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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes near Aosta

The directory currently contains 11 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Aosta. Their average mapped distance is 12.3 km and average recorded ascent is 748 m (2,454 ft); the longest route in the set is 19.4 km.

This subset represents 12% of the 91 quality-checked routes near Aosta. Its average distance is 12.3 km, compared with 11.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 748 m (2,454 ft), versus 839 m (2,753 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, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 5 (45%) 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

8.8 km

27-Alpine Passes Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

395 m

27-Alpine Passes Trail

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

34-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,514 m
Typical duration
5 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

26-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.2 mi
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
/ 8.5 mi
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
/ 5.4 mi
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
/ 6.6 mi
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
/ 12.0 mi
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
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
194 m
Typical duration
2 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

29-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
657 m
Typical duration
3 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

35-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

28-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
617 m
Typical duration
2 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • 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
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
34-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis15.0 km1,514 m5 hr 24 minHardJuly to September
26-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis14.7 km762 m4 hr 13 minHardJune to October
31-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis13.7 km1,231 m4 hr 42 minHardJuly to September
27-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis8.8 km395 m2 hr 25 minModerateJuly to September
30-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis10.7 km802 m3 hr 26 minModerateJuly to September
32-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis19.4 km1,323 m6 hr 9 minHardJuly to September
33-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis11.4 km194 m2 hr 41 minModerateJuly to September
29-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis11.3 km657 m3 hr 21 minModerateJuly to September
35-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis15.3 km611 m4 hr 7 minHardJune to October
28-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis9.6 km617 m2 hr 55 minModerateJuly to September

34-Alpine Passes Trail, 26-Alpine Passes Trail, 30-Alpine Passes 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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