How many alpine meadow hikes are listed near Lausanne?

14 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 17.7 km with 544 m (1,785 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 29.8 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?

No route in this set is currently rated easy. In every category, verify surface, exposure, access and current conditions independently.

Best Alpine Meadow Hikes near Lausanne

The directory currently contains 14 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Lausanne. Their average mapped distance is 17.7 km and average recorded ascent is 544 m (1,785 ft); the longest route in the set is 29.8 km.

This subset represents 11% of the 122 quality-checked routes near Lausanne. Its average distance is 17.7 km, compared with 14.1 km across the full local set.

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, 12 (86%) 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

13.9 km

43-Alpine Passes Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

382 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

Fribourg · Switzerland

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

Mountain
Alpine meadow
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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

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

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

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 22.1 km
Elevation gain: 382 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 23 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance: 29.8 km
Elevation gain: 382 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 13 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance: 18.2 km
Elevation gain: 259 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 16 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance: 18.9 km
Elevation gain: 357 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 35 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance: 9.0 km
Elevation gain: 25 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 55 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance: 27.6 km
Elevation gain: 249 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 30 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance: 12.9 km
Elevation gain: 14 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 43 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

42-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 9.5 km
Elevation gain: 1,010 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 30 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 15.9 km
Elevation gain: 582 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 12 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint

Hard

41-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance: 14.9 km
Elevation gain: 704 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 10 min

Alpine meadow
Waymarked route

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Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg	19.4 km	536 m	4 hr 59 min	Hard	April to October
43-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis	13.9 km	608 m	3 hr 49 min	Hard	June to October
39-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis	14.7 km	1,487 m	5 hr 18 min	Hard	July to September
40-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis	21.0 km	1,027 m	6 hr 5 min	Hard	June to October
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg	22.1 km	382 m	5 hr 23 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailVaud	29.8 km	382 m	7 hr 13 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailVaud	18.2 km	259 m	4 hr 16 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailVaud	18.9 km	357 m	4 hr 35 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailGeneva	9.0 km	25 m	1 hr 55 min	Moderate	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailGeneva	27.6 km	249 m	6 hr 30 min	Hard	April to October

Alpine Panorama Trail, 43-Alpine Passes Trail, 39-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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How are the routes ordered?

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