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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes near Einsiedeln

The directory currently contains 11 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Einsiedeln. Their average mapped distance is 12.8 km and average recorded ascent is 482 m (1,581 ft); the longest route in the set is 29.0 km.

This subset represents 7% of the 164 quality-checked routes near Einsiedeln. Its average distance is 12.8 km, compared with 15.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 482 m (1,581 ft), versus 578 m (1,896 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

12.3 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

454 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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Trails

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
22.5 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
989 m
Typical duration
6 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
25.8 km
/ 16.1 mi
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
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
532 m
Typical duration
3 hr 22 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
18.7 km
/ 11.6 mi
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
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
830 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
12.5 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
454 m
Typical duration
3 hr 17 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
29.0 km
/ 18.0 mi
Elevation gain
572 m
Typical duration
7 hr 19 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Zwüschet Mythen - Brunni

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Der Gipfel des Grossen Mythen in Schwyz. Links das Bergrestaurant, rechts das Gipfelkreuz.
Moderate

Holzegg - Alp Zwüschet Mythen

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
183 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • 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
Alpine Panorama TrailSchwyz22.5 km989 m6 hr 24 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailGlarus25.8 km670 m6 hr 43 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailZug12.3 km532 m3 hr 22 minModerateApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailSchwyz18.7 km776 m5 hr 11 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailSt. Gallen13.8 km830 m4 hr 7 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailLucerne12.5 km454 m3 hr 17 minModerateApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailLucerne29.0 km572 m7 hr 19 minHardApril to October
Alp Zwüschet Mythen - BrunniSchwyz1.6 km10 m21 minModerateApril to October
Alp Zwüschet Mythen - Zwüschet MythenSchwyz0.7 km100 m17 minModerateApril to October
Haggenegg - Alp Zwüschet MythenSchwyz2.6 km189 m50 minModerateApril to October

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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