km
Elevation gain: 1,323 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 9 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

33-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 11.4 km
Elevation gain: 194 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 41 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

37-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 15.1 km
Elevation gain: 972 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 36 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

39-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 14.7 km
Elevation gain: 1,487 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 18 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

12-Alpine Passes Trail

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance: 14.4 km
Elevation gain: 271 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 24 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

14-Alpine Passes Trail

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance: 16.3 km
Elevation gain: 1,248 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 19 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

20-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 19.6 km
Elevation gain: 1,485 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 26 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Moderate

29-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 11.3 km
Elevation gain: 657 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 21 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

05-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 12.1 km
Elevation gain: 857 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 48 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

19-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 17.2 km
Elevation gain: 937 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 3 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

36-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 15.9 km
Elevation gain: 1,021 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 53 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

40-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 21.0 km
Elevation gain: 1,027 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 5 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance: 12.4 km
Elevation gain: 977 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 3 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

01-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance: 11.0 km
Elevation gain: 792 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 29 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 18.8 km
Elevation gain: 756 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 9 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 12.0 km
Elevation gain: 680 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 32 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 15.7 km
Elevation gain: 665 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 18 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 17.3 km
Elevation gain: 713 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 44 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance: 25.8 km
Elevation gain: 670 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 43 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Zug · Switzerland

Distance: 12.3 km
Elevation gain: 532 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 22 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 19.4 km
Elevation gain: 887 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 31 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance: 18.7 km
Elevation gain: 776 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 11 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance: 13.8 km
Elevation gain: 830 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 7 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Alpine Panorama TrailSchwyz	22.5 km	989 m	6 hr 24 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	16.9 km	256 m	3 hr 58 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg	19.4 km	536 m	4 hr 59 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailAppenzell Ausserrhoden	15.5 km	432 m	3 hr 53 min	Hard	June to October
Alpine Panorama TrailAppenzell Ausserrhoden	17.4 km	468 m	4 hr 24 min	Hard	April to October
07-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons	28.1 km	1,772 m	8 hr 55 min	Expert	July to September
21-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis	21.7 km	1,894 m	7 hr 33 min	Expert	July to September
25-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis	10.8 km	103 m	2 hr 24 min	Moderate	July to September
43-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis	13.9 km	608 m	3 hr 49 min	Hard	June to October
04-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons	21.6 km	1,281 m	6 hr 36 min	Hard	July to September

Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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